Wrong on the facts again, Davey. The reduction is from 35% to 28%.

You know what error I am getting? I can only see the first page. There is not even a link to a second page anymore. There used to be a link to a second page, but it would just take me to the first page.

The proof? The lack of teh funny that was Left Field Sports. For the love of God SHUT IT DOOOOOWWWWN!!!

Each according to his ability. Each according to his feed.

As I said above, no one is making the argument that people making $250K and above should pay LESS taxes.

No? TAX CUTS TAX CUTS TAX CUTS!!

No, you are not. But you insist on acting like you are one.

So what you are saying is Canadians don’t commit as many crimes as Americans do. Aren’t drugs addicts like Americans are. Aren’t alcoholics like Americans are.

Why do you hate America?

I have no way to verify this one way or the other.

Based on the link to life expectancies by nation, maybe?

I feel like a cat batting a dead mouse around.

Unlike diaper-shitters like you, I’ve lived abroad at varios times in countries with socialized health-care. In both cases, the residents of those nations lived longer than Americans (fact) and, in my experience, were generally healthier and fitter (i.e., not obese).

Canadians I’ve known (I’ve visited, never lived there) prefer their health care to America’s, thank you very much. If they didn’t, you’d think they might have changed it to the (horribly broken and expensive) American system by now. Funny — they haven’t.

People who are wealthy should be glad for their wealth, and realize that their taxes provide many things that allow for personal wealth creation to happen in the first place –security, roads, schools, a military, etc.

Life ain’t Ayn Rand, fuckwit. If you’d step outside of your mom’s Cheetoh smeared basement, you might realize that.

Sorry, you don’t sound very “thankful” to be paying those taxes.

People who “make it” in America do it for a number of reasons: hard work, luck, benefits of public education and public universities, etc. Of course, some rich people don’t work at all — they just inherit it.

So because some small few just inherit it, let’s just call the whole group “rich” and tax the bastards even more.

People who make more money should pay more taxes. Yes. Why is that so shocking a concept?

I guess you’re a little slow or have some reading comprehension problems. As I said above, no one is making the argument that people making $250K and above should pay LESS taxes.

Why do you hate America?

Ha ha, this is the funny.

Seriously, tax rates are going back to their 1990’s levels.

No they’re not. Did you forget about the itemized deduction reductions and FICA cap elimination? See my 2:55am comment above.

Seriously, Jaim. Why are you such a clueless asshole? Is it genetic? Were you just raised that way?

I have close family members actually living in Canada and stuff. Does that count?

And what is YOUR experience, Jaim? You must be an expert or something with your Oh-so-wise statement that “it’s definitely better than what we’ve got in America”. How so? Based on what?

You must be a real expert on other countries and stuff.

Well I’m clearly no Jeenius like you. Douchebag.

I made under 250K in America, and I paid taxes. I wasn’t ecstatic about it, but as a reality-based adult I understand that I benefit from living within a stable civil society, and that stable civil societies cost money.

People who “make it” in America do it for a number of reasons: hard work, luck, benefits of public education and public universities, etc. Of course, some rich people don’t work at all — they just inherit it.

People who make more money should pay more taxes. Yes. Why is that so shocking a concept?

Why do you hate America?

Seriously, tax rates are going back to their 1990′s levels. How did people get rich under Clinton if the tax burden was so damn horrible? In fact, people (myself included) did much better under a Democratic president. Given the choice between being poor and paying few taxes and making over 250K but having to pay more, I’d happily choose to make over 250K. That’s called adult reasoning. Sorry you and your fellow “Galtian” bed-wetters are incapable of it.

Smoking trends are the same in U.S. & Canada

U.S. & Canada have same rate of diseases related to alcohol abuse

Slightly lower rate of obesity in Canada than U.S.

And I’m pretty damn sure that the majority of Americans and Canadians both have Anglo-Saxon roots, making the ethnic diseases moot.

Seems to me that the health care is the biggest difference.

Shouldn’t the people who make UNDER $250K, who get the EXACT SAME THINGS, be clamoring to pay taxes and be “thankful” too?

I’m guessing you think high-earners should be grateful to pay more because of how they randomly and accidentally just fell into a higher than average income or they lucked out and “won life’s lottery”. I’m sure the idea that any of them actually EARNED that money through skills, hard work or sacrifice is ridiculous.

It’s funny, I don’t recall anyone making the argument that people making $250K and above should pay NO taxes or even LESS taxes. They’re just asking for the justification for why they should be expected to pay MORE taxes than they already are. The “fairness” argument falls apart pretty quickly when it’s noted that 40% of Americans (soon to be 50% thanks to Obama) don’t pay ANY taxes, and in fact, many of them get extra money back.

“Sacrifice”? Shouldn’t we ALL be sacrificing?

“Giving back”? People above $250K are already giving a higher percentage of their income.

Next?

These are health issues, ass-hat.

I’m not claiming the Canadian system is perfect, but it’s definitely better than what we’ve got in America.

But please, tell us your experiences of living in Canada. You must be a real expert on other countries and stuff.