Tabasco tool
thAt was funny smoke and mirrors. How about show t in dollars paid for the typical payer in each bracket. The higher bracket made out like bandits.
You want it by tax brackets?
How's this: a comparison of 2000 tax burden (before Bush's cuts) and 2004 (after the cuts), based on standard deductions.
Single person making $45,000:
2000 - paid $7459 2004 - paid $6116
That is $1343 less taxes. Or an 18% decrease
Single person making $90,000:
2000 - paid $20341 2004 - paid $17769
That is $2572 less taxes. Or a 12.6% decrease
Single person making $135,000:
2000 - paid $34,299 2004 - paid $30,362
That is $3937 less taxes. Or an 11.5% decrease.
Married Couple making $45,000:
2000 - paid $4804 2004 - paid $3714
That is $1090 less taxes. Or a 22.6% decrease.
Married Couple making $90,000:
2000 - paid $15,867 2004 - paid $12,226
That is $3641 less taxes. Or a 22.9% reduction.
Married Couple making $135,000:
2000 - paid $28,957 2004 - paid $23,613
That is $5344 less taxes. Or an 18.5% reduction.
Family of Four making $45,000:
2000 - paid $2964 2004 - paid $799
That is $2165 less taxes. Or, a 73%(!!) reduction.
Family of Four making $90,000:
2000 - paid $13,299 2004 - paid $8701
That is $4598 less taxes. Or a 34.6% reduction.
Family of Four making $135,000:
2000 - paid $27,221 2004 - paid $21,195
That is $6026 less taxes. Or a 22.1% reduction.
Can you show a similar reduction in upper income brackets? The upper brackets got less than 5% reduction it their federal tax burden. The fact that some of the wealthiest measured their tax breaks in 6 figures is an emo argument. The fact that they paid 7 figures in the first place (or a 5% reduction would not result in 6 figures) is somehow left out of that emo argument. I wonder why?
The reason certain (biased) polls can show so many people in favor of repealing the tax cuts is because emo fucking retard assholes as yourself LIE to them about what the tax cuts actually mean.
