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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
hmm... so you're saying it's wrong for someone to do something that is completely legal? any one will do anything they can, in general, to pay the lowest taxes possible. he's saying that he'll raise the taxes on the income bracket he's in, so he'll be forced to pay more. and if he closes loopholes? he'll pay even more. at least he's willing to change things so that he and people like him won't be able to legally pay less.
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Ummm no Harry. Those are Kerry's own words (at least according to Pan) not mine. He said it wasn't right but he does it anyway.
I have no problem with paying as little taxes as possible. Of course my consistent stance has always been that taxes should be cut for everyone because the government does not spend our money efficiently. It is Mr Kerry who is saying that the rich (which he is whether you count his wife's money or not) should pay more and yet he does not.
How much do you want to bet that Mr Kerry will never pay near the same rate as you or I? Even if he closes all the loopholes he speaks of and raises the rates he will never approach paying the top rate of 32% (or whatever it is at this time) because he will never close ALL the loopholes and he (and those others who can afford them) will continue to pay their lawyers and tax accountants (and create corporations like John Edwards) to pay as little as possible.