For you convenience Flux, I shall now attempt to explain in simplified terms the effect of increased taxes among various income levels:

Single man making a low wage of $400/week [~$20,000/year] (this is about food service wage) and we'll extrapolate for no government benefits at first (probably could qualify for welfare and food stamps) and assume essentially perfect medical condition or other various problems than can impact finances.
As you may or may not know, the employer will take deduct from his wages various government and private benefits (probably no private benefits for food service though) which include things like social security and medicare on the government side, and various insurances for health or accidents from the job or retirement on the private side. This is without assuming union payments.
So, in the current state of taxes, the deductions from the paycheck will account to aprox $50-$100 (can vary a lot) so he now earns $250-$350/week [~$15,000/year].
Then we need to deduct for income tax which will actually tax on his ~$20,000/year (to put it simply and assuming no charity or other income etc.)
So we take 10% of ~$20,000, $2,000. So he REALLY gets ~$13,000.
BUT! Now we must deduct cost of living for shelter, car, insurance, food, maintenance, clothing, etc. (excluding most luxury like large TV or special equipment or hobbies, assuming this man rents and has ~$10,000 car on 10 year payment plan at 2% which is generous and is insured). This will come out to be rent (includes electric, gas, insurance, etc) ~$8000, car (includes gas, maintenance, insurance etc.) ~$3000, food/clothes ~$2000 and uh oh....
$13,000-$8,000-$3,000-$2000 = $0 and this is being GENEROUS.
Now this type of person will probably qualify for a few thousand in government benefits and maybe even private charity. So hes barely breaking even.

Now this is closest the lowest possible income and live a normal though melancholy life above being a bum.

Now I'll think about describing the situations for the next few levels probably in a separate post.

I hope you read this.

ps: Propaganda why not read this thread and see how many times dems insult reps and the reverse, its quite clear.

Quote from: RomanClock;1441868ps: Propaganda why not read this thread and see how many times dems insult reps and the reverse, its quite clear.

you're on the internet with 12 year old idiots

mccain actually had to stop and settle down his audience at the first mention of obama's name
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/11/05/sot.obama.victory.mccain.cnn
such were their boos

Quote from: RomanClock;1441868ps: Propaganda why not read this thread and see how many times dems insult reps and the reverse, its quite clear.

Then why sink to their level? If you proclaim yourself as someone wiser you are the bigger sinner by sinking to that level no?

Also my country is in the top 5 tax paying countries in the world, noone is poor, noone is starving, everyone has health care, schools and chance of compensation.
And our economy is actually quite good.

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I squirtle'd

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Quote from: RomanClock;1441868ps: Propaganda why not read this thread and see how many times dems insult reps and the reverse, its quite clear.

i distinctly remember it being the republicans that, throughout the campaign, called obama and his supporters such things like "babykiller", "terrorist", "anti-american", "socialist", "pinko", and even "racist"

so i apologize for giving off the impression that democrats insult republicans when we win but you're damn right i'm bitter and tired of republican bullshit, i've had to deal with it for almost a year

Quote from: Slurpee;1441869you're on the internet with 12 year old idiots

This is a valid counter point and will concede the point.

Quote from: PropagandaClock;1441870Then why sink to their level? If you proclaim yourself as someone wiser you are the bigger sinner by sinking to that level no?

Also my country is in the top 5 tax paying countries in the world, noone is poor, noone is starving, everyone has health care, schools and chance of compensation.
And our economy is actually quite good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states_and_countries_nominal_GDP

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Quote from: Flux;1441864This is the second time I've put a comic-related Slurpee+Flounderman quote in my sig.

you didn't nest those right


but it's okay I forgive you

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how the fuck is this thread about pokemon

flounderman's a big stupid poop head it's supposed to be about superman

Quote from: Slurpee;1441877you didn't nest those right


but it's okay I forgive you

fixit for me D:

slurpee administrators are supposed to be responsible

Quote from: Flux;1441882fixit for me D:

okay

I single handily screwed over America by not going out to vote. Sorry America

Quote from: PatriotClock;1441885I single handily screwed over America by not going out to vote. Sorry America

You didn't screw it. Now you just have absolutely no right to complain if you don't like how things go the next 4 years.

Quote from: Flux;1441886You didn't screw it. Now you just have absolutely no right to complain.

I will just wait out the 4 years until he is not re-elected due to being outed as the fraud he is.

Quote from: RomanClock;1441875http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states_and_countries_nominal_GDP

And the fact that even with all that money 42 million americans are considered "poor" by UN standards and 2 millions reside in state prisions does not make you sad?

Clearly something is wrong with your politics. Proven by the fact that the whole world wanted Obama for president and now your on country does aswell.

Quote from: eazy mothafuckin e;1441883slurpee administrators are supposed to be responsible

it's wavy gravys thread if he wants to save it he's a super mod

and the president elect

Quote from: toyotaclock;1441841i respect mccain and i believe he genuinely has the country's best interest in mind

i however have no respect for the ugliness that has come out of his campaign or his supporters

This. Also I question his judgement for choosing Sarah Palin for his vice president. But yes, I do respect John McCain and I believe he handled himself very well, if not his campaign or the people who attended his rallies.

Quote from: RomanClock;1441875http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states_and_countries_nominal_GDP

Uh, you make a some good points about the taxes, but there is a difference between the country bringing in money, and less people being poor.