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Posted on 09/17/2011 8:04:57 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
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My husband is a Realtor in a rural area. Average home costs are around $50,000 or so. But, there are more expensive homes, just not lots. He has to sell many homes and lucky he’s top seller and lister in our area. Our taxes last quarter were around $1,500 on $8,000. Our income is down about 40% from 3+ years ago. If people had to pay their taxes out of pocket, instead of having them withdrawn every month so you don’t really see it. There’d be a louder outcry. Ever quarter I just get angrier and angrier. Especially when I see the way our tax dollars are thrown away. After they’ve wasted billions of our hard earned money, and they run out of our money, they just come after us for more.
and this is why we are YEARS away from fixing the housing problem...unless instead of trying to keep people in houses they can’t ever afford, and thus prop up housing prices...clean them all out..let prices correct, let others start to buy...we are prolonging the problem..
Has a conversation with a friend...30% set aside just in FICA, not including city and state, plus property, gains, and etc.
I can’t do it. I just can’t do it. I am working from before sun-up until after sun-down and going backwards.
I need to hire help...and can’t see a way clear to actually pay them too. Wow...think about that idea. Due to government taxation...I can’t afford to hire.
No matter what taxes the Feds cut, the States move in immediately and take up the slack. That mentality is endemic and a thorough "cleansing of the hives" is needed.
There have been new hidden taxes in every bill that’s been passed since the commiecrats took over congress in 2007, and started expanding these programs and making them more available to Americans as they they put a choke hold on businesses and cratered the vast of majority of them or ran them completely out of the country.
They’ve all but nationalized every business in the US with their controls.
And soon the vast majority of households will be cranking up a generator to support the flickering flow of energy into their houses...if...if they can afford the fuel to do so.
Liberalism...progressivism...socialism...aka communism is doing exactly what Marx told them to do. Destroy every freedom loving society on the planet.
Everyone I know are or have maxed their credit to survive. Two daughters that have to share my modest income to survive. California is a total toilet and will never recover.
yep.
i enjoyed your story about how you daughter came to learn about taxes.
we’ve all been there.
The kernel..the nugget of it all is taxes, regulation, and immigration
The story of American jobs and labor is deeply intertwined with predatory Federal, state and local taxation and regulation....
South Koreans sleep soundly on their border with NORKS because of American Taxpayer dollars and the American GI.
Why can’t Texans, New Mexicans, Arizonans and Californians?....BECAUSE
Illegal immigration is THE KEY to the perpetuation of the status quo in DC......
Predatory tax and regulatory policies-actions that basically serve to perpetuate and grow governments-leave what business is left in the country seeking disposable labor.
Illegal Labor is the Feds out for preserving the status quo regarding Taxes and Regulation. Interestingly, that is WHY the Feds encourage in-state tuition etc for illegals under-the-table -their presence providing disposable labor allows Federal, State and local regulatory and tax excess in the status quo to continue
Immigration is the ultimate litmus test as to the candidates in question commitment to meaningful regulatory and tax reform. If they are wishy-washy on the subject...they have no real intent to disturb the DC status quo...no matter how big their cowboy hat and six-gun.
Real”leadership” is that which will place Flyover Country’s interest ahead of the Feds....haven’t yet seen anything meaningful anywhere from anybody to indicate that might happen. We have just one more election cycle to make that happen via rule of law. Otherwise its the end of the run for America.
I think taxes are way too low. I think people are not paying enough in taxes.
I think the federal budget (all all state and local governemnts) should not only be balanced, but it should also be running a surplus so we can be paying off our national debt.
(This concept also applies to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. All wars should be paid on a pay-as-you-go basis. If you do not want to pay for a war, then don’t do it. If you do want the war, then pay for it.)
How high do you want to make them?
I think people are not paying enough in taxes.
You're right.
The entitlement class is not paying any. They should.
But that's not what you meant, is it?
Due to government taxation...I can’t afford to hire.
paying taxes is voluntary, or so the IRS says anyway, so tell me, do you pay more than the IRS asks for since you don't think you are taxed enough???
You are free to pay more in taxes. Are you?
Down with Big Centralized Government!
People say the next election is going to be about jobs. That's certainly important, but as this article points out, the cause of no jobs is burdensome Taxation and Regulation.
The War of 2012 will center around Taxation, Rules, Regulations and Jobs. Get Government out of our lives!
Did I say Taxed Enough Already? Why don't more Americans see and understand this? Spread the word. . .
It’s horrible, absolutely horrible what our government is doing. Criminal really. I don’t think we can handle another 1.5 years of this administration.
I’m really looking forward to paying $10,000 next week to the IRS, but since I’m such a nice person, I’d like to give you that joy. Paying for Solyndra gives it an extra kick.
SOLYNDRA
LIGHTSQUARED
FAST & FURIOUS
Will the trifecta open some eyes?
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