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beastmaster · 04-15-2003, 12:53 PM

37%, including federal and California state income taxes, Medicare and Social Security.

When you add in sales and gas taxes, etc., and hidden taxes like FICA (paid by the employer), the total tax burden has got to be over 40% of my gross income.

Melkor · 04-15-2003, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by Evangelion
So where's the beef?!

Citizens Against Government Waste

It's not just the amount taken from us. It's how it's pissed away that bothers us as well.

Evangelion · 04-15-2003, 01:26 PM

Well, you certainly have a fine point there, Melkor!

Optional · 04-15-2003, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by Melkor
Citizens Against Government Waste

It's not just the amount taken from us. It's how it's pissed away that bothers us as well.

Yeh, if I thought it would be spent sanely and wisely, I'd gladly pay much more than I do now. As it is, I begrudge every dollar because I KNOW it's going to be spent on something stupid.

-me

wildernesse · 04-15-2003, 01:43 PM

We didn't begrudge our taxes, seeing as how our incomes come directly from the state or federal government. Rufus and I feel that, in this respect, taxpayer's money is being well spent.

--tibac

spurly · 04-15-2003, 01:45 PM

I paid a little over 16%.

Kevin

Dr Rick · 04-15-2003, 01:48 PM

39%

spurly · 04-15-2003, 01:49 PM

I think it would be great if taxpayers could decide where their own money could be spent. They could be given choices like the following, and then they could decide what percentage of their tax money would go to the different programs:

Welfare
Food Stamps
Defense
Congress and Senate Salaries and Benefits
Infrastucture (Roads and Highways)
Farm Aid
Disaster Relief
Centers for Disease Control
Foreign Aid
Education
National Parks
EPA
Commerce Department
FDA
FCC
OSHA
Etc.

If we had these options, needless pork barrel spending would be gone very quickly.

Kevin

penumbra · 04-15-2003, 01:52 PM

Totaling Federal and State income taxes and local property tax, it came to 42% this year. However, that is higher than normal due to some unusual circumstances that I hope will NEVER be repeated!

elwoodblues · 04-15-2003, 02:19 PM

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If we had these options, needless pork barrel spending would be gone very quickly.

Wow. We'd be trading pork for bread and circuses. Hardly much of an improvement.

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04-15-2003, 12:53 PM	#11
beastmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Madrid / I am a: Lifelong atheist Posts: 885	37%, including federal and California state income taxes, Medicare and Social Security. When you add in sales and gas taxes, etc., and hidden taxes like FICA (paid by the employer), the total tax burden has got to be over 40% of my gross income.

04-15-2003, 01:26 PM	#13
Evangelion Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walsall, UK Posts: 1,490	Well, you certainly have a fine point there, Melkor!

04-15-2003, 01:43 PM	#15
wildernesse Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,578	We didn't begrudge our taxes, seeing as how our incomes come directly from the state or federal government. Rufus and I feel that, in this respect, taxpayer's money is being well spent. --tibac

04-15-2003, 01:45 PM	#16
spurly Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 710	I paid a little over 16%. Kevin

04-15-2003, 01:48 PM	#17
Dr Rick Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: USA Posts: 5,393	39%

04-15-2003, 01:49 PM	#18
spurly Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 710	I think it would be great if taxpayers could decide where their own money could be spent. They could be given choices like the following, and then they could decide what percentage of their tax money would go to the different programs: Welfare Food Stamps Defense Congress and Senate Salaries and Benefits Infrastucture (Roads and Highways) Farm Aid Disaster Relief Centers for Disease Control Foreign Aid Education National Parks EPA Commerce Department FDA FCC OSHA Etc. If we had these options, needless pork barrel spending would be gone very quickly. Kevin

04-15-2003, 01:52 PM	#19
penumbra Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,938	Totaling Federal and State income taxes and local property tax, it came to 42% this year. However, that is higher than normal due to some unusual circumstances that I hope will NEVER be repeated!

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