Market Ticker Forums
Detailed market commentary at The Market Ticker and Ticker Classics (The Year 2012 In Review)
Donations accepted; we offer GOLD ACCESS for enhanced privileges. T-Shirts, caps, coffee mugs? Click here.
BlogTalkRadio - Mondays at 3:30 Central - Yes, TickerGuy has a radio show (kinda)
Rss Icon RSS available You are not signed on; if you are a visitor please register for a free account!
Sponsored Advertising
To remove advertising from your display upgrade to Gold Donor status
MarketTicker Forums Single Post Display (Show in context)
User: Not logged on
Top Login Control Panel FAQ Register Logout
User Info PFG Founder Arrested: Now How About The NFA and CFTC?; entered at 2012-07-14 08:52:29
Ladyliberty
Posts: 100
Registered: 2012-05-08 Wisconsin
Karl when you have time could you possibly clear this up? On Twitter yesterday people were tweeting that the wealthy pay 94% of the taxes I recalled a couple years ago that actually the middle class pay the majority of the taxes. Which claim is true?

James Pethokoukis ‏@JimPethokoukis https://twitter.com/JimPethokoukis
Top 20% pay 94% of income taxes. Bottom 40%? Nada, zilch, zippo http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/07/top-20-....

Middle Class--Not the Rich or the Poor--Pay Majority of Fed Taxes, Says CBO Data http://cnsnews.com/node/68094

p.s. if you haven't read this shudder

Americans Will Work More than 6 Months to Pay Cost of Gov't in 2012
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/american....
2012-07-14 08:52:29