I was always told (whenever I asked the question growing up) the reason military pay is taxed at the federal level was to make military (and government) personnel the same as everyone else. To keep from creating a (another) false division between those serving and those they serve.
But I think there are differences in state taxes on military retirement pay. Florida doesn't tax it. Connecticut does. As for easing the IRS work, I don't know if it would. It would just make another calculation. And since many military folks have side income, it would get more difficult right quick. As for changing the lives of lower ranked enlisted folk, it wouldn't. If they are living "at or below" the poverty level, they aren't paying federal income taxes. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/09/03 04:33PM >>> It makes since to me. It seems kind of silly to pay military personnel with tax payer money, then tax a portion of it back to the government. I don't think that really increases government revenue does it? I guess it gives government an interesting income calculation. They $100 of military payroll as an expense, but in reality it's only $85 because the employee/solder) has give the government $15 dollars back. I bet lots of other companies would love to do this, but I think it was made illegal a few decades ago. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:22 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: would you work a coffee shop now? And what would those benefits be? Please enlighten me, all I got is the GI bill for six years of my life. For a military person to not pay taxes would be a good idea - the lower ranks live at or below the poverty level, those above it don't make much more. It would help them out tremendously. It would even make sense to just pay them the difference between their gross and net because it would eliminate that much work to be done by the IRS. In addition, I can think of many people that would not serve to get out of paying taxes, although everybody should serve. - Matt Small ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 3:53 PM Subject: RE: would you work a coffee shop now? > Just because someone serves in the millitary they don't get to not pay > taxes that would be silly. Then everyone would serve just to get out of > it. There are enough benefits from honorable service. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:30 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: would you work a coffee shop now? > > > That my friend is an excellent question. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:29 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: would you work a coffee shop now? > > > what i don't get is if your .mil > why do you still have to pay taxes? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
