Taxation in America

Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Ok, but our national debt is very different than a credit card. Interest on debt amounts
Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Our national debt is nothing like a credit card debt. It is the mechanism in which we manage our economy and sovereign currency. The debt that we owe is largely owed to us the public (citizens, businesses, and banks) through treasury bills and bonds. If we paid it all back at once then we would be injecting Trillions of dollars back into our own Economy and inflation would wipe us out. Its a game of monopoly based on borrowing and spending.... Yes very different than a household budget or credit card bill. If you're thinking of it as a Visa bill then I suggest you do a little more research on what the national debt actually is.

Nope. You are conflating two different lumps of money.
1. The $23T National Debt what Treasury funds thru borrowing to pay for the $4T federal budget.
2. The Federal Reserve Balance Sheet, currently at $4.8T.
Federal Reserve Board - Recent balance sheet trends
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The Federal Reserve manages the interest rates and money supply to target 2% inflation and full employment.

My analogy to a Visa bill is only showing what happens when you keep borrowing and borrowing and the interest payments ruin your finances.
So what exactly are you comparing to the VISA bill?

1. The $23T Debt is analogous to a maxed out Visa card balance where all you can afford to pay is the interest, you can never pay down the debt.
2. A much better financial situation is "pay as you go" every month so you are not paying interest on the borrowed money balance.
With a credit card bill the best solution is to eventually pay it off over time. Do you think it would be a good thing to pay off the US National Debt until it is all paid off?
 
The market is a creepy place. Look at the last two days...

The markets go up and down. If you're young keep putting money in and you will be rewarded when you retire.
Stay diversified and don't fall for gimmicks.
The market dropped because no one knows how the coronavirus will affect earnings.
And it goes up and down based on trump tweets. Guy has no doubt made many friends richer with his games. It’s a creepy place.
jealous I see. invest more.
Jealous of corruption? You approve of market manipulation?
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?
so the poor don't have to pay for the services we all do? why?
? WTF.

WATCH THE FUCKING VIDEO AND IF YOU CAN, DISPUTE ITS FINDINGS...OR PLEASE STFU!!!
ok, i watched your fked up video. first off, poor people don't pay payroll taxes, so off the cuff your video is a lie. so there's that. Then to say that the amount of tax per what one has is a leftist tool to shame people for having more. you should be ashamed of yourself. wow, the thing you bought into. shame on you!! how's that?
 
The markets go up and down. If you're young keep putting money in and you will be rewarded when you retire.
Stay diversified and don't fall for gimmicks.
The market dropped because no one knows how the coronavirus will affect earnings.
And it goes up and down based on trump tweets. Guy has no doubt made many friends richer with his games. It’s a creepy place.
jealous I see. invest more.
Jealous of corruption? You approve of market manipulation?
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as I follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?

I'm saying everybody pays into the system. The rich pay, the poor pay, everybody pays, just like all the people who spend money in our county.
Watch the fucking video. The poor and middle class are getting screwed.

Thanks for wasting my time since your video didn't have anything anybody in this forum doesn't know about. First off, people who live an average lifespan will get way more out of their SS and Medicare than their contributions. It's hardly a tax at all since you get all that money back and more. Your city, county, state taxes go to support infrastructure you and I use every day: roads, bridges, water and sewer lines, police, fire, street lights, so you are paying for those things, and much less than people that earn more money than you do.

However when we are talking income taxes, that's something nearly half of our country doesn't pay. As for the Social Security maximum, most rich people won't collect that money, and the ones who do pay a disproportional amount compared to what they get back than your average blue collar worker. If we were to eliminate that ceiling, then it's only fair we eliminate the maximum they can collect.
 
And it goes up and down based on trump tweets. Guy has no doubt made many friends richer with his games. It’s a creepy place.
jealous I see. invest more.
Jealous of corruption? You approve of market manipulation?
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

Some people don't like to be poor peons getting screwed by the financial system rigged to keep the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. The rich buy politicians to cap should be raised for SS. A VAT should be added to balance the budget. If the GOP doesn't address the budget deficit and entitlements the democrats will win and the US will devolve into something unrecognizable.
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Our country depends on people investing to support a healthy economy. Increase the capital gains taxes, and people stop investing. That's why capital gains taxes are lower in the first place; to encourage investments.
Agreed but it also needs to be managed correctly. Inflation is roughly at 3% so that's what is lost if you just keep your money in a bank account. Real Estate is about about 4-5% and the market hopefully will yield 5%-15% on investment accounts. This is all good and incentivizes investing over letting your money devalue. The last few years have shown crazy gains upward of 20-30% if you played it right. This is fun and all but not sustainable and it adds volatility to the market. Stability is much preferred over boom or bust when your playing with peoples savings and retirement funds.

That's why ours is invested in a reputable investment company. They know how to manage money reasonably. No, I've never seen 20% gains. The more you make, the higher risk you take. It's also why the government doesn't allow us to invest in our own retirement account exclusively. Some people don't have the intelligence to handle money. They wrote books on lottery winners about this. They hit the lottery, and it ended up being the most disastrous thing that happened in their lives.
You won't make 20-30% with a mutual fund but if you follow the market and actively buy sell equities in a smart way you can make tremendous gains... of course that comes with more risks. Thats a bit of a side track so perhaps a discussion for another time.

Nothing wrong with that for personal investments, but not for retirement. I used to be in the commodities market for a couple of years, and that's the riskiest market to try and invest in. I did it for fun and I loved trading commodities, but I would have to be nuts to invest my retirement income there.
 
jealous I see. invest more.
Jealous of corruption? You approve of market manipulation?
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
Sorry you don't understand.
 
Jealous of corruption? You approve of market manipulation?
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
Sorry you don't understand.
You better get back to the circus...
 
what corruption? investments are investments. you're confused. If I get a tip, why can't i act on it?
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
Sorry you don't understand.
You better get back to the circus...
my 401k and my IRA's take care of themselves. and when my financial team gets a tip, they sell and buy. it's what one does in the market. you're consumed with someone's pipe dreams.
 
Back in the day, when America was great, we had tax brackets as high as 90%.

Was that before the 100 million beaners came?
Do you ever just give it a rest loser? Your act is getting really predictable and boring

That’s good...that’s my thing. I’m not really into trying to entertain the filth among us...I’m more into exposing the facts and keeping the truth on the table. Sucks huh?
I wouldn't use the word suck... I'd have to be emotional invested in what you say for it to suck. It is just boring and ineffective... You're only playing to an echo chamber of idiot bigots... The rest of the people don't take those comments of yours seriously.
 
Back in the day, when America was great, we had tax brackets as high as 90%.

Was that before the 100 million beaners came?
Do you ever just give it a rest loser? Your act is getting really predictable and boring

That’s good...that’s my thing. I’m not really into trying to entertain the filth among us...I’m more into exposing the facts and keeping the truth on the table. Sucks huh?
I wouldn't use the word suck... I'd have to be emotional invested in what you say for it to suck. It is just boring and ineffective... You're only playing to an echo chamber of idiot bigots... The rest of the people don't take those comments of yours seriously.
so you have no desire to clean up corruption huh?
 
Ah you love insider trading too. Go figure.
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
Sorry you don't understand.
You better get back to the circus...
my 401k and my IRA's take care of themselves. and when my financial team gets a tip, they sell and buy. it's what one does in the market. you're consumed with someone's pipe dreams.
And nobody has ever gotten rich on insider trading...
 
no, I don't, not every tip is due to insider trading. As long as follow the guidelines of the program, how is it then it's still insider trading. i can wait for every deadline and still take advantage of a tip. you're just jealous as I stated.
Yes market manipulation by a politician and insider trading is great. What a clown you are.
Sorry you don't understand.
You better get back to the circus...
my 401k and my IRA's take care of themselves. and when my financial team gets a tip, they sell and buy. it's what one does in the market. you're consumed with someone's pipe dreams.
And nobody has ever gotten rich on insider trading...
I never said that. It happens everyday. But there are corporate reports that state the outlook and past performance. news is released to the public means that insider trading doesn't apply. For instance, Apple IPhone is coming out with a new phone, many can invest for that outlook and then sell off once out. make a ton. That isn't insider trading. again, you don't understand.

A company can ask investors to invest in a new project and make a ton. isn't insider trading.
 
Some people don't like to be poor peons getting screwed by the financial system rigged to keep the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. The rich buy politicians to write loop-holes into tax laws to protect their wealth. Capital gains should be taxed as normal income. The income cap should be raised for SS. A VAT should be added to balance the budget. If the GOP doesn't address the budget deficit and entitlements the democrats will win and the US will devolve into something unrecognizable.
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kyzr, you're off base son. most everyone's 401k is subject to capital gains. Everyone's. so if you raise the capital gains, you raise it on the middle class. son, I wish all of you would shut the fk up. you have no idea what you're talking about. shut up!

I'm way older than you kiddo. So tell me what happens if the budget deficit keeps growing and the $23T Debt goes to $30T?
Factor in that Medicare will be bankrupt in 2026 and Social Security insolvent in 2032.
Your solution is "O'wise One"???
Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Ok, but our national debt is very different than a credit card. Interest on debt amounts
Some people don't like to be poor peons getting screwed by the financial system rigged to keep the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. The rich buy politicians to write loop-holes into tax laws to protect their wealth. Capital gains should be taxed as normal income. The income cap should be raised for SS. A VAT should be added to balance the budget. If the GOP doesn't address the budget deficit and entitlements the democrats will win and the US will devolve into something unrecognizable.
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kyzr, you're off base son. most everyone's 401k is subject to capital gains. Everyone's. so if you raise the capital gains, you raise it on the middle class. son, I wish all of you would shut the fk up. you have no idea what you're talking about. shut up!

I'm way older than you kiddo. So tell me what happens if the budget deficit keeps growing and the $23T Debt goes to $30T?
Factor in that Medicare will be bankrupt in 2026 and Social Security insolvent in 2032.
Your solution is "O'wise One"???
Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Our national debt is nothing like a credit card debt. It is the mechanism in which we manage our economy and sovereign currency. The debt that we owe is largely owed to us the public (citizens, businesses, and banks) through treasury bills and bonds. If we paid it all back at once then we would be injecting Trillions of dollars back into our own Economy and inflation would wipe us out. Its a game of monopoly based on borrowing and spending.... Yes very different than a household budget or credit card bill. If you're thinking of it as a Visa bill then I suggest you do a little more research on what the national debt actually is.
That's not really true at all, since we have to constantly pay interest on The Debt, and this is money that cannot be used for other purposes.

And when you talk about $200 Trillion in new spending, every cent of that will have to be borrowed, and just paying The Interest on it will wreck the economy, let alone all the new taxes that will have to be levied on people and business further damaging The Country.

Our GDP is only $20 Trillion, so where in the world are you going to get $200 Trillion to invest in your Insane Programs?
 
kyzr, you're off base son. most everyone's 401k is subject to capital gains. Everyone's. so if you raise the capital gains, you raise it on the middle class. son, I wish all of you would shut the fk up. you have no idea what you're talking about. shut up!

I'm way older than you kiddo. So tell me what happens if the budget deficit keeps growing and the $23T Debt goes to $30T?
Factor in that Medicare will be bankrupt in 2026 and Social Security insolvent in 2032.
Your solution is "O'wise One"???
Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Ok, but our national debt is very different than a credit card. Interest on debt amounts
kyzr, you're off base son. most everyone's 401k is subject to capital gains. Everyone's. so if you raise the capital gains, you raise it on the middle class. son, I wish all of you would shut the fk up. you have no idea what you're talking about. shut up!

I'm way older than you kiddo. So tell me what happens if the budget deficit keeps growing and the $23T Debt goes to $30T?
Factor in that Medicare will be bankrupt in 2026 and Social Security insolvent in 2032.
Your solution is "O'wise One"???
Please correct me if I’m wrong but as long as the population is growing and GDP growing then it makes sense for the debt to grow as well. Right?

No. Not right. As the Debt grows the interest on the Debt grows, just like only making minimum payments on your Visa bill.
Now the interest on the $23T Debt is about $450b a year. As the Debt grows to $30T and as interest rates eventually rise that interest will consume way too much of the Budget and drastic cuts will need to be made.

GDP doesn't always grow. Recessions happen now and then.
In simple terms its much better to have no Visa balance and no interest payments than to only be able to keep paying interest and not gaining on it.

One solution I heard was a "Convention of States" to force a Balanced Budget Amendment to keep the DC coxuckers from overspending.
Our national debt is nothing like a credit card debt. It is the mechanism in which we manage our economy and sovereign currency. The debt that we owe is largely owed to us the public (citizens, businesses, and banks) through treasury bills and bonds. If we paid it all back at once then we would be injecting Trillions of dollars back into our own Economy and inflation would wipe us out. Its a game of monopoly based on borrowing and spending.... Yes very different than a household budget or credit card bill. If you're thinking of it as a Visa bill then I suggest you do a little more research on what the national debt actually is.
That's not really true at all, since we have to constantly pay interest on The Debt, and this is money that cannot be used for other purposes.

And when you talk about $200 Trillion in new spending, every cent of that will have to be borrowed, and just paying The Interest on it will wreck the economy, let alone all the new taxes that will have to be levied on people and business further damaging The Country.

Our GDP is only $20 Trillion, so where in the world are you going to get $200 Trillion to invest in your Insane Programs?
Hello Mr Sidetrack!!! haha, when did I say anything about 200 Trillion in programs?! If you need to make shit up to feel like you can beat me in a debate then thats pretty pathetic. Do better.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?
so the poor don't have to pay for the services we all do? why?
WTF. Are you crazy?
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?
so the poor don't have to pay for the services we all do? why?
WTF. Are you crazy?
what's your point then? you veered away from the OP with this. again, the poor don't pay payroll taxes, so your video is a lie. So, again, are you saying poor don't have to pay for anything? BTW, the rich don't use SS either. another lie.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?
so the poor don't have to pay for the services we all do? why?
WTF. Are you crazy?
what's your point then? you veered away from the OP with this. again, the poor don't pay payroll taxes, so your video is a lie. So, again, are you saying poor don't have to pay for anything? BTW, the rich don't use SS either. another lie.
LOL. TAXES. ALL TAXES. Not just income taxes. Think. THINK.
 
It all boils down to the tremendously idiosyncratic definition of the word, "Fairness."

It would be manifestly fair to impose a per capita tax on all Americans; everyone should pay the same dollar amount, since we are all citizens or permanent residents and all benefit from that reality. If we all paid $4,500, that would pretty much balance the budget.

But it would also be fair if we all paid the same percentage of our taxable income. 15% would work nicely (in addition to the "payroll taxes"), and as an added advantage, The Rich would pay much more in FIT than The Poor.

The least fair of all would be to exempt half the population from paying any income taxes at all, then tax the earners according to a GRADUATED percentage, with the highest earners paying the highest percentage(!). Talk about Highway Robbery.

Bernie Sanders appeals to those who pay the least amount in Federal Income Taxes, but want the greatest amount of free goodies from the Federal government (free healthcare, free college tuition, etc.). He is LITERALLY attempting to BUY THEIR VOTES with taxpayer money.

It is the height of irony that this old Crank rails about how EVIL it is for Mike Bloomberg to be buying votes WITH HIS OWN MONEY, while Bernie seeks to buy votes WITH YOUR MONEY!

You couldn't make it up.

When you rob Peter to pay Paul, the Paul's of your society generally have no objection. A consumption tax is the only fair way to do it. Those people that pay no income tax love spending the money of people that do. A VAT tax wouldn't work because it would still be a hidden tax.

Where I live, we have an 8 cent per dollar county tax. This also includes state tax as well. Everybody in our county pays this tax, the rich, the poor, and anyybody in between. No real problem that I can see. Democrats are constantly telling us the poor can't play income tax because they don't have the money. They have the money for big screens, smart phones, cars, and the usual amenities of a household, but not income tax.

It would control the spending problem too. You want free college, your consumption tax goes up three cents. Healthcare for all, our consumption tax would go up by 25 cents. That would stop Democrats from buying votes if everybody had a horse in the race. They would be forced to keep spending low.

A consumption tax also nails people who get around the taxation system. People who scrap metal for a living or extra money, people who work at an establishment where they earn big bucks in tips, people who are in the trades and work for cash on the side such as remodeling, concrete work, and bricklaying. People who repair cars at their homes for cash only. Everybody pays when they purchase products.

To get the Democrats on board, we could also make it progressive to shut them up. Standard living items 10 cents. In ground pools, boats, jewelry, 20 cent tax. High end cars, vacation homes, yachts, a 30 cent tax and so on.
You’re referring to the government robbing the poor and MC to pay the 1% right?

I'm saying everybody pays into the system. The rich pay, the poor pay, everybody pays, just like all the people who spend money in our county.
Watch the fucking video. The poor and middle class are getting screwed.

Thanks for wasting my time since your video didn't have anything anybody in this forum doesn't know about. First off, people who live an average lifespan will get way more out of their SS and Medicare than their contributions. It's hardly a tax at all since you get all that money back and more. Your city, county, state taxes go to support infrastructure you and I use every day: roads, bridges, water and sewer lines, police, fire, street lights, so you are paying for those things, and much less than people that earn more money than you do.

However when we are talking income taxes, that's something nearly half of our country doesn't pay. As for the Social Security maximum, most rich people won't collect that money, and the ones who do pay a disproportional amount compared to what they get back than your average blue collar worker. If we were to eliminate that ceiling, then it's only fair we eliminate the maximum they can collect.
The video sure does offer some on this forum information they don’t know. See JC’s posts.
 

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