回复UnBelDi的评论:
民主和共和两党，各自的理念当然非常不同；而以政治为职业的那些高级党员们，不是事业心太野就是身不由己。想对社会表达点什么，留给平民百姓的只有一张选票了（令人想起牛仔的时代？）。不求理解，只管投票吧。
说个轻松的：据说来自Winston Churchill： “"If you're young and not liberal, you have no heart. If you're old and not conservative, you have no mind.”早已有所闻吧？
贴主的确是铁杆民主党，强调用税收平衡社会财富和贫富悬殊。美国目前的焦点，如某回帖已提到，是如何恢复强势经济，创造就业机会。否则什么社会保险和福利都没有未来。如果在这点上有共识，就得放共和党一马：cut government spending,不要大政府，不养官僚。同样，鼓励人们劫富济贫，不如教育民众各尽所能，创造财富。
Mr Buffett said that he was taxed at 17.7 per cent on the $46 million he made last year, without trying to avoid paying higher taxes, while his secretary, who earned $60,000, was taxed at 30 per cent. Mr Buffett told his audience, which included John Mack, the chairman of Morgan Stanley, and Alan Patricof, the founder of the US branch of Apax Partners, that US government policy had accentuated a disparity of wealth that hurt the economy by stifling opportunity and motivation.
回复zpw的评论:
1%的最高收入者支付了全部税收中的40.4%；这个是事实。
Obama 要给富人加税，marginal tax rate （Federal plus state) is already over 45%. If you earn $1, 45cents are taken away.What is the incentive to invest? Sit at home, enjoy your hobby, and collect unemployment benefits.
labo88 发表评论于
Are you really stupid or playing dumb?
The rich already pay plenty taxes, 50% of Americans don't even pay taxes. How is that fair?
And why do you think Obama can do anything? He got elected because of the white guilt in this country. Are you white?
武胜 发表评论于
回复A-mao的评论:
After 2012, the top tax bracket will restore to 39.6%, and it applies to dividend too. Please take it into account.
你这个数字还可以dramatic一些--top百分之0.01的人交的税占的全部税收的比例。哈哈，你看看Buffet怎么说的，他交的税的税率是大约17-18%，因为他的收入没有SS,大多数是Long-term Capital gainn/qualified dividend。这种收入是15%的税率。他比他秘书的税率低得多。
Not necessary if considering the SS as a tax. The rich people really benefit from their long-term capital gain and qualified dividend, for which the first generation people rarely enjoyed.
I think it is hard to pass, too. The reason I wanted to mention was trying to answer that no matter what, the rich will pay more, even with a flat tax rate. They should because they benefit more form the society.
A-mao 发表评论于
回复Yangtze430030的评论:
Haha, always around. Just use different IDs to wonder around.
The taxation in the U.S. is too complicated. A lot of folks do not know how the system really works. I have spent sometime to study it and try to take advantage the system.
Thanks for your support. Still remember you wrote in one of my articles about merit-based and need-based scholarship. I have always hoped more my fellow Chineses can understand the system.
Long time no see. I totally agree. The so called democracy is not working. Extreme right would rather run the country dowm in order to get rid of Obama. Actually Obama is center left who is willing to compromise with the right and is the best democratic President Republicans can dream of. It's Republicans who don't want to compromise. Debt ceiling debate is a manufactured one. The priority now is economic growth and job creation rather than spending cuts. Republicans made entitlement a bad word. We paid to social security and medicare in our whole life, it's our money and should not been subjected to cuts. Social security and medicare are the safety net of middle class. But every time big businesses win and middle class people are the victims.
But look at the bright side. Obama kept social security, medcare and medicaid untouched though some cuts to the health providers. This is the best Obama can accomplish since Republicans don't want to compromise anything. Bush tax cut will expire next year if it's not extended. I would rather the president evoke 14th Amendmentbut but then Republicans will throw all those impeachment crap to the president. The voters should know who are the unreasonable ones and will speak wiht their votes.
