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Originally Posted by Guest
My reply would be a book so does not work in this format
but, think about it.
1. Re: tax breaks
THE FACTS
First of all when people talk about taxes what most people mean is the income tax. The most obvious, the most hated tax. The income tax is 20% of the the government takes out of the labor of our citizens to feed itself and the wants of our citizens. If, you wonder-your cell phone bill is roughly 1/3 taxes. They no longer show it on the pump but roughly 1/3 of what you pay for gasoline is tax. A friend used to say they have so many ways to pluck the chicken he does not know he is bald.
The top 5% of our citizens pay HALF the taxes in this country.
Our government has turned us against each other so that we do not see the real problem. The real problem is our government. I am not in the top 5% so I/ we say raise their taxes and give to meeeeeeeeeeeeee.
THROUGHOUT HISTORY-EVERYONE WANTS BUT NO ONE WANTS TO PAY FOR IT.
Improper tax breaks are always NOT THE ONES WE GET but the ones that others get that we don't
2. Healthcare cost
The cost of healthcare in the United States is TWICE what other industrialized countries pay for it and their results-life expectancy- is about the same as ours. In the US 80% of all healthcare is paid for by either the government or insurance, so there is simply no reason for people when you need healthcare to even consider the cost.
Lawsuits, I've read, add about 30% to the cost of our medical care.
3. As our system is, it is impossible to reduce costs.
Everyone has a limited amount of money. For those who DECIDE to spend their money on a larger home, better car, vacation, etc asnd so they find they cannot afford healthcare insurance or to pay THEIR BILL should they need healthcare, we refuse to deny them care so the rest of our citizens pay the bill for those who do not pay-A SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF WHY HEALTHCARE COSTS SOOOOOO MUCH.
4. AS TO IGNORANT-there are none so stupid as those who think they are brighter and superior to all who disagree with them.
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Bet your friend was a white guy...and it's NOT a lucky guess.
HALF of the price you pay for EVERYTHING is tax. There isn't JUST the 1/3 "tax" you know you pay...EVERYBODY who touched that product was taxed on it before it came to you to buy and pay that one last tax.
Take oil for example...the gasoline you buy. The land the oil well is on is taxed...it's added to the cost of the oil pumped from it from pumps that were taxed and also added to the cost of the raw extracted crude. The pipes/trucks/railroad cars used to transport it to the refinery are taxed yearly, the property the pipes are on, the railroad property, the fuel the trucks burn and the registration fees are all added to the cost of the oil that is delivered to the refinery. The refinery itself is taxed which is added to the gasoline produced cost. The transportation from the refinery to the gas station is taxed and that is added to the cost of what the gas retailer pays. Tax upon tax, all added to the price BEFORE the final tax to the customer.
It's the same with every product, taxes at all levels are added to the cost as it moved up the chain.
It depends on to whom you are talking...sometimes you ARE brighter and superior to everyone else in the room. Men know that, they know how it feels...women and minorities not so much.
I feel for you...I can imagine how it feels to be lost or lose so often intellectually and physically. No wonder you want your own rules and own people to play with.