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To: Little Joe who wrote (33773)11/8/2012 10:12:30 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 85487
 
They are different, but not in a way I find esp. significant.

SS and Medicare and Medicaid taxes are still taxes.

SS and Medicare and Medicaid spending is still spending.

But even when you include such taxes, the rich pay noticeably more in federal tax as a percentage of their income.