I responded to MJ's post with anecdotal evidence ... the SS Tax went back to 6.5% and I got less money in my paycheck this week, you really need to ask MJ where he/she finds these things!!!
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
