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FROM 2012 INTO 2013 POLITICS THREAD

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Sep 21, 2012.

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  1. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD


    Of course not.

    Especially when charitable contributions are 100% tax deductible.
     
    Azrael, Oct 1, 2012
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  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

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    You're being mean, Az. Mitt favors a tax code that forces him to pay 0.82 percent.
     
    LongTimeListener, Oct 1, 2012
    #734
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    This new member, George Hayek, has some interesting thoughts.

    And, I like that he's using his real name, instead of hiding behind anonymity like so many others here.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 1, 2012
    #735
  4. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

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    I know you know this, but the deduction is taken from earnings, not taxes.

    People make it sound like you can choose to pay taxes or give to charity.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 1, 2012
    #736
  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

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    People like Mitt make it sound like that, you mean. When he released (a few of) his returns, he went to great lengths to say that his taxes plus charity equaled more than 20 percent.

    Kind of glossed over what his actual tax rate was.
     
    LongTimeListener, Oct 1, 2012
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  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

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    There are definitely some who would like that.

    The rich aren't giving to the "right" charities:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/nyregion/bulk-of-charitable-giving-not-earmarked-for-poor.html

    Secularists resent religious based donations -- like Romney's to his Church -- being deductible, and liberals always think they kno how to spend your money better than you do.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 1, 2012
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  7. GeorgeFHayek

    GeorgeFHayek Member

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    GeorgeFHayek is not my real name.
     
    GeorgeFHayek, Oct 1, 2012
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  8. GeorgeFHayek

    GeorgeFHayek Member

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    Philanthropy and greed -- I'd prefer self-interestedness -- are absolutely not mutually exclusive. A self-interested person can maximize his/her utility by donating all to charity, none to charity, or somewhere in between.
     
    GeorgeFHayek, Oct 1, 2012
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  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

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    Oh! Shit, my bad.

    Well, at least we still have Ben Hecht and a few others who use their real name.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 1, 2012
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  10. GeorgeFHayek

    GeorgeFHayek Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    From that NYT story:

    What a godawful last name!
     
    GeorgeFHayek, Oct 1, 2012
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  11. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

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    But Herr Doktor Hayek is a baseball-loving mashup of Austrian-Chicago school economics and bow ties.

    As would the rich themselves, I'm sure.
     
    Azrael, Oct 1, 2012
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  12. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    Paging John Kerry ... Paging Herb Kohl ... Paging any Kennedy ... need I go on?
     
    old_tony, Oct 1, 2012
    #744
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