tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post4901623289850891358..comments2024-01-22T04:59:47.668-05:00Comments on Kittens on the Keyboard: Why Don't We Try Redistributing Some Knowledge?JanetLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-54346676681700478422008-10-28T04:46:00.000-04:002008-10-28T04:46:00.000-04:00Ah ha! That's how it went there! "(Sen.)Stevens ...Ah ha! That's how it went there! "(Sen.)Stevens of Alaska, convicted of corruption on Monday, has been one of the Senate's most powerful Republicans, using his authority to steer billions of dollars of federal spending to his home state."<BR/>Has he been redistributing our wealth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-994755559274589172008-10-28T02:15:00.000-04:002008-10-28T02:15:00.000-04:00So what I want to know is where the @%$* is my $.2...So what I want to know is where the @%$* is my $.22 cents? I want it back from Alaska - I will fight to stop this socialistic practice. And from the state that pays the most I am proud to say my middle class status allows me to pay 28% - and no, we are NOT rich, just 2 hardworking folks, who 'may' just get a break under Obama's plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-4824888912010520372008-10-27T17:55:00.000-04:002008-10-27T17:55:00.000-04:00Dang! I must freaking stinking rich cos my tax bil...Dang! I must freaking stinking rich cos my tax bill comes out to about 15% of my income after my piddly rebate.<BR/><BR/>But then, being truly middle class, I can't afford tax shelters every where to mitigate what I pay.JanetLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-6379760461854180532008-10-27T13:48:00.000-04:002008-10-27T13:48:00.000-04:00Follow the link:http://tinyurl.com/6h6t7cFrom the ...Follow the link:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6h6t7c<BR/><BR/>From the link:<BR/><BR/><I>The CBO data includes a breakdown by each 20% of income earners, or<BR/>quintiles, from the lowest 20% of income earners to the highest 20%. This reveals more clearly<BR/>what is happening with the tax burdens among the bottom 50% of income earners.<BR/>The latest CBO data, for tax year 2005, is shown in TableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-60617961653721064672008-10-27T12:11:00.000-04:002008-10-27T12:11:00.000-04:00Uh. It's called redistributing wealth. And it's ...Uh. <BR/><BR/>It's called redistributing wealth. <BR/><BR/>And it's been going on for a long time (at least 8 years, dontcha think?). <BR/><BR/>It isn't some socialist plot just cooked up yesterday by Obama.JanetLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-6733687320220121862008-10-27T11:40:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:40:00.000-04:00California pays the most Federal Revenue in dollar...California pays the most Federal Revenue in dollar amount of any state; when Federal $$ are distributed, California gets back $.78 per dollar paid; Alaska gets $1.84 and Arizona gets $1.21; interestingly, Florida and Texas are almost even at $.97 and $.94. Almost all the states in the top 10 amount paid in Federal Revenue are in the bottom 10 for amount of Federal $$ returned to the state.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com