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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (532196)	11/24/2009 11:07:24 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578531

"They still pay higher rates than most. Fair in this context as in many others isn't such a simple, or very valuable concept. But I do think they should pay a higher rate, if not the same as the ordinary income rate on their whole earnings. Effectively they are getting paid in part a percentage of the future earnings, they could take a percentage ownership, and get the percentage of earnings that way, but if they did that they would have to pay ordinary income tax on the initial worth of that ownership stake which they are not paying part of the money at ordinary rates." That's a load of crap......I'd like to have my income capped at what, 15%? And you're trying to alibi for it??? And when you continue to toss around marginal rates of 50% or so, why don't you remind your readers of the point when that kicks in....I know it will lose some if its impact on Joe Sixpack but lets be honest...