Comments on: Middle Class Have Diverse Concerns http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CaptainUltimate http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414350 CaptainUltimate Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:31:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414350 strike "government" and replace with "free market" sorry, I'm a little tired. strike “government” and replace with “free market”

sorry, I’m a little tired.

]]> By: CaptainUltimate http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414347 CaptainUltimate Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:28:34 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414347 Does the "externalities" mean anything to you Jimmy? How about "public goods"? Anyone in the with a high shool econ course under his belt will tell you that certain thing: non-excludable, non-rival things will never be effectively allocated by the government. And yes, education happens to be one of them. Does the “externalities” mean anything to you Jimmy? How about “public goods”? Anyone in the with a high shool econ course under his belt will tell you that certain thing: non-excludable, non-rival things will never be effectively allocated by the government. And yes, education happens to be one of them.

]]> By: snellon http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414329 snellon Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:40:17 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414329 .... check out how the standard of living was destroyed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jokEUDq8ec …. check out how the standard of living was destroyed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jokEUDq8ec

]]> By: snellon http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414327 snellon Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:38:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414327 The standard of living in this country has been destroyed ... The standard of living in this country has been destroyed …

]]> By: New World Liberty http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414321 New World Liberty Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:55:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414321 I made $4200 last year and paid no income taxes but paid $360 in self-employment taxes. I made $4200 last year and paid no income taxes but paid $360 in self-employment taxes.

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414265 Jimmy the Dhimmi Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:03 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414265 The solution is simple. Just ask the Democrats and they will provide you with whatever you want for free. The solution is simple. Just ask the Democrats and they will provide you with whatever you want for free.

]]> By: CaptainUltimate http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414262 CaptainUltimate Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:26:03 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414262 The largest part of the problem here is that self-employed people are particularly well organized in terms of lobbying. When the tax code is written up, someone's left holding the bag.... Obama would raise the $200,000 tax bracket back up 39.6%, which would bringing in more revenue and take some of the pressure off us normal folks. Concerning pre-school, I couldn't agree more that having a universal preschool would probably be one of the single best policy proposals. The sooner we get to educating kids, the more effective and productive they grow up to be. The largest part of the problem here is that self-employed people are particularly well organized in terms of lobbying. When the tax code is written up, someone’s left holding the bag….

Obama would raise the $200,000 tax bracket back up 39.6%, which would bringing in more revenue and take some of the pressure off us normal folks.

Concerning pre-school, I couldn’t agree more that having a universal preschool would probably be one of the single best policy proposals. The sooner we get to educating kids, the more effective and productive they grow up to be.

]]> By: Avinash_Tyagi http://donklephant.com/2008/08/27/middle-class-have-diverse-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-414259 Avinash_Tyagi Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:01:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7217#comment-414259 Universal healthcare and a bigger tax rebate would help me out, I don't have kids and i'm not self employed so that doesn't bother me, like you said there is too much out there for any politicina to target every person, so thery go for general stuff like tax breaks Universal healthcare and a bigger tax rebate would help me out, I don’t have kids and i’m not self employed so that doesn’t bother me, like you said there is too much out there for any politicina to target every person, so thery go for general stuff like tax breaks

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