tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8051236932957627990..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Catch of the DayJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-36801758546564573432011-12-08T20:20:44.300-06:002011-12-08T20:20:44.300-06:00"By the way, I'd guess that hardly any pe..."By the way, I'd guess that hardly any people who pay income tax actually know what percentage of their income they pay in taxes, . . ."<br /><br />That was what I was responding to, Weber. Too obvious to make the connection, or so I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-19527332118851690082011-12-08T16:40:33.393-06:002011-12-08T16:40:33.393-06:00Anonymous, I strongly doubt that Jamie Dimon uses ...Anonymous, I strongly doubt that Jamie Dimon uses TurboTax to calculate his taxes . . . <br /><br />This COTD is significant not just because it exposes the fact that a right wing blowhard doesn't know what he's talking about (what else is new?) but because it shows how ridiculous it is for conservatives to claim that changes of a few percentage points in the maximum tax rate are going to have a massive impact on incentives to work. If the average executive doesn't even know what rate he is paying, how is a change in that rate supposed to sour him on going to the office on Monday morning?Karl Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587358000156945375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-2464837641731251812011-12-08T15:57:13.684-06:002011-12-08T15:57:13.684-06:00See, Jon, you and Yglesias just can't say that...See, Jon, you and Yglesias just can't say that he doesn't pay that much in federal taxes. Maybe he drives an M1 Abrams tank, getting 0.6 miles to the gallon, and therefore, pays a ton of federal gasoline taxes. I happen to think that he's also a sugar importer, and he's paying those import duties, and just mislabeling them taxes.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-86558251102025728342011-12-08T15:53:27.212-06:002011-12-08T15:53:27.212-06:00Dimon's no exception to the norm. In this poll...Dimon's no exception to the norm. In this poll (http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/poll_Tea_Party_021110.pdf) from 22 months ago, a large majority of people did not know that their taxes had gone down under the Obama administration. 1/2 thought they hadn't changed and 1/4 thought they'd gone up. Most people have no clue, which is why Fox is still in business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-44913136969945137692011-12-08T13:52:04.809-06:002011-12-08T13:52:04.809-06:00Actually, doesn't TurboTax tell you what your ...Actually, doesn't TurboTax tell you what your effective tax rate is every year, both state and federal? I don't remember mine from last year (it seemed pretty reasonable), but I am pretty sure that that final report does say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com