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Originally Posted by Rathji
I don't know. It wouldn't change the trend, but it might make it look far less drastic - or more drastic, I dont know.
I don't have time to search through all the data and create a chart, and the creator of the chart decided to make it with *at least* 25% of it comprised of completely fabricated data. There is no reason to think the rest of the information displayed on the graph is fully accurate either.
Trust me, as a student working full time for a non-profit organization while attending classes with a wife and 2 kids at home, I feel the pain of housing prices.
I just don't think that graph is an accurate.
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well, even if the data is less drastic, the trend is troubling...really, the concentration of wealth is shrinking the middle class...
The notion of the GOP "not raising taxes for anyone" is a strawman argument. taxation when you are a millionaire vs the average person is relative, as everyday items cost the same too.
Again, the move is to repeal the Bush tax cuts...bring taxation levels back to the Clinton years - people seem to think this is some kind of uncharted territory - it's not.
If the austerity program is to work, cutting government spending is simply not enough. Taxes have to be raised, that's for everyone. The GOP dogma of cutting taxes flies in the face of Republican administrations. Including that of their most celebrated president, Reagan.
this graphic really encapsulates what is wrong with the system...imo...
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/20...tml?ref=sunday