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Rep. Bachmann Announces Support For Raising Taxes … On The Poor and Middle-Class [VIDEO]

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Again, Michele Bachmann said, “Part of the problem, George, is that 47 percent of all Americans pay virtually no federal income tax, so we need to broaden the base.”

I’m getting tired of that strawman of “Well, if we taxed the rich at 100%, it wouldn’t be enough!,” because nobody’s proposing that the rich pay that much. Hell, the highest I’ve seen suggest so far is going back to the Clinton-era taxes, which is 39.6% for the highest bracket. The highest the top bracket has ever gone was 91%, and it hasn’t been that high since the days of JFK.

As for that “The poor pay not taxes!” bullshit, that’s after they take advantage of all the various deductions and tax credits that the current mess of a tax code provides them. And guess what, the rich do the exact same fraking thing, so give me a fraking break.