Brine? Where did you find this goofy shit? Have you been watching the news? Have you been following what has gone on?
Yes, it's true that only about half of Americans pay taxes, and the payroll tax has nothing to do with it. How you can blame Republicans for this is beyond me! Again, just plain ol' goofy.....Did you get this from the Daily Kos or Democratic Underground? On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > Funny, my paycheck was a little lighter today!!! > > On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, MJ wrote: > >> >> *Your Payroll Taxes Are Going Up >> *Posted by Ryan W. McMaken on January 1, 2013 10:27 PM >> >> The so-called fiscal cliff deal will mean that the temporary payroll tax >> cut from the Bush years will >> expire<http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/01/01/payroll-tax-cut-expires-how-much-more-will-you-pay/>. >> This means most people will see an increase in taxes on their income. Make >> no mistake: Most people pay taxes on their income and most people will now >> see an increase of two percent in their tax burden under the new deal. This >> will affect anyone who earns wages. >> >> That nonsense that conservatives and Republicans were repeating about how "47 >> percent" of Americans pay no >> tax<http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/121486.html>was always >> pure fantasy. Everyone who earns wages pays taxes on that income >> in the form of payroll taxes. Now all of us who earn wages will see an >> increase in the taxes we pay on income. >> >> We can thank the Republicans for making the now-expired tax cut >> temporary, and we can also thank the Republicans for doing nothing to stop >> this tax increase. But, in the minds of conservatives and Republicans, I >> suppose, no one is seeing a tax increase but "the rich" because, well, >> payroll taxes don't count. >> >> The false classification of payroll taxes as non-taxes is perpetuated of >> course by social-security recipients who live in denial of the fact that >> they are on >> welfare<http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/121502.html>and that >> payroll taxes are nothing more than taxes collected from current >> workers to pay the bills of old pensioners who are living on the backs of >> present workers. By pretending that payroll taxes aren't real taxes, social >> security recipients are helping Obama and the other tax raisers claim that >> only the rich are seeing a tax increase with this current deal. >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> > > > -- > brine > http://brineb.blogspot.com/ > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
