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Happy Tax Day

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:46 AM

April 15 is the day when we can all celebrate our love and support for the Federal Tax system. I invite you all to share your tax-holiday stories and plans.

Here in Ohio its a beautiful spring day. This morning I just sent this nice fella along to jail for 90 days and I'm taking a half personal day this afternoon from my highly paid govt job and cooking out on my BBQ grill. Chicken, grilled onions and peppers. And I'm having a cake.

On behalf of the millions of govt workers out there I just want to thank you all (except the poor...cause ya'll don't pay taxes).

H

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:49 AM

GRIZWALD

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:14 AM

DEADLOCKVICTIM

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Originally posted by Hero:
....I'm having a cake.

how very Marie Antoinette of you H...

but since it is a very gloomy day for many of us who get absolutely no say in how our dollars are spent, let me direct you to this website - where you can choose how to spend at least three trillion taxpayer dollars..

play video here:
http://3trillion.org/

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:15 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by Hero:
On behalf of the millions of govt workers out there I just want to thank you all (except the poor...cause ya'll don't pay taxes).

Oh how wonderfully sarcastic of you.

However, at the risk of taking what you say far too seriously (which is to say seriously at all) I have to point out that even the poorest of poor Americans pay taxes. Maybe not the federal income tax (but even there if you are earning anything close to enough to survive on the feds are getting their cut) but certainly the social security tax, probably a state income tax, and virtually certainly state and local sales taxes. This isn't even counting indirect taxes like the portion of your rent that covers the property tax your landlord has to pay.

I suppose that a homeless person who never pays for anything ever may avoid taxation but I doubt it's actually possible to survive entirely on charity. Sure the salvation army will feed you and house you but you still have to get your own booze. I know I couldn't put up with the S.A. band for any length of time without a good buzz going.

David

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:24 AM

JONGSSTRAW

The current HUGE scandal in the GOVERNMENT according to the GAO is the Federal Employees using their Govt-issued credit cards...for ANYTHING other than Govt. business...such as :
strip clubs
vacation trips
mortgage payments
clothing
lingerie
call girls
on-line porn
etc.

I suppose some will use their Govt credit card to pay their taxes as well. These reports about this NEVER mention if the guilty ones have been identified, and/or if they will be arrested and prosecuted. If they're not, why not? This is fraud of tax dollars...they should all go to prison.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:00 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
such as :

BBQ grills, chicken, cakes...

No wait...don't have a govt credit card. All I have is access to the Police Property room, which is kinda like going to a yard sale, cause you never know what you'll find.

I note for the record that we are now required to destroy all alcohol...which is a damn waste. There used to be these great FOP parties about twice/year.

Oh, and the poor don't pay taxes. If you get more in support then you pay in taxes then you are not really paying. Don't get me wrong...I love the poor. Without the poor the middle class like my own self would be on the bottom.

Who cares? All I can say is my chicken turned out great, my cake is well and truly frosted, the sun is shining and I'm heading back out to enjoy it all. Thanks everybody for making this the best tax day ever!

H

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:41 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by Hero:
Oh, and the poor don't pay taxes. If you get more in support then you pay in taxes then you are not really paying.

Bull. And shit.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:02 PM

FREMDFIRMA

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I know I couldn't put up with the S.A. band for any length of time without a good buzz going.

Bwahahahaha

In all honesty the 1040 oughta list at least in simplified form where the money goes and let those at the mouth of the funnel decide where it goes.

Course, if we did that we'd have one less pretty, flashy nuclear submarine with fancy toys and a lot more schools and teachers - and wouldn't that just suck for the imperialist war machine ?

-F

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:33 PM

KIRKULES

I did my taxes at the last minute as usual, and was happy to find that I didn't owe the feds too much money. Then I realized that the reason I did'nt owe is because I didn't make squat last year. This year has started out strong, so I'm calling the bottom. Let the recovery begin!

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:38 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

I finished my taxes last week, but oddly I took a half personal day too, today. I didn’t grille out though. I just cut the yard and sat around watching some silly show about mermaids. Now I’m going to the senior citizen center to teach Foxtrot.

I donated my federal refund to a charity.

I keep the state refund. It’s not much, but it’ll pay for a nice night out.

But I too would like to thank you all for paying taxes that support the Military Industrial Complex, without which I’d probably be relegated to the theoretical world of academic physics.

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.

Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.

-- Cicero

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:12 PM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

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Finn mac Cumhal wrote:
.... Now I’m going to the senior citizen center to teach Foxtrot.

Finn you never fail to suprise me. It's cool you know how to Foxtrot and even cooler that you take time to teach it to some senior citizens.

My Federal refund almost covers what I owe New Jersey. But at least I didn't have to pay AMT (this year anyway).

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:24 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

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Originally posted by daveshayne:
Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
Oh, and the poor don't pay taxes. If you get more in support then you pay in taxes then you are not really paying.
Bull. And shit.

I never paid income tax when I was poor. I was a lucky ducky.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:29 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Now I only need to work for another 3 or 4 months to pay for this year's taxes.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:32 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

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Originally posted by Veteran:
Finn you never fail to suprise me. It's cool you know how to Foxtrot and even cooler that you take time to teach it to some senior citizens.

The Foxtrot is my favorite smooth dance. Of course what I taught tonight was just some basic steps that were a bit adjusted for the movement-challenged. Not too fun for me, but the old-timers get a kick out of it. Some of them probably remember when it was a national fad.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:25 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by Kirkules:
I did my taxes at the last minute as usual, and was happy to find that I didn't owe the feds too much money. Then I realized that the reason I did'nt owe is because I didn't make squat last year. This year has started out strong, so I'm calling the bottom. Let the recovery begin!

Because of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is if you don't make squat you don't pay...if you owed money, then at the very least you did in fact make squat.

Don't sell yourself short.

H

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:27 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I donated my federal refund to a charity.

Me too...actually I'm finally buying season tickets to the Browns (who open against Dallas if anybody wants to bid on my seats). Thats kinda like charity, I mean it really helps someone in need (that someone being me and the need being Browns tickets).

H

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:53 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I never paid income tax when I was poor. I was a lucky ducky.

http://dir.salon.com/story/comics/boll/2002/12/19/boll/index.html

Lucky indeed.

But you paid other taxes in that time, such as sales and property taxes (indirectly at least), which was my point.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:46 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I never paid income tax when I was poor. I was a lucky ducky.

http://dir.salon.com/story/comics/boll/2002/12/19/boll/index.html

Lucky indeed.

But you paid other taxes in that time, such as sales and property taxes (indirectly at least), which was my point.

This discussion is about income tax, but if you want to expand it to other taxes, then yes I did pay sales tax - not sure I paid property tax, but there’s obviously no way around paying sales tax. However, I would also argue that I got back more from the state then I put in. What about welfare checks? What about foodstamps? What about the free clinics? What about Pell Grants? What about the blocks of processed government cheese-food? What about the cheese, man?! The CHEESE!!!!!

No, I’m pretty sure that when you look at the bottom line I paid no taxes, and in fact it wouldn't surprise me if I ended up with more money then I earned from the system. Such is the wonderful world I live in. God bless America.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:53 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:

I donated my federal refund to a charity.

That's very cool.

Hey! Seeing as I had to pay the Feds another $420 on top of what they already took, you wanna consider ME a charity???

Poor Chrisisall

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:57 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Hey! Seeing as I had to pay the Feds another $420 on top of what they already took, you wanna consider ME a charity???

It sounds tempting. I just don’t know. On one hand there’s the Catholic church that sponsors soup kitchens and provides holiday meals, social events for poor people in town. Takes in battered woman and runaways. And helps pay for heating or cooling costs for those who can’t keep up with their utility bills. Then on the other hand there’s you. I won't lie to you - it's tempting.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:58 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

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Originally posted by Hero:
Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I donated my federal refund to a charity.

Me too...actually I'm finally buying season tickets to the Browns (who open against Dallas if anybody wants to bid on my seats). Thats kinda like charity, I mean it really helps someone in need (that someone being me and the need being Browns tickets).H

Well, charity begins at home.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:00 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
there’s the Catholic church that sponsors soup kitchens and provides holiday meals, social events for poor people in town. Takes in battered woman and runaways. And helps pay for heating or cooling costs for those who can’t keep up with their utility bills.

I salute you, sir.

Chrisisall

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:54 PM

AURAPTOR

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:54 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
This discussion is about income tax, but if you want to expand it to other taxes, then yes I did pay sales tax - not sure I paid property tax, but there’s obviously no way around paying sales tax.

A) Actually the discussion is about taxes. It is only a fallacy of conservatives to assume the income tax is the only tax.

B) Unless you were homeless (or I guess living solely on a federal reservation or some areas of Alaska) you did pay property tax at least indirectly.

C) Getting payments through some government program(s) (be it EBT, housing assistance, or defense contracts, tec.) does not negate the fact of taxes.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:00 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

There is no “fallacy of conservatives,” and if you want to expand the discussion to all taxes, as opposed to income taxes, then be my guest - I’ve already said I don’t give shit.

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
C) Getting payments through some government program(s) (be it EBT, housing assistance, or defense contracts, tec.) does not negate the fact of taxes.

So if I pay $100.00 to the government and the government gives me $120.00, what is the net result? I’ll give you a clue, that $100.00 I paid is negated.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:45 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
So if I pay $100.00 to the government and the government gives me $120.00, what is the net result? I’ll give you a clue, that $100.00 I paid is negated.

Not really. It's still a hundred dollars you don't have.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:48 AM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
So if I pay $100.00 to the government and the government gives me $120.00, what is the net result? I’ll give you a clue, that $100.00 I paid is negated.
Not really. It's still a hundred dollars you don't have.

Arithmetic isn’t really your strong suit, huh.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:58 AM

KIRKULES

Here in Florida the sales tax is 6.5%. For 2007 the Federal earned income tax credit(EITC) for single person with two children earning less than $37,783 is $4,716. That means that in order for that person to end up paying net taxes they would have to spend $72,554 on sales taxable items in 2007, almost double their income. For a single person with one child earning less than $33,241 they would receive $2853, requiring them to spend $43,892 in order to end up paying any taxes. Single people with no children don't do quite so well. A single person with no children earning $12,590 receives $428. This means if they spend their entire income on sales taxable items they would end up paying $390 in taxes. Since food is not taxable in many states it would be difficult to spend your entire income on taxable items. Uncle Sam has never given a dam about single people with no children, they always get screwed.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:12 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
Arithmetic isn’t really your strong suit, huh.

I'm fine with arithmetic. It's stupidity I don't understand.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:01 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
I'm fine with arithmetic. It's stupidity I don't understand.

You mean the kind of stupidity that goes with ignoring facts and basic math because you can’t bring yourself to accept something that doesn’t mesh with an ideology?

Why are you so unwilling to accept this? Does it really surprise you that poor people don’t pay taxes? I suspect that you have been indoctrinated with classist ideology.

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