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U.S. Taxes really are unusually progressive

U.S. Taxes really are unusually progressive. “Income taxes in America are more progressive than in other rich countries–according to an authoritiative official study…” Yeah, but we got an incompentent liberal president who needs to distract from his lousy record to be reelected and this doesn’t fit his chosen narrative so it must be a raaaaacist lie of some sort.

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View Comments (3)

poppajoe49 says:

February 15, 2012 at 5:51 am

The taxes are progressive, the results are regressive.
Progressive Hemrrhoid says:

February 14, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Yeah taxes here in the US are getting progressively worse.
AZ Dude says:

February 14, 2012 at 2:01 pm

Don't worry--I heard the good President saying that the economy was now growing at a healthy pace and to keep it going we needed to bend over and accept the POS budget he just proposed. (He wasted a half million trees on what isn't even good toilet paper). So paying your taxes will be a lot easier!