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My peak year of paying taxes was 2007. I’m not paying anything like that anymore!!! When i retire I’ll structure everything so that I pay virtually no taxes.
Call me heartless. Call me selfish. Just don’t call me Surely.
yes but M4l – we aren’t talking about China here. The citizens of the US innately(despite being here for generations or recent immigrant) aspire to live better than the average person in China(when your parents lived there…….) – look where your parents moved to
“This is a dangerous and anti-democratic line of argument. The idea that people don’t know their ‘real’ interests, but that some kind of elite does was very important in the theories that inspired many totalitarian regimes.”
I think it’s more likely that the “non-elite” will take over in a totalitarian coup & kill the “elite”. It’s why the rabid right-wing tea baggers scare the shit out of me.
“This is a dangerous and anti-democratic line of argument. The idea that people don’t know their ‘real’ interests, but that some kind of elite does was very important in the theories that inspired many totalitarian regimes.”
It is, etson. And I think the Republican party very much believes it and is doing everything they can to create a one party system.
“whereas if he was forced to pay taxes that money would go into gov’t programs to help everyone…..”
REALLY???? Would increased taxes really help more people through government programs??? I seriously doubt it. There’s no record of the government spending more money more wisely.
More importantly, you fail to understand that most times that taxes are raised, LES REVENUE flows to the taxing agency, be it state or federal.
DH, I wish my parents made more money growing up. we were poor but I was happy growing up. didnt own a residence, didnt own a car, wasnt taking fancy vacations. Was fine with that cause we grew up really really poor in China vs. the whiny FAUX poor we see here. if you aint living in some shitty town in the south in crap shacks,etc you aint poor. You aint rich but you aint poor. it’s a disservice and in insult to claim to be in the poor category
My peak year of paying taxes was 2007. I’m not paying anything like that anymore!!! When i retire I’ll structure everything so that I pay virtually no taxes.
Call me heartless. Call me selfish. Just don’t call me Surely.
yes but M4l – we aren’t talking about China here. The citizens of the US innately(despite being here for generations or recent immigrant) aspire to live better than the average person in China(when your parents lived there…….) – look where your parents moved to
“This is a dangerous and anti-democratic line of argument. The idea that people don’t know their ‘real’ interests, but that some kind of elite does was very important in the theories that inspired many totalitarian regimes.”
I think it’s more likely that the “non-elite” will take over in a totalitarian coup & kill the “elite”. It’s why the rabid right-wing tea baggers scare the shit out of me.
kudos to biff, jessi and Dh!
“This is a dangerous and anti-democratic line of argument. The idea that people don’t know their ‘real’ interests, but that some kind of elite does was very important in the theories that inspired many totalitarian regimes.”
It is, etson. And I think the Republican party very much believes it and is doing everything they can to create a one party system.
US approved deepwater drilling in the gulf…buy SDRL
I agree with you DH!
“whereas if he was forced to pay taxes that money would go into gov’t programs to help everyone…..”
REALLY???? Would increased taxes really help more people through government programs??? I seriously doubt it. There’s no record of the government spending more money more wisely.
More importantly, you fail to understand that most times that taxes are raised, LES REVENUE flows to the taxing agency, be it state or federal.
DH, I wish my parents made more money growing up. we were poor but I was happy growing up. didnt own a residence, didnt own a car, wasnt taking fancy vacations. Was fine with that cause we grew up really really poor in China vs. the whiny FAUX poor we see here. if you aint living in some shitty town in the south in crap shacks,etc you aint poor. You aint rich but you aint poor. it’s a disservice and in insult to claim to be in the poor category
As if the OT isn’t depressing enough today, I just read the “Nutrition” Facts on my package of corn nuts. Guess I won’t be eating dinner tonight.