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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
DNC Tax Strategy   
Date: Sent Monday, June 15, 2009
Category: None | Rating: 2.77/5 (307 votes)
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If you don't understand the New Congress version of tax refunds, maybe this will help explain it:
Fifty thousand people went to a baseball game, but the game was rained out. A refund was then due.
The team was about to mail refunds when a group of Congressional Democrats stopped them and suggested that they send out the ticket refunds based on
the Democrat National Committee's interpretation of fairness.
Originally the refunds were to be paid based on the price each person had paid for the tickets. Unfortunately, that meant most of the refund money
would be going to the ticket holders who had purchased the most expensive tickets. This, according to the DNC, is considered totally unfair. A
decision was then made to pay out the refunds in this manner:
People in the $10 seats will get back $15. After all, they have less money to spend on tickets to begin with. Call it an "Earned Income Ticket
Credit." Persons "earn" it by having few skills, poor work habits, and low ambition, thus keeping them at entry-level wages.
People in the $25 seats will get back $25, because it "seems fair." People in the $50 seats will get back $1, because they already make a lot of money
and don't need a refund. After all, if they can afford a $50 ticket, they must not be paying enough taxes.
People in the $75 luxury box seats will each have to pay an additional $25 because it's the "right thing to do."
People walking past the stadium that couldn't afford to buy a ticket for the game each will get a $10 refund, even though they didn't pay anything for
the tickets. They need the most help. Sometimes this is known as Affirmative Action.
Now do you understand?
If not, contact Representative Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Kennedy, or Senator Hillary Clinton for assistance.
Received from Kathy Bell.
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