47% will pay no federal income tax

#26
#26
DC pols/lobbyists are all about control and power. I doubt that we'll ever get that back from them.
 
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#28
utvolpj said:
so a family of 4 living off $20k must pay $2k to the gov't? There has to be a line where the 10% starts. Saying no exceptions won't cut it
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They probably pay more than that in sales tax already. 10% straight across the board, no sales tax, or other taxes, they come out ahead.
 
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#29
utvolpj said:
so a family of 4 living off $20k must pay $2k to the gov't? There has to be a line where the 10% starts. Saying no exceptions won't cut it
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why the exception? It's not like they aren't using government provided services.

I get your point, but exceptions are the start of another increasingly slippery slope.
 
#30
#30
so the more money you make, the more you have to pay in on taxes? why?? that's not fair at all.
 
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#31
utvolpj said:
so a family of 4 living off $20k must pay $2k to the gov't? There has to be a line where the 10% starts. Saying no exceptions won't cut it
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so when is it enough money to start taxing? $40K? $80K? shouldn't there be a cost a living impact too?
 
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droski said:
so when is it enough money to start taxing? $40K? $80K? shouldn't there be a cost a living impact too?
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I don't know, that's for economists who spent their weekends in the library instead of being drunk watching the Vols to figure out. I do know that a 10% tax on every person in the US just wouldn't work
 
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#33
utvolpj said:
I don't know, that's for economists who spent their weekends in the library instead of being drunk watching the Vols to figure out. I do know that a 10% tax on every person in the US just wouldn't work
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It works as a policy, it's just not enforceable at a certain level. Who cares? When that level creeps high enough for the money to matter, we can assign some folks to start paying attention to it.
 
#34
#34
utvolpj said:
I don't know, that's for economists who spent their weekends in the library instead of being drunk watching the Vols to figure out. I do know that a 10% tax on every person in the US just wouldn't work
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I did say the word "example" for 10%. But if every person in the US paid, we would have all the money this country needed.
 
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#35
i'd also love to know what % of people reporting $20K a year are making that same amount at least under the table or illegally.
 
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#37
droski said:
i'd also love to know what % of people reporting $20K a year are making that same amount at least under the table or illegally.
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There are alot of business' around here that only take cash for their services, auto mechanics, lawn care, even a few vets.
 
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