Daily Topics - Friday December 7th, 2012
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Catch The Thom Hartmann Program LIVE M-F from 3-6pm ET!
Anything Goes on Townhall Friday
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: 8th Grader vs. Easy-Bake Ovens - McKenna Pope, 8th Grader-Garfield, NJ
Hour Three: Walmart's "death vs. profitability" calculation...
Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
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From Unequal Protection, 2nd Edition:
"Beneath the success and rise of American enterprise is an untold history that is antithetical to every value Americans hold dear. This is a seminal work, a godsend really, a clear message to every citizen about the need to reform our country, laws, and companies."
From Screwed:
"If we are going to live in a Democracy, we need to have a healthy middle class. Thom Hartmann shows us how the ‘cons’ have wronged this country, and tells us what needs to be done to reclaim what it is to be American."
From Screwed:
"Once again, Thom Hartmann hits the bull’s eye with a much needed exposé of the so-called ‘free market.’ Anyone concerned about the future of our nation needs to read Screwed now."
On discussions about the cutoff point for raising taxes - incomes over $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. Thom, please keep in mind that those are TAXABLE income levels. In other words net profits, the income you have left over AFTER you've paid for reasonable deductible expenses. For a homeowner that might be after the mortgage interest deduction; for a business owner it might be after you've paid for employees, materials, and other investments in your business. Always remember that we pay income taxes not on gross income but on TAXABLE income. It's a very important point since the wealthy have to make much more than those cutoffs to have net profits of those amounts.