Tax hikes.

[cabinover]

Oh Boy...

If I had to take a guess at who and what to tax it would probably go like this. A flat tax of some amount as well as a sales tax.

I don't mind paying my taxes to support the military to keep our country safe. I don't mind paying tax on fuel to drive my cars/ motorcycles on public roads.
I would not mind paying say 10% income tax along with EVERYONE else, no exceptions, no loopholes, nada. Same with corporations-10%

As for an inheritance tax, the money has already been taxed. Why would anyone think it's fine to tax it again?

Come to think of it, I don't even think we should both taxes. Choose one or the other, income or sales. I'll take income. Make it a cool 20%.

What do ya think?

[Twodogs]

I was thinking about this today as I heard a talking head say that if they taxed everyone that made over 500k 100%, it would make 1.2 trillion against a 4 trillion deficit. That makes it pretty easy to figure out who's gonna pay for all this stuff. Here's some hints for the slow among us; it ain't gonna be the crack dealers, or the illegal immigrant workers, or women on welfare that are churning out kids/meal tickets, or the insanely wealthy. There's not a doubt in my mind that America will pull through and survive the policies of this administration, but as usual, it will be on the backs of the working man. Let's just pray it's only 4 years worth.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

I was thinking about this today as I heard a talking head say that if they taxed everyone that made over 500k 100%, it would make 1.2 trillion against a 4 trillion deficit. That makes it pretty easy to figure out who's gonna pay for all this stuff. Here's some hints for the slow among us; it ain't gonna be the crack dealers, or the illegal immigrant workers, or women on welfare that are churning out kids/meal tickets, or the insanely wealthy. There's not a doubt in my mind that America will pull through and survive the policies of this administration, but as usual, it will be on the backs of the working man. Let's just pray it's only 4 years worth.

Two things, we got into fiscal trouble with the bush policies and again I ask who are these women on welfare that are churning out kids/meal tickets?

[Twodogs]

Originally Posted by noonereal

Two things, we got into fiscal trouble with the bush policies and again I ask who are these women on welfare that are churning out kids/meal tickets?

Come on out to Kansas City and I'll take you around to meet some. I used to buy my junk down in the city, so I know the "Brooklyn" area and some of the residents very well. I wouldn't lie to you anyway, they treat it like a business. The guy, if there is one, doesn't claim to live there, so the woman and kids qualify for mo stuff (mo kids, mo stuff). He deals drugs (in some form or another) all day, while she sits around watching TV and tending the kids. Food stamps are just like money in the hood.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

Come on out to Kansas City and I'll take you around to meet some. I used to buy my junk down in the city, so I know the "Brooklyn" area and some of the residents very well. I wouldn't lie to you anyway, they treat it like a business. The guy, if there is one, doesn't claim to live there, so the woman and kids qualify for mo stuff (mo kids, mo stuff). He deals drugs (in some form or another) all day, while she sits around watching TV and tending the kids. Food stamps are just like money in the hood.

Reminds me of old times.

Back when I was "kid", my buddies and myself lived in Denver, one bock off of Colfax Ave., close to the State Capitol. Nothing but drunks, titty bars, and drug dealers. No place for a Methodist, and I didn't remain one for very long. Apologizes to Samuel Clemens.

Our neighbor was a junkie, now on methadone, who sat around his apartment all day drinking Schlitz Malt Liquor and listening to old Hank Williams records on his POS record player. While his wife "worked".

Anyway, we were out on Colfax one evening (talk about a bunch of rubes) and saw Dave's wife come out of a bar with a big drunk who was feeling her up. We turned to one another in shock and said, "This is horrible, wonder if Dave knows his wife is running around on him".

Didn't take too long to figger out what Dave meant when he said his wife "worked".

I learned a bunch of things that summer.

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

. Food stamps are just like money in the hood.

So is methadone but it does not change the fact that food stamps ultimately have value because you can buy food with them.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by cabinover

Oh Boy...

If I had to take a guess at who and what to tax it would probably go like this. A flat tax of some amount as well as a sales tax.

I don't mind paying my taxes to support the military to keep our country safe. I don't mind paying tax on fuel to drive my cars/ motorcycles on public roads.
I would not mind paying say 10% income tax along with EVERYONE else, no exceptions, no loopholes, nada. Same with corporations-10%

As for an inheritance tax, the money has already been taxed. Why would anyone think it's fine to tax it again?

Come to think of it, I don't even think we should both taxes. Choose one or the other, income or sales. I'll take income. Make it a cool 20%.

What do ya think?

I like your proposal. I do think that both a 10% tax and a sales tax is fairest than just a 20% income tax.