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Originally posted by Tw0Sides
reply to post by Xtrozero
Sometimes money is Saved by what a Leader Didn`t do.
A War with Iran Avoided, could Save Trillions, and Thousands of Our Finest.
What Value do you Place on One Soldier NOT Killed.
The GOP sees Soldiers às pawns for Foreign Policy`.
Do You.
Originally posted by MyHappyDogShiner
This is an old problem,why would anyone place any trust or faith in such a failure?.
You get the best government money can buy,it's way overpriced and over-rated.
It's free money until there isn't anyone down here with any.
Originally posted by rickymouse
Just tax capital gains at the income tax rate like they used to do. Oh wait That would mean all the CEO's with their stock options and free stock as part of their agreement would have to pay a lot more taxes We can't do that, they control the corporations. Funny that these high paid execs who don't even have their own initial money invested in a company get to pay so little taxes. I can understand a single propriatorship or partnership with money at risk not paying high taxes, but not these guys.
When you say Ùnion Thugs`, do you mean People who are in Unions...
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
Union thugs with pensions fail to understand how the rest of us manage in retirement beyond the pittance of SS. They listen to their masters and buy into the BS.
Originally posted by Xtrozero
1. Let all Bush tax cuts and tax credits expire. One of the reasons 47% do not pay taxes is because of that damn Bush who did these tax cuts and credits. Once these are gone that 47% will drop to around 25%.
edit on 10-11-2012 by Xtrozero because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by Xtrozero
Tell ya what.
Lets return to 1999. Before the Bush tax cuts.
Lets have the same tax rate as 1999.
but
Lets also have the same spending budget as well.
Thanks for adding the video. My first impression is that they are trying to fool people. There's a lot of double counting and some questionable assumptions. May I suggest you check here: www.usgovernmentspending.com...
especially the table under the pie chart?
For the 2013 budget, the government is planning on spending 3803 billion dollars. Some of the figures include
Pensions..........879 billion
Health Care......916 billion
Welfare.............422 billion
Defense........... 901 billion
Education.........136 billion
Transportation..114 billion
I'm sorry, but I don't think the 53% figure from the video is anywhere near accurate.
With respect,
Charles1952
There is no debate here...Obama won, I understand that. I'm not saying the republicans had a better plan, I'm saying we have ONE plan now and it is more taxes. Without an Iran war we will STILL spend over a trillion a year more than what we take in...that number will grow and grow, and so EVERYONE needs to pay the Piper now...EVERYONE, sorry that is reality.
BTW this is not a post on War in anyway it is on our need to fix our ecomony.
Originally posted by earthalien50
Originally posted by Xtrozero
1. Let all Bush tax cuts and tax credits expire. One of the reasons 47% do not pay taxes is because of that damn Bush who did these tax cuts and credits. Once these are gone that 47% will drop to around 25%.
edit on 10-11-2012 by Xtrozero because: (no reason given)
Take from the poor and give to the rich? With 53% of the budget going to the war machine and even more going to the banksters, do the poor have to pay more? Do you know why 47% do not pay income tax?
Who doesn’t pay taxes, in eight charts