I Want A Flat TAX of $365 per Year

[ihopehefails]

its time for a low federal flat tax that everyone can afford to pay such as $365 a year per citizen over the age of 18. That is one dollar a day per citizen so everyone should be able to afford it.

Don't give me this crag that the government can't afford it because the government can't afford to qaudruple the deficit either but they still do it so i figure if we are going to do deficit spending we might as well do it by reducing taxes instead of spending more money.

That is what i want and i don't give a rats but about the government's problems either because ain't they the ones writing the budget that creates the problem in the first place?

how much do bechtel, cargill, ge,exxon and halliburton pay under your "plan" ?

$365

 

[Old Rocks]

That is what I want

No one cares what you want, uber troll. That's right, obviously you're a far-left goob pretending to be a far-right goob. From your idiotic username to your pathetic posts, trying to play out a character, a stereotype, that doesn't actually exist.

Just another puerile pissant puke, coming at us with nothing but pablum.

Gee, is he related to you?

 

[Old Rocks]

Which do conservatives love more, America or their money?

Doug

Isn't it amazing that its considered selflessness when a citizen gives up more and more of there property to the government but we never have the same moral condemnation of the government when it demands more of our money and refuses to let go any of it to the people. I would think the government would be being "selfish" if it decides to tax people more and more for its own needs and never wants to tax people less for the needs of others. Yet the left never seems to want to make that condemnation of the government.

Fails, how well do you speak Chinese?

 

[auditor0007]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

 

[ihopehefails]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Or make it low enough that even the poorest person would be able to afford it which is why I suggested a dollar a day tax and if you don't have enough to pay it one year you can roll over any unpaid amount to the next year without any interest or penalties.

 

[Toro]

Forget that. Eliminate the Sixteenth Amendment. Go back to running the federal government off of tariffs only. Reduce government to whatever that covers.

Hooray for the 18th century, America's glory days!

 

[Toro]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Tell the American taxpayer they are taking away their mortgage deduction so that rich people pay less tax. Do you think that will get a politician elected?

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

i like that idea even better, lets up it to 20k.

I mean seriously 20,000/50 (i know there are 52 weeks) is $400/week in income.

After that you pay 20% of all income to the feds. No deductions


Man thats way too simple and makes way too much sense, there isn't enough red-tape, wasted time and money, or govt beurocracy with this kind of setup, washington will never go for it.

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

Forget that. Eliminate the Sixteenth Amendment. Go back to running the federal government off of tariffs only. Reduce government to whatever that covers.

Hooray for the 18th century, America's glory days!

Toro in our last state elections here we had a measure on the ballot to eliminate the 6% state income tax....my state voted to keep it

Our country is nuts

 

[ihopehefails]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Tell the American taxpayer they are taking away their mortgage deduction so that rich people pay less tax. Do you think that will get a politician elected?

I don't fear that to much because most people I have ever talked to don't really care what other people pay in taxes whether they are more or less but even at a flat 20% the rich would be paying more since they make more. I hope that makes sense to you but sadly I suspect it won't.

 

[ihopehefails]

Forget that. Eliminate the Sixteenth Amendment. Go back to running the federal government off of tariffs only. Reduce government to whatever that covers.

Hooray for the 18th century, America's glory days!

Yes Hooray for those days when the government very rarely interfered with out lives about the decisions we make over it.

 

[Toro]

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Tell the American taxpayer they are taking away their mortgage deduction so that rich people pay less tax. Do you think that will get a politician elected?

I don't fear that to much because most people I have ever talked to don't really care what other people pay in taxes whether they are more or less but even at a flat 20% the rich would be paying more since they make more. I hope that makes sense to you but sadly I suspect it won't.

Actually, since we're all worried about the deficit any everything, and everyone else wants programs cut that don't effect them, the fact that "the rich pay more because they make more" is completely irrelevant.

Since you brought up "making sense," let's make a little sense here, shall we.

You said that every American above the age of 18 should pay a tax of $1 a day. For simplicity's sake, let's say "every American" period pays $1 a day in tax. And let's do a little math.

$365 per year X 310,000,000 Americans equals $113,500,000,000.

The defense budget in 2009 was $551,105,000,000.

http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2009/fy2009_summary_tables_whole.pdf

So, in your completely realistic world, if we fired every single judge, every single government employee, shut down social security, medicare, and every single social program, did not spend a single dime more on roads, and shut down every other aspect of government, we would still have to gut the military's budget by 80%.

I'm sure that completely "makes sense."

 

[Polk]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

i like that idea even better, lets up it to 20k.

I mean seriously 20,000/50 (i know there are 52 weeks) is $400/week in income.

After that you pay 20% of all income to the feds. No deductions


Man thats way too simple and makes way too much sense, there isn't enough red-tape, wasted time and money, or govt beurocracy with this kind of setup, washington will never go for it.

Do you really mean all income?

 

[Contumacious]

I Want A Flat TAX of $365 per Year

No sir, our Founding Father, Karl Marx, was very clear when he demanded that the state confiscate 100% of your property. Who the fuck is going to pay for the welfare/warfare state. National Security demands that the state must seize your property.

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[ihopehefails]

Tell the American taxpayer they are taking away their mortgage deduction so that rich people pay less tax. Do you think that will get a politician elected?

I don't fear that to much because most people I have ever talked to don't really care what other people pay in taxes whether they are more or less but even at a flat 20% the rich would be paying more since they make more. I hope that makes sense to you but sadly I suspect it won't.

Actually, since we're all worried about the deficit any everything, and everyone else wants programs cut that don't effect them, the fact that "the rich pay more because they make more" is completely irrelevant.

Since you brought up "making sense," let's make a little sense here, shall we.

You said that every American above the age of 18 should pay a tax of $1 a day. For simplicity's sake, let's say "every American" period pays $1 a day in tax. And let's do a little math.

$365 per year X 310,000,000 Americans equals $113,500,000,000.

The defense budget in 2009 was $551,105,000,000.

http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/defbudget/fy2009/fy2009_summary_tables_whole.pdf

So, in your completely realistic world, if we fired every single judge, every single government employee, shut down social security, medicare, and every single social program, did not spend a single dime more on roads, and shut down every other aspect of government, we would still have to gut the military's budget by 80%.

I'm sure that completely "makes sense."

There is always the effect of collecting more than with a percentage because its an easier tax to collect and figure for every person so there is usually more compliance with the tax code because of that. There is also other taxes that we collect that may offset the balance and perhaps we can make it $3 a day or something. I just kind of threw out the number as a figure and I'm quite content with shutting down a lot of the federal government to get a lower tax on the Americans.

I'm OK with cutting the defense budget because I don't see the point of having military bases all over the world especially when they are left overs from old wars that no one cares about anymore.

 

[foggedinn]

Its time for a low federal flat tax that everyone can afford to pay such as $365 a year per citizen over the age of 18. That is one dollar a day per citizen so everyone should be able to afford it.

Don't give me this crag that the government can't afford it because the government can't afford to qaudruple the deficit either but they still do it so I figure if we are going to do deficit spending we might as well do it by reducing taxes instead of spending more money.

That is what I want and I don't give a rats but about the government's problems either because ain't they the ones writing the budget that creates the problem in the first place?

It's an old saying, but appropriate. Want in one hand, @#$% in the other. See which fills up first.

 

[oreo]

Its time for a low federal flat tax that everyone can afford to pay such as $365 a year per citizen over the age of 18. That is one dollar a day per citizen so everyone should be able to afford it.

Don't give me this crag that the government can't afford it because the government can't afford to qaudruple the deficit either but they still do it so I figure if we are going to do deficit spending we might as well do it by reducing taxes instead of spending more money.

That is what I want and I don't give a rats but about the government's problems either because ain't they the ones writing the budget that creates the problem in the first place?

Excuse me for laughing--

 

[auditor0007]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Or make it low enough that even the poorest person would be able to afford it which is why I suggested a dollar a day tax and if you don't have enough to pay it one year you can roll over any unpaid amount to the next year without any interest or penalties.

Yes, I'm sure we could have the federal government run on $100 billion per year.

 

[auditor0007]

I've always favored a flat tax if it taxes ALL income. No deductions for anyone

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

Tell the American taxpayer they are taking away their mortgage deduction so that rich people pay less tax. Do you think that will get a politician elected?

While the mortgage deduction seems like a great thing, the truth is that the current standard deduction covers your average income earner. The benefit of the mortgage deduction is minimal, except to the more wealthy. They benefit the most from this deduction.

 

[auditor0007]

It amazes me that more people are not for this. If all income and earnings, including inheritance were taxed at one flat rate, not only would it be simple, but it would be fair to everyone. I don't see how anyone could complain. Make the first $15,000 of personal income tax free, and then a flat tax.

i like that idea even better, lets up it to 20k.

I mean seriously 20,000/50 (i know there are 52 weeks) is $400/week in income.

After that you pay 20% of all income to the feds. No deductions


Man thats way too simple and makes way too much sense, there isn't enough red-tape, wasted time and money, or govt beurocracy with this kind of setup, washington will never go for it.

Do you really mean all income?

Yes, all income including capital gains and inheritance.