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Kean Jr: 4% tax burden is "too high"

by: Juan Melli

Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 05:52:14 PM EDT

Yesterday we learned that Tom Kean Jr paid just $8000 in federal taxes on $200,000 worth of earnings, for an effective tax rate of 4%. Today reporters asked the obvious question.

Kean Jr. tried to speak generally about taxes, but was repeatedly asked to comment on his personal situation. He finally said, "I think my tax burden is too high. I think everybody's tax burden is too high."

Cry me a big deficit-inducing river. Tom Kean Jr believes paying 4% in taxes is too much, supports further tax cuts for the wealthy, but voted against a minimum wage increase. I wonder how many other people in the state would complain about a 4% tax rate. Anyone? Bueller?

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Kean Jr: 4% tax burden is "too high" | 7 comments

membership has its privledges (0.00 / 0)

and i am not a member of the rich guy network. i can only dare to dream. and maybe after next week MARRY WELL!!

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 16:54:33 PM CDT

Pathetic (0.00 / 0)

Let him pay my percentage on his earnings and then lets see how he feels

by: Jason Springer @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 16:54:44 PM CDT

tax cuts (0.00 / 0)

He may be distancing himself from Bush, but he's clearly LOVIN' the Bush tax cuts!

It takes a lot of nerve...

-Sharon GR

by: Sharon GR @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 17:09:11 PM CDT

favorite part of the story (4.00 / 1)

they follow junior's quote with this

His father then stepped in, noting that the total burden includes state sales tax, state income tax and local property taxes.

Aw thats so cute. Daddy still tryin to clean up after Junior's mess.

by: Jason Springer @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 17:17:31 PM CDT

The year I was born (0.00 / 0)

... the top personal income tax rate was 92%.

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by: FogerRox @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 17:43:48 PM CDT

Ha (0.00 / 0)

I'd count on seeing this in a Menendez ad fairly soon.

by: ivalentine @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 17:58:02 PM CDT

This Kean-bot is right out of the same factory that produced GWB (0.00 / 0)

It's a factory that produces glib scions of wealthy families who are greedy, venal nitwits. Those who like George W. Bush will LOVE Kean Jr.

by: brilliantatbreakfast @ Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 21:57:34 PM CDT

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