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Since a l-e-f-t-y said it, you could pay 100% and he would want more...
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Disagree. SS is a personal savings account for each individual paying into it. Signed into law in 1935, shortly after The Great Depression, our Gov't. assumed that citizens were too stupid to save 'for retirement,' so it created SS. If I live long enough, I will get about 1% on MY money.
SS is MY money, not an entitlement. |
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I could support the suggestion that it is a Ponzi scheme. I agree that many would not contribute to Social Security if it were optional but there is no doubt in my mind that many would then find themselves either destitute or working until the day they die. I believe it is the mandatory aspect of Social Security is keeping many people fed today. What is my "fair share?" Some feel my fair share is more than what I have been taxed. I feel my fair share should be less than what I have paid. |
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The context that is being pushed politically is it’s a freebie and it’s clearly not. |
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I've seen an annual rate of return on contributions from 2.4% to 5.7%. Earners with low income get a better return. High earners get a lower return. People who die early don't do well. But live to 102 and the return is wonderful. |
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Everyone pays about 35% of their income, irregardless of how much they make - well, except for the top 1%. The top 1% pays zero taxes and they get a $1.9 trillion dollar tax cut because , well, you know. It's called the tinkle down theory. |
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We would need a fair money system in order to pay fair taxes. We could use treasury notes as a currency and not pay interest on the debt notes that we are forced to use. The national debt is the product of a dishonest and unfair money system. The debt notes make banker families wealthy beyond reason, and they use that wealth to push more borrowing from their dishonest and unfair money system. Why then do we use debt notes? The Creature from Jekyll Island is a book that tells the story.
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By the way, someone who earns $11,000 doesn't pay any income tax. |
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FAIR SHARE ??
10% of your earned income, no deductions, no write offs. 7% of your savings and investment interest ....no exemptions. If you make 10 thousand dollars, you pay 1 thousand in tax. If you make 10 million dollars you pay 100,000 in tax. What could be fairer than that? The reason I say 7% on savings and investment is to encourage people to save and invest. |
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“The people who are arguing that the rich should pay their ‘fair share’ of taxes, should have paid greater attention in the classes where percent and percentage were taught. There is no such thing as a mathematical ‘fair share’ “ |
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Our entire tax system has been corrupted by special interests getting congress to pass bills favoring individuals and businesses. Govt takes a higher and higher percentage of gnp and go find someone who thinks they spend money efficiently while running huge deficits. |
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I think it has to do with the billionaires paying less taxes than a teacher making 60k a year, or perhaps those that only have to pay into SS up to earnings on 160k, even if they earn 450k.
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In 1974 tax was 98% on incomes over £20,000 (about $220,000 at today's value.) That's when those who could, left the country. They kindly left the lights on for us peasants! Tax allowance 0%..........£12570............................... (approx $15,100) Then. Basic rate 20%........£37,700..............................( approx. $45250) Higher rate 40%........£37,701 to £125,140........ (approx. $150,168) Additional rate 45%........Over £125,141 There is also National Insurance at 9% on earnings for health care and pensions. Add 20% Value Added Tax on most services and goods, and you can use any left to pay for your local Council Taxes, mortgage etc. Food is optional. Because my wife and I worked hard and saved for our retirement, we still have the privilege of paying tax on our pensions and savings! But. We get FREE Health Care!! |
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You have got to be kidding me
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Is it middle vs. upper - OR us vs. business?
I was under the impression that the distinction regarding "fairness" referred to how much the businesses were being charged vs. what a typical homeowner was assessed. I thought that the previous attempt to assess businesses a more equitable fire fee was meant to address that inequity - but it didn't win out for some strange reason.
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Fair Share
this is a stupid term.......there is nothing fair in a capitalist system....its ability to pay as we have a progressive tax....BUT, wealthier citizens do not pay more because they are given more deductions from income...
progressive tax is good but better without deductions the key to taxes is deductions............we need to lower the max tax to 33%band create a simple tax form for the wealthy We will call it the 1040EZM....ez form for millionaire income you write your name and social security number and your income, then you pay 33% on that money. Pretty straight forward and progressive. The govt has no business creating deductions that make it unfair. There is no fair share as the end result of capitalism is income bias. And as such there should be tax bias or more on the wealthy. Capitalism is not the problem, its great, politicians cater to their donors and thats not fair. Its bribery. Quote:
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There is a rumor out of DC that illegals can apply for a $50 thousand bebit / gift card for free if they qualify to help settle in this country, with government funding
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The "facts" that people hear are frequently untrue, the rumors they hear are even less reliable. |
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“Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.”
― Learned Hand |
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Social Security has made it so that senior citizens went from being the demographic group most likely to live in poverty in 1935 to the demographic group least likely to live in poverty.
Some folks say they could have done better investing on their own then what they’ll get from Social Security. That’s true. But many would also have done worse, and many may not have invested at all. And Social Security is not just about retirement. It provides income to families with kids who lose a parent. It provides income to the permanently disabled and Medicare provides health coverage to the permanently disabled and those with end stage renal disease. We might do better than Social Security for retirement, but it would be almost impossible to replicate the lifelong safety net for situations described in this paragraph. As for your “fair share,” that is subjective for sure. But I think we can start with the wealthiest should at least pay the same percentage of their income as everyone else. Warren Buffett has said many times that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does. That being said, oppressive taxes on the rich will not solve our dilemma. There must be some combination of more revenue and less spending to balance the budget. It was done 4 straight years in the late 90’s and that’s it for many decades. |
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I pointed out why he's shooting himself in the foot when he suggests such a thing. There are wealthy people who have so many write-offs and deductions and back doors to tax avoidance measures, that they pay no income tax at all. One wealthy person's income tax will be enough to cover all "them thar illeguls" income tax in a year. Two wealthy person's income tax will cover them, AND the retirees who don't want Social Security to know they're still working (and thus reduce their monthly check), AND the single women who can't make ends meet without a side gig like making soap or other crafts. Three wealthy people? Fuggedaboudit. Now we're getting into "paying an entire small town's expenses for 6 months." I agree that if you work and genuinely earn a certain minimum income, you should be accountable to pay income tax on it. But the little guy who gets $500/week mowing lawns in The Villages is not the first guy I'd go to, to set the example. |
Like George Harrison said.
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