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Source: TPM
From the Lowell Sun, which held an editorial board meeting with the Senator:
Brown also took on President Barack Obama for proposing tax hikes on families who earn more than $250,000 per year, saying that would hurt teachers, firefighters, policemen, folks who work two jobs.
Asked which public servants earn that much money, Brown said it is common for police officers to earn well over $100,000 annually when overtime is factored into their pay.
You throw in a teacher whos working, plus a summer job, it adds up pretty quickly, he said. Theres quite a few of them.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/scott-brown-what-about-all-the-rich-schoolteachers.php
senseandsensibility
(17,077 posts)Thanks for your concern, Scott.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Justice wanted
(2,657 posts)Teachers and Firefighters and cops are making $100,000 + a year?
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)oh he's serious?
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)income from Investment tricks..
dsc
(52,164 posts)even if you can find one or two such couples the tax increase would be on the income over 250k. So say you find a couple or two where they make 260k then the 10k will be taxed at a slightly higher percentage. They may have to pay about $300 more, big whoop.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)the people of MA are smart enough not to be fooled by this nonsense. They have good education in MA and one he has obviously discounted in his estimation of how his campaign can win.
This guy is just plain out of touch with his own electorate.
GO, ELIZABETH WARREN!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)What a f*cking idiot.
GodlessBiker
(6,314 posts)Arkana
(24,347 posts)a public school teacher for nearly 30 years.
NONE of those people makes a quarter million a year. You're fucking lying, and I hope Elizabeth Warren DESTROYS you.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)Due to some extreme emergencies, I almost hit six figures this year, but I worked (on average) 80 hours a week for six months. It was like I worked two full time jobs for half of last year. I did the work, I got paid for it. I worked my ass off. Why shouldn't I get paid for all of my extra time working? Am I supposed to donate my time so some corporate hack can skim even more off of the top? What stupid ass ideas these people get. PAY THE WORKER FOR THE WORK HE/SHE DOES!