All I would like to say is taxes are good. It may hurt now, but the benefits out weighs all the other issues that come from not paying taxes. Here in Italy most people don't even have to pay taxes and is shows. As far as gas prices, things have to go south before we as Americans make changes to make it better. I look at it like this some people earn more then others whether they worked hard to get it or it was passed down to them. When we have more we automatically assume more responsibility. We all need to do our part to make OUR country a better place for our children to grow up in.

 

I don't think any body is complaining about the concept of paying taxes. It personally has to do with what it is being wasted on, or who and how. Serious tax and spending reforms are long overdue. The pubs failed us when they had power, and the dems are betraying us now that they have power. May be not the whitehouse. But the dems have been taken over by the communists and the angry left extreem. and the average guy on the street is left paying for politics as usual. I drive a truck, so I have alot of uninterupted time to listen to news and politics. I'm not good at details, but know enough to recognise a stuff in the rump when I hear it. Money that should be going to infrastructure, defence, or taking care of the vets, and our elderly who have already payed their dues. Education, the curriculum and the educators, not fancy piles of bricks. The list goes on and on. I'm perfictly willing to contribute to the cause when it is warranted and just. I dont like the idea of destroying the dignity of an entire class (if you want to call it that) all in the name of votes. Obviously I am pointedly being as vague as I can here, and am probably pushing the limits of Quasi so I will get off my soapbox with a simple statement. In theory I agree with you. It's the current practice that I have an issue with.

 

P.S. Thank you for all that you are doing in service to your country. I mean no disrespect to you or any one who wears a uniform.

 

Hey Normy, if low income wage earners are taxed at a higher rate they will work less. Thereby paying less tax. This was proven by John Maynard Keynes and Alan Friedman and is simple economics. If you make more money you advance into higher brackets, not lower. If the government takes away your incentive to work harder and therefore make more money via higher marginal tax rates they collect less total gross tax reciepts and encourage tax shelters and the like. Stick to Oldsmobiles. Your knowledge is infinite compared to mine. When it comes to Economics, stay home.

 

It went right over your head, didn't it.

Norm

 

Yeah, must have. Apparently I'm not as clever as you.

 

I have an idea,

Insted of the govenrment sending us some paultry "incentive check."

Why doesn't Uncle Sugar divided up the 700 Billion [from the bailout proposal] among its 217 Million [adult population].

We could all pay off our mortgages and be debt free and could say "screw it"

Sorry my calculator can't do the math to confirm.

 

That would only be about $3,000 each.

It is probably better to spend it on golden parachutes for Wall Street.

 

z1135ss I think what Norm is suggesting is that the post in question was a joke. At least I took it to be one.

 

Apparently, he is also not as "clever" as you.

Norm

 

In any group of people, there is always one who has no sense of humor.

Now, we will have to find a replacement.

Norm

 

well by guessing by the last post .....Norm once again is being mean.......sad really

 

We can disregard my last post. We already have one.

Norm

 

Maybe we should talk about religion instead.

 

I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I got my plastic Jesus glued to the dashboard of my car... hmmm... hmmm... hmmm

 

ummmmmmmmm, no.