Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Who are the rich? Have you seen the stats on what constitutes the top 5%? Top 1%? I’ll bet the majority in TV are in the top 5% if not the top 1%. The majority of 65 year olds can’t afford to pay for a $1000 emergency.
But that’s not my fault and the people that worked and worked hard for the majority of their lives should not have to be penalized by paying the majority of the taxes. Social security is not a benefit because we all contributed to it growing up. It was not an option for me and if it was, I would have funded my own retirement fund. |
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In the past there was a flat percentage that was floated that everyone should pay.
The problem with this and many other ideas is the write offs. By the time the slick lawyers and the savvy accountant step in the wealthy will not only not pay their fair share, but the taxpayers will also even subsidies them. |
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Politics will answer.
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"Stupid is as stupid does." - Forrest Gump So what is "fair share"? The answer lies between the One that doesn't promise "fair" and the other that suggests that actions have consequences; somewhere in between the wisdom and guides of these two geniuses. Last edited by GizmoWhiskers; 03-10-2024 at 06:52 AM. |
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Very few homeowners in The Villages would pay a penny of this “fair share.” It won’t get passed anyway, but even if it did, almost certainly you don’t have enough income for it to affect you, so don’t worry about it. It would affect Gary Morse’s three kids (in their sixties), but do they even live here? The dollar amount depends on their income.
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Fair share
Start paying then
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9% of your income
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In the US, its a political term justifying redistribution of wealth. It's a concept not an amount. The basic premise is life is not fair until will are equally poor.
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I have been paying 10% Federal tax on my adjusted gross income for a number of years. I do not feel that 10% is extreme.
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That would generate less than 50% of the current tax revenue. Good Luck balancing that budget.
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A fair share is a more evenly distributed tax based on percentages of one’s earnings. However, some elected politicians Re-define far share based on wealth of individuals and not earnings, which would present its own set of problems.
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