[lit-ideas] Re: Bush taking apart SS
- From: Brian <cabrian@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:29:36 -0500
Andy,
Let's review:
You said "Wow, do you have your facts screwed up. The ultra rich pay
no taxes or next to no taxes at all, let alone 80%. The middle class
shoulders the entire tax burden of this country. Kindly supply
sources for your 20/80 figures."
To which I replied with the Congressional Budget Office numbers
showing exactly what I claimed. You responded that they were raw
(but not inaccurate) and suggested I read a book. How that would
refute the facts is still unclear. You can easily locate both
effective tax rates and IRS income stats (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
pub/irs-soi/01in01ts.xls) that make a mockery of your claims.
You then told me "your posts are based on guesswork. Your facts are
nonexistent" even though I posted facts that you never refuted. You
then put words in my mouth about SS being in "crisis" and suggested
we "forget the logic." Pesky stuff that logic.
When I asked you about the charge that my posts are filled with
misinformation you stated "That China is a slave labor economy.
You're kidding, right?" I then pointed you to more facts concerning
Chinese slave labor and you responded with a rambling post about
China instead of an apology and some humility.
To say I haven't supplied facts is a willful lie so I'll now leave
you to your delusional and angry worldview.
If I thought your welcome was sincere I would thank you, but I don't,
so I won't.
Sincerely,
Brian
On May 11, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Andy Amago wrote:
>
> A.A. Except that you supplied no facts. I'll just assume that your
> MO is
> to say something without backing it up. No problem, your opinions are
> valuable. If they were supported with facts they would be more
> interesting, but be that as it may. Welcome to the list.
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