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To: tejek who wrote (852956)	4/28/2015 7:57:38 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576178

He is parroting talking points. The POV is of the very rich who pay very little of their income in sales taxes. Or, for that matter, payroll taxes. So the focus is on income taxes as the only ones that are important.

To: tejek who wrote (852956)	4/28/2015 8:21:56 PM
From: i-node	4 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 one_less slowmo TideGlider Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576178

>> Because everyone I know, rich or poor, buys things and they pay a sales tax that helps run the gov't. Actually, as CJ pointed out to me a month or so ago, correctly, almost every state now substantially restricts the amount of sales tax revenue raised from the poor. There is no sales tax paid in many, even most, places, on essential items like groceries and rent. This hasn't always been the case, but most states have now enacted statutes to prevent the taxation of the poor. In addition, of course, the poor receive the massive refundable Earned Income Tax Credit which provides BILLIONS in refunds to people who didn't pay taxes in in the first place. These are people who, in significant part, supported by the rest of us who actually pay our taxes and theirs, as well as the cost of giving them free shit. It is fairly pathetic, if the truth is known.

To: tejek who wrote (852956)	4/28/2015 8:22:40 PM
From: TideGlider	3 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo one_less slowmo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576178

If the money comes from the government as a handout paying a portion in ancillary taxes such as sales tax is a meaningless measure. They are simply takers, users and noncontributory. That is what I am talking about. Are you saying these people don't buy food, clothing, gas or anything else? Seriously. Because everyone I know, rich or poor, buys things and they pay a sales tax that helps run the gov't. If they rent, they help pay property taxes for a bldg. which is used to run the gov't. What the hell are you talking about?