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no, Oil and Gas, well currently Liquid Nat Gas proj. being built in Australia.
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So why is it all about fairness when it comes to taxing the rich but when it comes to social programs its "tough shit, life isnt fair?"
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Reading through this, I can't help but wonder how many of you do your own taxes? When you reach a new tax bracket your entire income isn't suddenly taxed at that rate. For example, should you make $390k this year, only $10k would be taxed at the 35% rate, not all $390k.
This has never been more obvious than when bonus payouts come around. "ZOMG, this is going to put me in a new tax bracket and cost me more money!!!" as if their bonus just netted them a loss. ![]() |
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![]() I think another assumption people make is that the tax system is just about brackets. Another thing left out of the conversation is that the design of our tax system is not just about the government paying costs. It is designed to to help guide society. The tax system encourages individuals to make financial decisions deemed beneficial to society as a whole. That's why person a who rents an apartment and spends all of the cash (whether earned through investment or paycheck) on toys or bull shit complains about tax brackets. Those who think long term and do things deemed good for both the individual and society as a whole pay significantly less. (but still complains about tax rates because lets face it, we are all selfish opportunists) Purchase a home. Have children. Make long term investments. Use money in ways that create income for others (aka:Job creators and all their "tax loopholes\deductions etc etc". The case to be made is not whether the tax brackets or fair (because % are never really fair are they?), the real case to be made is whether the tax system should be promoting social change. Should wealthier Americans pay higher tax rates (in their respective brackets) than the rest of us? Silly question. Why do I say this? Because folks who generate wealth and move into upper brackets tend to make different lifestyle choices and those choices have an impact on how they are taxed. We have a complex tax system. Fucking around with the tax schedule has a big impact on those in the lower brackets. After a income level...it has a less and less of an impact because the financial situation of those in the upper brackets is more complex. Person A who make 60K a year - Its not fair that Person B pays a higher tax % than I do? Person B - YEAH!!!! (secretly smirking because he paid a lower overall tax rate than person A) Person C - Yeah!! (Pissed off because they paid exactly as the brackets stated Summary - My elitist ass is tired of the average stupid tax bracket debate. |
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yeah, so lets just tax "the rich" more thats the easy way........
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Is it the Bachmann plan of "have everybody pay more, even if it's just a dollar?" Because that $300 million* might pay for the Pentagon's cafeteria budget. *total US population, low income newborns included
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Seems like they are proposing cuts to everything. Not big on specificity though. Just cuts.
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