10 Tax facts the politicians will not tell you

[gene430]

Since taxes seem to be the hot topic here, I thought I would add my own $.02.

It's amazing what the facts are compared to what the politicians tell you. Here are 10 truths about our taxes pulled from official IRS data. These are facts from the data, not spin or massaged.

http://www.politibyte.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44

I wonder do the candidates running for office actually know this data and just choose to continue spouting off their populists, "tax the rich" rhetoric because they know it sells?

[Mr. P]

Since taxes seem to be the hot topic here, I thought I would add my own $.02.

It's amazing what the facts are compared to what the politicians tell you. Here are 10 truths about our taxes pulled from official IRS data. These are facts from the data, not spin or massaged.

http://www.politibyte.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44

I wonder do the candidates running for office actually know this data and just choose to continue spouting off their populists, "tax the rich" rhetoric because they know it sells?

Yes. Cept Huck.

[Joe Steel]

I wonder do the candidates running for office actually know this data and just choose to continue spouting off their populists, "tax the rich" rhetoric because they know it sells?

Why should they care?

It's useless. It might set-off wingnuts but not any reasonable person.

Let the misfits and malcontents of the extreme right squeal. There's nothing anyone can do to get through to them anyway.

[glockmail]

"There are 1,200,000 professional tax preparers in the United States vs. 836,000 doctors."

There's the solution to the health care "crisis" right there. Thinking of myself, I spend about twice more in tax preparation costs then health care, including insurance.