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originally posted by: rockintitz
The estate tax will continue to piss me off. Even when I'm dead.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: rockintitz
All together, about 32% of what I made last year.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: rockintitz
It doesn't matter what you pay in taxes. What does matter is the purchasing power of your take home pay. To talk about one without the other is retarded.
originally posted by: rockintitz
a reply to: neo96
Do you mean 0% federal, state and local?
originally posted by: mOjOm
originally posted by: rockintitz
The estate tax will continue to piss me off. Even when I'm dead.
No, it really won't. Nothing will bother you then. Absolutely Nothing.
originally posted by: DAVID64
a reply to: SBMcG
Well, I am definitely not one of the wealth grabbers, but we do need to pay for roads, bridges, water lines, gas lines, military and none of those things are free. No one ever really thinks of that. Without taxes, all that would quickly start to fall apart. We enjoy living in a huge country. Most of out states are bigger than many countries in Europe and it takes money to pay for the upkeep.
Personally, I think anyone making less than 25k, should pay nothing. It's hard enough to live on that and they claim 14k of that is taxable income. Right.
No one should be paying over 25%, unless you make over a certain amount per year. Of course, if they lower federal taxes, they'll find a way to get it all back.
Uncle Sam always finds a way to dig in your wallet.
originally posted by: rockintitz
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: rockintitz
I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying that's what I paid. Middle class, single with kids I can't/don't claim is a 8!+(4.
I apologize if i didn't articulate this correctly. I'm not asking what anybody paid.
I'm asking what percentage of income should be paid.
I'm asking what people believe is fair. Individually.