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Looking at the whole plan, it is easier to think about it in terms of somebody who is self-employed, since they, presumably, pay both the employer and employee share.  To give Bernie the benefit of the doubt, just as a thought experiment, assume that the health care plan is pretty good, such that you don’t need insurance (I recognize that is a big leap for many).  You are getting hit with that 8.4%, but no longer paying for health insurance, so anybody south of $100,000 is feeling pretty good and even at $250,000, it is not that bad.  If you live in a high-tax state, the income tax features are not so bad even as you move into the high six figures, but the FICA and the health charge will be very painful.  So it looks like “the rich” starts with people making $300 grand or so and it’s not all coming out of the billionaires.

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Tax Foundation Scores Ben Carson Tax Plan

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No Foreign Income Tax Exclusion For Army Civilian In Afghanistan

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Although most of us have some, if not enough, appreciation for “the troops”, I doubt we reflect much that there are also civilians putting themselves in harm’s way.  Going down into the village and learning about “actionable security issues” hardly seems like a walk in the park.  That had me rooting for Striker, even though I did not think he had much of a case.

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