Are you better of now than you were 4 years ago?

So much better.

Half of engineering was terminated.

All of R&D was terminated.

My 401 was down more than a third.

Half of the people I knew lost their jobs.

It was terrible. If McCain had been president, I shudder to think. We would be in a deep depression and I would probably be living on the street.

So all these people lost their jobs and you think it is better.. OK

They have jobs now. My 401 is higher than it was before the Republican crash. The Dow had doubled.

Don't thank Republicans. They've been concentrating on abortion.

Actually, Democrats have been concentrating on abortion to deflect the attention of the bad economy that Obama dogpiled on. Surely he doesn't want to remind the voters that he made it worse.

So Democrats throw abortion in everyone's face wanting working taxpayers to pay for abortions. Never mind that unemployed skanks can't keep their legs closed and act in irresponsible manners. I'm willing to bet that the majority of abortions are more as a form of birth control rather than a woman being raped and conceiving a child as a result.
 
GE is better off .. All of Obama's corporate friends are wayyyy better off.. Chicago Thug Cronyism.. Pay to play baby!

I am not better off at all, than I was 4 years ago and neither are 28 million others who are living off the remaining taxpayers, of which 47% aren't paying federal income taxes, to help support Obama job-killing policies. Want to know who they are? Maybe you?


Here is the breakdown, according to the Tax Policy Center:


Elderly: 10.3% This group has likely paid off their mortgages and is earning reduced income in the form of modest pensions and Social Security benefits. If they are making less than $10,950 (single), $20,150 (married filing jointly) and $13,650 (head of household) in annual pension benefits alone, then their Social Security is not taxable and they have no filing requirement.

6.9%: Non-elderly Some of these folks are under the age of 65,
likely live in low-income areas, may possibly enjoy the benefits of low-income housing, food stamps, government subsidized medical, etc. They make less than $9,500 (single), $19,000 (married filing jointly), and $12,200 (head of household). They have no filing requirement and do not work. If they did, they would be included in the next category of the 28.3%. This could also include the ultra rich who pay no taxes thanks to tax loopholes. It also includes many students living off student loans or with their parents. And don’t forget our beloved Armed Forces who receive nontaxable combat zone pay.

28.3% Pay Payroll Tax This group has jobs, but are working for very low pay or part time. They pay into Social Security and Medicare through payroll withholding, but because their incomes are so low, they end up owing nothing in income taxes.

Low enough wages to not have to file a return can be common at large corporations. According to Forbes 400 Richest Americans 2012, four members of the Wal-Mart family hold 6th through 9th place with a combined net worth of $107.1 billion. Yet, Angela Andrews, a registered tax practitioner who works in a tax office at a California mall across from Wal-Mart states, “more than 50% of the 100 Wal-Mart employees who come in to get their taxes done qualify for and receive the Earned Income Credit.” When employers don’t pay the difference between the minimum pay scale and adequate compensation, taxpayers provide it in the form of the EIC for those workers.

These people are legally entitled to the Earned Income Credit (EIC), which helps low-income filers hold on to and even get more money from Uncle Sam. Many eligible candidates for the EIC are single parents, and can get a maximum of $5,666 for 2011 with the credit.

Some corporations prefer to hire two part timers rather than one full-time individual so they don’t have to provide fringe benefits.

<1% Others &#8211; a hodge podge of the remainder that make up the 47%
, with no descriptive provided by the Tax Policy Center. These are probably self-employed individuals who are suffering business reversals. They file tax returns with the hopes of carrying backward or forward their business losses. No tax is due if you threw your money into a business that is not yet giving you a return on your investment.

So as you can see, the 47% is a varied group. Some are elderly, living modestly on small pensions. Some work and pay into the system in other ways. Some are thrown by the bad economy, unemployed and looking, losing their businesses, losing their homes.

On Mitt Romney&#8217;s website is the following declaration: &#8220;Mitt Romney has scrupulously complied with the U.S. tax code, and his income is reported and taxed at the applicable rates, and he has paid 100 percent of what he has owed.&#8221;

It&#8217;s likely that most among the 47% can say the same.

Think about the tax monster we have created. The rich pay 15%, the poor get reverse welfare. Those in the middle are forced to carry the load. It&#8217;s time for less talk and more action. We need a Congress and a president who will radically change the tax system in this country.

Bonnie Lee is an Enrolled Agent admitted to practice and representing taxpayers in all fifty states at all levels within the Internal Revenue Service. She is the owner of Taxpertise in Sonoma, CA and the author of Entrepreneur Press book, &#8220;Taxpertise,
The Complete Book of Dirty Little Secrets and Hidden Deductions for Small Business that the IRS Doesn't Want You to Know.&#8221; Follow Bonnie Lee on Twitterat BLTaxpertise and at Facebook

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/09/27/who-is-47-not-paying-taxes/#ixzz27uY8rbWJ
 
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So all these people lost their jobs and you think it is better.. OK

They have jobs now. My 401 is higher than it was before the Republican crash. The Dow had doubled.

Don't thank Republicans. They've been concentrating on abortion.

Actually, Democrats have been concentrating on abortion to deflect the attention of the bad economy that Obama dogpiled on. Surely he doesn't want to remind the voters that he made it worse.

So Democrats throw abortion in everyone's face wanting working taxpayers to pay for abortions. Never mind that unemployed skanks can't keep their legs closed and act in irresponsible manners. I'm willing to bet that the majority of abortions are more as a form of birth control rather than a woman being raped and conceiving a child as a result.

Oh, it's been DEMOCRATS concentrating on "abortion". Hilarious. Do you just say the first thing you think of without actually thinking about it? We call that "tourette syndrome".
 
HALF THE PEOPLE I KNEW lost their jobs.. ARe you BLIND..

Okay, we get it, your husband lost his job. But we're really tired of you complaining about the fact that your social circle doesn't extend outside of your living room. Stop being such a waste of carbon and maybe people would want to be your friend.
 
I am not better off at all, than I was 4 years ago

That's your fault. Maybe you should get off the computer and go out and make something out of your life. Stop sitting around expecting the government to make the way for you.
 

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