Comments on: Taxing the Poor to Balance the Budget in Georgia http://dirtyhippies.org/2011/03/09/taxing-the-poor-to-balance-the-budget-in-georgia/ Democracy. Unwashed. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: The Big Hurt http://dirtyhippies.org/2011/03/09/taxing-the-poor-to-balance-the-budget-in-georgia/#comment-671 The Big Hurt Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:08:29 +0000 http://dirtyhippies.org/?p=437#comment-671 PS. oops, I see you haven't posted in a while. anything new Paul? PS. oops, I see you haven’t posted in a while. anything new Paul?

]]> By: The Big Hurt http://dirtyhippies.org/2011/03/09/taxing-the-poor-to-balance-the-budget-in-georgia/#comment-670 The Big Hurt Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:59:47 +0000 http://dirtyhippies.org/?p=437#comment-670 Yes, tax structures in the states are very regressive. Just look at the inverse relationship between the red bar (s&e taxes) and the blue bar (income). Eye-popping! Look at Illinois. The state tax is the same no matter what your income is. No progressive tax structure. A flat-tax hell. Nice diary Paul. PS. I finally managed to drop by your new place! Looks nice! Yes, tax structures in the states are very regressive. Just look at the inverse relationship between the red bar (s&e taxes) and the blue bar (income). Eye-popping!

Look at Illinois. The state tax is the same no matter what your income is. No progressive tax structure. A flat-tax hell.

Nice diary Paul.

PS. I finally managed to drop by your new place! Looks nice!

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