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  • @Amazinghorse
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    21 year ago

    You know the tax cuts are for the bottom 3 tax brackets, don’t you?

    • @kaffiene
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      11 year ago

      No they aren’t. The poor get SFA

        • @kaffiene
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          21 year ago

          It’s a fucking fact, the amount those tax cuts provide the poor is fuck all.

          • @Amazinghorse
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            01 year ago

            But they are providing tax cuts, aren’t they?

            • @kaffiene
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              01 year ago

              You said they’re providing tax cuts for the bottom 3 brackets when the reality is that that don’t make a jot of difference for anyone but that rich. I don’t take an issue with your assertion that that the tax cuts exist, i take exception to you implying that it especially targets the lowest brackets

    • livus
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      11 year ago

      @Amazinghorse that’s not really true. It won’t affect the bottom tax bracket. National have been pitching it as a tax cut for “middle income earners”.

      I just went and played around with their tax calculator and low income earners get almost nothing compared to wealthier people.

      • @Amazinghorse
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        21 year ago

        From memory minimum wage earners get something like $25 per week, which I know isn’t much. Middle income earners ($120k+ combined) get $120 per fortnight back. People earning over $80k don’t get any additional cuts.

        Their policy specifically states tax cuts for the bottom 3 brackets. I don’t know why the calculator isn’t showing any cuts for min wage.