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Surprise! Republicans lied about U.S. tax rates!
It's one of Republicans' favorite lies – that Americans are burdened with the weight of one of the world's highest tax rates. Unsurprisingly, it couldn't be further from the truth. A new report from Citizens for Tax Justice shows that in 2010, the United States collected less in taxes as a percentage of GDP than all but two industrialized nations that make up the Organization for Economic Development. Only Mexico and Chile collect less in taxes.
According to The Think Progress Blog, the U.S. share of taxes may have increased slightly, as the fiscal cliff deal restored Clinton-era tax rates on incomes over $450,000. However, that modest increase isn't enough to move our nation up on the OECD taxation list, and it still leaves us far below the average.
This report comes just one day before the President officially releases his new budget proposal, which will likely include additional cuts to our social safety net, in exchange for modest tax increases. Once again, our nation will ask those in the lowest income brackets to bear the brunt of spending cuts, while millionaires and billionaires aren't asked to contribute much at all. This is unacceptable.
We should not be implementing more Republican austerity – we should be asking those who can afford it to help invest in our nation, and in our struggling economy. In fact, we shouldn't be asking them to, we should be demanding it. The super-rich shouldn't be hoarding cash as the poorest among us are asked to sacrifice. We can start by taxing all income over $1 billion dollars. Find out how at NoBillionaries.com.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Mother of shooting victim speaks out... (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Mother of shooting victim speaks out... - Emily Nottingham, PhD, mother of Gabe Zimmerman-murdered,Tucson, AZ mass shooting 1/8/11  - Art Acevedo, Chief of Police-City of Austin, TX (both guests appear courtesy of Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
The Best of the Rest...
Hartmann vs. Selig over U.S. taxes...- David Selig, Conservative Commentator
Daily Take: The consequences of Obama shooting Santa Claus
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Monday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Why the billionaires are fans of chained CPI & what it means for you- Nicole Woo, Center for Economic Policy & Research (CEPR)
Hour Two: Social Security, Obama's budget and chained CPI
Hour Three: What do you do if your Dr. commits the ultimate violation of trust?- David Haynes, The Cochran Firm.
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls.
Hour Two: What you need to know about Thatcher & Reagan...- John Browne, Former Member of Parliament during Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's tenure / Senior Market Strategist-Euro Pacific Capita.
Hour Three: The consequences of Obama shooting Santa Claus- Peter Ferrara, Carleson Center for Public Policy
Time to pass the paycheck fairness act- Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program...your media support group for "we the people"...
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
We'll have all the news & information on the latest out of Congress...plus we'll take a closer look at the President's budget plan...
And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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Thom's Poll
Will Obama approve the Keystone XL Pipeline Extension?
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Watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 4/8/13: MSM: There Was An Oil Spill in Arkansas. Cover it.
Guest hosts Sam Sacks and Richard Fowler are in for Thom Hartmann tonight and discuss Margaret Thatcher's death and her relationship with Ronald Reagan, the latest on the tar sands oil spill in Arkansas and what Wall Street regulations are needed to prevent another financial crisis. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom introduces us to the Simpson-Bowlers and the pair's deficit plan.
Thom Hartmann on the News: April 8, 2013
Jim Javinsky sits in for Thom Hartmann on the news for Monday, April 8, 2013.
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