And please, mmmbeer (and any of his would-be defenders) do be aware that the question on the table is not whether payroll taxes should be counted as taxes. The question on the table is:
When I write
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Right now, Romney and lowest-wage workers pay about the same, about 13% each. Do I understand that you want to drop Romney’s rate to 10% while increasing the rate on lowest-wage workers (payroll tax plus income tax) to 23% ?
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