tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post7658731118464424671..comments2024-03-06T04:35:38.806-06:00Comments on Disaffected and it Feels So Good: It’s Not Class Warfare, Mister Boehner, Mister Ryan and Mister Fleming. It’s Class Massacre.Grung_e_Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-16191723599720237712011-09-20T13:48:48.500-05:002011-09-20T13:48:48.500-05:00Sorry about those facts, Grung. I forgot that the ...Sorry about those facts, Grung. I forgot that the Republican's War on Science now includes a deep seated hatred of basic arithmetic. <br /><br />And now back to our regularly scheduled vitriol...and I say that with the highest regards for your art.ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584685394945176255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-5180519275954890982011-09-19T22:30:38.743-05:002011-09-19T22:30:38.743-05:00Now, ran you and John Myste have this nasty habit ...Now, ran you and John Myste have this nasty habit of dropping in and laying low the emotional rhetoric with your facts and stuff!Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-80739969271456003012011-09-19T21:56:10.999-05:002011-09-19T21:56:10.999-05:00Nice post. This is very conservative tax reform (c...Nice post. This is very conservative tax reform (conservative as in "cautious about change", not conservative as in "we hate govt and will set ablaze any govt building in the general vicinity"). Besides closing a couple of no-brainer loopholes (like the one where hedge fund managers get to declare their income as capital gains), the primary change is that the richest 2.3% of people (those in the 33% and 35% income tax brackets) could only deduct 28% of their itemized deductions (like their mortgage interest) instead of the 33%-35% they currently deduct. This is common sense small potatoes and, under normal political circumstances, would be a no-brainer. The Republican demagoguery against this modest proposal is simply pathetic and is complete proof that they support the plutocrats but not the American people.ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584685394945176255noreply@blogger.com