freaks trying to spin it that taxes are down due to the recession, as you powned him on it's % of income that's down in taxes. Superfreak owned!!!
toppy... if someone isn't working (or has reduced hours/pay)... their effective tax rate goes from about 12-13% to ZERO.
If their property taxes are based on current valuations, the property tax goes DOWN when home prices tumble. That TAX as a percent of income DROPS as a result.
If people stop spending on non-essential items, the sales tax they pay as a percentage of income goes DOWN.
If someone has losses in the stock market, their taxes as a percentage of income goes DOWN.
ALL of the above are a result of the recession toppy. Even a GEDer like you should understand that.
and AGAIN... no one is disputing that it went down during 2009... at least no one I have seen.
What IS being disputed is the assertion that the tea party is protesting 2009 taxes as a percent of income, rather than protesting the upcoming tax increases that are going to occur.
Due note... in the year+ since taking office... NOTHING has been done with regards to the Bush tax cuts expiring. I wonder why.
Also note... when you jack up the national debt by 1.4 trillion dollars and project to follow it with many more years of trillion dollar deficits... taxes will go where?
UP. THAT IS WHAT IS BEING PROTESTED.