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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3030505, member: 27832&quot;]This may not be a fruitful discussion for you and me in particular to undertake. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The main objections I have to the line of argument I mocked are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) It ignores deductions, which substantially reduce one&#039;s taxable income at various steps.</p><p>2) It ignores that each successive step generally taxes <i>what&#039;s left AFTER</i> the previous steps. You can&#039;t calculate even stacked percentages by adding; you have to multiply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Arguments over whether current tax rates are appropriate, and whether tax money is spent wisely, will probably result in high blood pressure and a locked thread. I&#039;d rather not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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