Tax Plans: Will you benefit?

**Koga No Goshi** · 09-26-2008, 03:21

This is from Deloitte, one of the "big 5" of major American accounting firms.

**Strike For The South** · 09-26-2008, 03:32

I stock shelves in a grocery store or work with tiny mexican children at the Y. Come to think of it due to the fact I just went to college Im unemployed. No politician cares about me

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 09-26-2008, 03:33

Neither, as I don't live in America. I'd be more inclined to support McCain's plan, however.

**Koga No Goshi** · 09-26-2008, 03:37

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

Neither, as I don't live in America. I'd be more inclined to support McCain's plan, however.

I get the impression you're rich.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 09-26-2008, 03:40

Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi

I get the impression you're rich.

Middle class. Comfortable, not even close to rich, not even close to poor.

**Koga No Goshi** · 09-26-2008, 03:42

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

Middle class. Comfortable, not even close to rich, not even close to poor.

Everyone defines rich differently. Your description doesn't give me any frame of reference (which is fine, you are of course entitled to your privacy.) But if you aren't rich, and just think cutting rich taxes stimulates the economy and trickledown and all that, I wonder where it is. We've had 8 years for it to start kicking in.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 09-26-2008, 04:24

The graph leaves out a sizable part of the upper middle class. Going from a family of 4 making $80,000 to a family of 4 making $430,000 that's quite a big jump. I live in the Vampire...er...Empire State of New York, what the Feds don't take the State or multiple layers of county/city/village/town does. With the coming financial storm on Wall Street guess which State loses the most in income taxes? Yes, dear old New York. I doubt either Federal Tax Plan will help me.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 09-26-2008, 13:30

Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi

Everyone defines rich differently. Your description doesn't give me any frame of reference (which is fine, you are of course entitled to your privacy.) But if you aren't rich, and just think cutting rich taxes stimulates the economy and trickledown and all that, I wonder where it is. We've had 8 years for it to start kicking in.

Rich would probably be defined differently in my country than yours as well, but trust me, I am middle class. I would prefer to cut rich taxes because I don't see why it is fair that they should pay a much larger percentage of tax. They're already giving a lot more money, even if they pay the same tax percentage as everyone else.