my connection with the tea party
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(07-17-2011, 01:27 AM)Frag Wrote: Even the basis of the Tea Party's fiscal argument makes a lot of sense. The core issues are stable, the fringe members/ideas not so much, the head-line grabbing leadership possibly less so. Just like how a governments legitimacy is an issue of controlling it's populace and it's guns, a movements is largely an issue of controlling it's members and the leadershipless Tea Party is ... sad.

I'm not sure I would agree that their core issue is correct. Yes, we need to cut spending, but at the same time, we have to increase revenue. The fact that you have a large number of the top 2% income earners in the US saying that they should be paying more in taxes is incredible that the Tea Party is so blantantly going against what they say on taxes. I saw an article from the WSJ a couple months back that looked at the amount of taxes paid by the top 2% as a function of what percentage of income they pay against what percentage of income the middle class (those making $25k to $75k for a family of four per year) and the top 2% were paying between 18% and 22% of their income in taxes where as the middle class was paying between 25% and 28%. As it goes, the fact that the Tea Party, and the Republicans as a whole, can't recognize that taxes have to be raised against this top 2% (and, as I said, a number of the top 2% are boggling over why their taxes aren't higher) is astounding.
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my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 07-16-2011, 07:11 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by LavCat - 07-16-2011, 07:58 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by shoju - 07-16-2011, 04:09 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Frag - 07-17-2011, 01:27 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Lissa - 07-17-2011, 03:11 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 07-17-2011, 05:05 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-17-2011, 06:38 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Lissa - 07-17-2011, 02:54 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Maitre - 07-18-2011, 12:42 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 01:33 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Nystul - 07-17-2011, 04:11 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Frag - 07-17-2011, 11:50 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 07-18-2011, 03:22 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 04:26 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 11:22 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 07-18-2011, 05:40 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 06:20 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 07-18-2011, 10:21 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 07-19-2011, 05:00 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 07-20-2011, 04:17 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 02:04 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 07-18-2011, 04:49 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 07-18-2011, 05:16 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 08-07-2011, 07:21 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 08-07-2011, 11:12 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 08-09-2011, 07:59 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 08-08-2011, 12:25 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 08-09-2011, 10:47 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 08-13-2011, 12:02 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 08-13-2011, 01:59 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 08-13-2011, 06:01 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by --Pete - 08-13-2011, 07:54 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 08-14-2011, 12:04 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 08-14-2011, 01:43 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 08-15-2011, 03:29 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 08-15-2011, 09:04 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 08-08-2011, 12:18 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-25-2011, 12:36 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-25-2011, 02:39 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 09-26-2011, 07:52 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-25-2011, 01:26 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-25-2011, 04:37 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-25-2011, 08:18 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by DeeBye - 09-26-2011, 02:29 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 12:48 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 02:20 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 03:34 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 03:50 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 04:31 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 05:36 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 09-26-2011, 06:48 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 11:21 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-26-2011, 11:41 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 09-27-2011, 08:29 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 09-27-2011, 10:46 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 03:06 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 03:44 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 04:18 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 04:39 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 05:21 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Jester - 09-27-2011, 09:31 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 09-27-2011, 03:58 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Zenda - 09-27-2011, 04:12 PM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by Tris - 10-05-2011, 03:08 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by LavCat - 10-05-2011, 06:36 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 10-05-2011, 07:54 AM
RE: my connection with the tea party - by eppie - 10-06-2011, 07:57 AM

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