Surprise move on tax cuts by Obama

[drew54]

Comparing Democratic and Republican tax plans

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by drew54

Comparing Democratic and Republican tax plans

This is a f*&%ed up chart because a good portion of those people don't even pay federal income taxes. So they don't pay but they can get tax refunds in the thousands.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by firstdown

This is a f*&%ed up chart because a good portion of those people don't even pay federal income taxes. So they don't pay but they can get tax refunds in the thousands.

The other f*&%ed up part is that they don't make the income brackets graphically apparent. So when you see it, your eyes focus on the disparity at the top level, and that feels unfair. But if they had the same circles on the income side then the proportionality of the system would be more tangible, and the picture would make better sense. You could still have the debate, it just would be more correctly framed