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Originally posted by jon h.:
The next time you want to wring your hands about taxes and the wealthy, ask John Edwards and John Kerry what they pay in taxes.
And George W. and his family, and Cheney, and.... ALL OF THEM! Kerry and Edwards are not unique!


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Originally posted by jon h.:

For instance in 5 years, Edwards earned something like 26 million as an attorney. He paid himself the most meager of 6 figure salaries, and dumped the rest into corporate dividends. He IS the corporation. The tax he paid on the "income" is a mere pittance. This is just one loophole that the IRS is looking into fixing.
We can't blame him for working within the existing laws and framework, his Republican counterparts do the same thing! The difference is he is willing to discuss changing it, even when he clearly must recognize that doing so will impact him as well as everyone else. The Republicans on the other hand think everything is just fine and want to continue to do business this way, allowing Edwards and others to continue to do exactly what you said. How can you not see this?