Taxes

[poptab]

So just started making decent money.
Looked at my pay stub recently. It had a summary for the past 6 months. Nearly 30% gone to taxes.

Wtf. Since they take so much money can I just file in a lower tax bracket. My effective income is back at the 15 % bracket.

I just think it's funny people believe this is a free country.
No everyone is a government slave.

 

[Bennettjh]

Roughly the same percentage for me. Aggravates me to no end and it's only going to get worse.

 

[88GT]

Wasn't so bad when the majority of the government's revenue came from tariffs. I still don't understand why we give imports a free pass and tax the hell out of our own citizens.

 

[short308]

Pay close attention to what your tax return is, and adjust your dependents accordingly. When I finally made it to where my pay leveled off I think I was getting about a $6-8k tax return. Some of it was my wife's schooling, but about $6K of it was my stuff being out of whack. Talked to our secretary and ended up getting about $100 a week back on the check and calling it good.

 

[rockhopper46038]

The government, she do take a bite...

 

[CHCRandy]

You only have to work from January to May for everyone else....then you get to keep June to December.

 

[92ThoStro]

You make more money than us so you should have to pay for our wants and needs. It is only fair

 

[5.56'aholic]

You make more money than us so you should have to pay for our wants and needs. It is only fair

I take it the purple is not working today?

 

[NathanJefferson]

Only 30%? Lucky.

 

[Doug]

Welcome to the progressive remaking of the country.
Currently, ~ 58% of the population is working, but there is no reason why 25% of the population cannot support the other 75%, if they are properly taxed.
As long as you're willing to work 50-60 hours per week to have $5,000 to $7,000 more each year than your neighbors who don't work, you'll be fine.
Otherwise, you're just greedy and uncaring.

Add purple if you think appropriate, but this is the goal of the current administration.

 

[Leo]

Think about what you do with your take home pay. You pay sales tax, you pay excise tax, you pay property tax, you pay tax on your insurance, tax on your utilities, tax on your cell phone, tax on your savings accounts. You pay 80 plus cents per gallon for every gallon of gas you buy. Heck, that 30% you see on your check is only the first 1/2 of what you pay. Look up "tax freedom day" on the web. Write down that date. compare it to the date last year, and remember that for next year. It will make you really happy when the arrogant kenyan starts talking that "you had better start paying your fair share" garbage.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Welcome to the progressive remaking of the country.
Currently, ~ 58% of the population is working, but there is no reason why 25% of the population cannot support the other 75%, if they are properly taxed.
As long as you're willing to work 50-60 hours per week to have $5,000 to $7,000 more each year than your neighbors who don't work, you'll be fine.
Otherwise, you're just greedy and uncaring.

Add purple if you think appropriate, but this is the goal of the current administration.

Let them and their kids starve, I just do not care anymore unless they are neighbors and friendly, then I will help.

 

[CHCRandy]

Let them and their kids starve, I just do not care anymore unless they are neighbors and friendly, then I will help.

That is how Ron Paul thinks......I like Ron Paul. He wasn't out to make friends to get votes.

Matthew 26:16

 

[easy]

Hey poptab - reality sucks, doesn't it?

 

[poptab]

Hey poptab - reality sucks, doesn't it?

Nah it's just the government that sucks.