ALL Americans pay taxes.
Even that 50% that 'escapes' the wrath of the 1040 pays the income taxes commonly known as FICA and Medicare/Medicaid.
What is it -- again -- that a REPUBLICAN House, REPUBLICAN Senate and REPUBLICAN President failed to do?
Regard$,
--MJ
The record of the 105th Congress, Republican controlled in both houses, is an abomination. Spending is up. No major program or agency has been significantly cut, much less eliminated. The tax code is more complex than ever, loaded down with new conservative social engineering initiatives. The balanced-budget agreement is an excuse not to cut taxes and, with the ‘surplus’ an excuse to increase spending. The GOP has seemed intent on federalizing every crime on the books, indifferent to the Constitution’s clear direction that crime is a state and local responsibility….The federal government is a machine designed to increase its control over the lives of average Americans. It is constantly probing here, pushing there, and generally increasing its control. Without a philosophically sound, constitutionally based political party opposing that process, it is going to continue to do so with impunity. The philosophical leadership vacuum at the top
of the GOP should be a source of major concern to all freedom-loving Americans. -- Edward H. Crane
At 08:26 AM 1/3/2013, you 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. 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 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 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.
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