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Nobody should pay a nickel of their income in federal taxes. Capital gains are another story.
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Higher taxes = more happiness. Who knew??The Danes pay 70% of their income in taxes, and they are the happiest people on earth.
Denmark: The Happiest Place on Earth - ABC News
Could the Danes really be the happiest people in the world? When ABC News anchor Bill Weir traveled there to find out, he asked random Danes to rate themselves in terms of happiness, on a scale of one to 10. Many people rated themselves at least an eight, and there were several nines and 10s. Finally, one grouchy Dane came along who said she didn't believe Danes were so happy. But then she quickly conceded that she herself felt rather content with her life, and said Danes in general had very little to complain about.
Danes do have one potential complaint: high taxes. The happiest people in the world pay some of the highest taxes in the world -- between 50 percent and 70 percent of their incomes. In exchange, the government covers all health care and education, and spends more on children and the elderly than any country in the world per capita. With just 5.5 million people, the system is efficient, and people feel "tryghed" -- the Danish word for "tucked in" -- like a snug child.
Those high taxes have another effect. Since a banker can end up taking home as much money as an artist, people don't chose careers based on income or status. "They have this thing called 'Jante-lov,' which essentially says, 'You're no better then anybody else,'" said Buettner. "A garbage man can live in a middle-class neighborhood and hold his head high."
your insane.
Face it , you have NO idea about what you are rambling on about.
Pssst...that kind of sums you up, TM...just sayin'...
You really think that they would pay down the debt?
They would create more programs and spend it all Neubarth.
getting 2.2 trillion already in taxes is what has caused this crappy mess.
Why don't we just tax the fuck out of super-pacs? 75%
Decrees?You really think that they would pay down the debt?
They would create more programs and spend it all Neubarth.
getting 2.2 trillion already in taxes is what has caused this crappy mess.
That is very simple to effect. We just have Congress pass a law restricting their spending and then have the President decree (Remember he has a right to issue Decrees and does so all of the time) that any congressman proposing to spend more money than was spend in 2000 be sent to Guantanamo as a economic terrorist. EASY. Congress would stop foolish spending overnight.
Everybody should pay fifty percent of their income in Federal Taxes. That is after the first $40,000 in income which should be Tax Free. That $40,000 will be called the subsistence income and everybody in the United States will be allowed that.
I believe in what is fair is fair. Income Taxes shall and WILL be uniform across the nation and across the economic classes....
Why don't we just tax the fuck out of super-pacs? 75%
Totally insane as it would free the money grubbers to invest and grow wealthier and wealthier while the burden of taxation would be passed to the lower classes.Drop the income tax and move over to a progressive consumption tax, exempting people from the bare necessities and minimum consumption level.
Labor should have never been taxed in the first place.
Everybody should pay fifty percent of their income in Federal Taxes. That is after the first $40,000 in income which should be Tax Free. That $40,000 will be called the subsistence income and everybody in the United States will be allowed that.
I believe in what is fair is fair. Income Taxes shall and WILL be uniform across the nation and across the economic classes....
your insane.
Face it , you have NO idea about what you are rambling on about.
Decrees?You really think that they would pay down the debt?
They would create more programs and spend it all Neubarth.
getting 2.2 trillion already in taxes is what has caused this crappy mess.
That is very simple to effect. We just have Congress pass a law restricting their spending and then have the President decree (Remember he has a right to issue Decrees and does so all of the time) that any congressman proposing to spend more money than was spend in 2000 be sent to Guantanamo as a economic terrorist. EASY. Congress would stop foolish spending overnight.
Please elaborate.
The Danes pay 70% of their income in taxes, and they are the happiest people on earth.
Denmark: The Happiest Place on Earth - ABC News
Could the Danes really be the happiest people in the world? When ABC News anchor Bill Weir traveled there to find out, he asked random Danes to rate themselves in terms of happiness, on a scale of one to 10. Many people rated themselves at least an eight, and there were several nines and 10s. Finally, one grouchy Dane came along who said she didn't believe Danes were so happy. But then she quickly conceded that she herself felt rather content with her life, and said Danes in general had very little to complain about.
Danes do have one potential complaint: high taxes. The happiest people in the world pay some of the highest taxes in the world -- between 50 percent and 70 percent of their incomes. In exchange, the government covers all health care and education, and spends more on children and the elderly than any country in the world per capita. With just 5.5 million people, the system is efficient, and people feel "tryghed" -- the Danish word for "tucked in" -- like a snug child.
Those high taxes have another effect. Since a banker can end up taking home as much money as an artist, people don't chose careers based on income or status. "They have this thing called 'Jante-lov,' which essentially says, 'You're no better then anybody else,'" said Buettner. "A garbage man can live in a middle-class neighborhood and hold his head high."
Everybody should pay fifty percent of their income in Federal Taxes. That is after the first $40,000 in income which should be Tax Free. That $40,000 will be called the subsistence income and everybody in the United States will be allowed that.
I believe in what is fair is fair. Income Taxes shall and WILL be uniform across the nation and across the economic classes....
Why should anyone have to pay 50% of what they make over $40,000 to a government that's bloated and inefficient? I work hard for my money. Before I give it to the Feds I'd like to see the government value the money I give them as much as I do. Get back to me when they aren't blowing billions on Solyndra and the Chevy Volt.
VERY SIMPLE! The United States is Trillions of Dollars in Debt after the bailout of the Banks. We have to balance the budget and we need to do it as of yesterday.
I believe a totally fair and equitable and uniform tax like that will solve our problems.
Amen! Praise God for logical solutions for our problems.
Everybody should pay fifty percent of their income in Federal Taxes. That is after the first $40,000 in income which should be Tax Free. That $40,000 will be called the subsistence income and everybody in the United States will be allowed that.
I believe in what is fair is fair. Income Taxes shall and WILL be uniform across the nation and across the economic classes....
Everybody should pay fifty percent of their income in Federal Taxes. That is after the first $40,000 in income which should be Tax Free. That $40,000 will be called the subsistence income and everybody in the United States will be allowed that.
I believe in what is fair is fair. Income Taxes shall and WILL be uniform across the nation and across the economic classes....
Right. Except of course for those classes wherein folks earn $39,999,99 or less a year. They'll pay nothing, but also probably be mad at you for taking away whatever goodies they got in addition to not paying anything under the old IRS system.
You must be referring to executive orders.Decrees?That is very simple to effect. We just have Congress pass a law restricting their spending and then have the President decree (Remember he has a right to issue Decrees and does so all of the time) that any congressman proposing to spend more money than was spend in 2000 be sent to Guantanamo as a economic terrorist. EASY. Congress would stop foolish spending overnight.
Please elaborate.
Do a little research. Google the topic of "presidential Decrees" and read up. There have been thousands of Presidential Decrees. The president has the power of a King if he wants to exercise it.