Comments on: Republicans Falsely Argue That Surtax Would Disproportionally Affect Small Businesses

By: Stephen Kinney

Stephen Kinney — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:40:29 +0000

>>Hitandrun said: A tax increase on incomes making over 350,000 a year is an increase on those incomes not on buisness

My income IS the business’ income. Being a small business I report it as personal income, not as business income. This “sock it to the wealth” is going to cause one of my employees to lose their job.

By: TheOne

TheOne — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:26:23 +0000

The reason this is a tax on small businesses is because they report their small business profits on their tax sheets as personal taxes. Learn how the tax system works before you comment.

Secondly, subsidized health-care hurts small businesses while helping large businesses. The burden falls on the small businesses because their owners pay the costs for not only their employees, but also those of larger businesses.

Not very smart if you ask me.

By: ddp

ddp — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:27 +0000

Did I just see somebody over 65 complain about their socialized Medicare costing them $518.40 a month because they have too much money? WOW. I’m 30 and pay over $800/month for my employer (small business!) provided healthcare for the 3 of us. That’s before deductibles…

Stop complaining, you’ve got it great with your socialized medical care. I’m watching people in my age group be destroyed by medical bills in the prime of their life for relatively minor problems. Those people are allowed to complain too, but not you.
BTW I love your blog!

By: ddp

ddp — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:22:09 +0000

By: C Moore

C Moore — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:20:13 +0000

Instead of always “pulling down” those who have worked so hard for many years to get ahead why don’t you motivate those who aren’t working so hard? Higher earning +65 are already getting “hosed” on Medicare. In addition to the standard $96.40 per month they have to pay up to an additional $211 a month (x2 for married couples). People won’t be motivated to work so hard if you take away the incentive.

By: tb

tb — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:36:14 +0000

The Party of Lies routinely trots out another related whopper. They like to say that the USA has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialized world… and this is true. However, the USA also has one of the lowest effective corporate tax rates in that same population. The reason for this dissonance is the loophole larded corporate tax code here in America.
See Augustine’s insightful writings on the nature of lies of omission if doubt remains.

By: Hitandrun

Hitandrun — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:40:11 +0000

At first I was angry that voters would again believe lies repeated by Republicans, than I realized that even if the republicans were telling the truth their logic makes no sense. A tax increase on incomes making over 350,000 a year isn’t is an increase on those incomes not on buisness. The Business wouldn’t lose a dime because the businesses taxes aren’t getting changed, the only thing getting changed is the income taxes of the super rich.
Republicans really have become the party for the Rich, and no one else.