I never said "common folk" can't make it big. It takes an extraordinary "common" person to get to the point where they are swimming in wealth. It takes an extraordinary filthy-rich person to get to the point where they have nothing. There are certainly many individual cases of both, but the point is that people don't necessarily have what they earn, or earn what they have.
In all seriousness I really want someone to explain to me why either on of these two candidates' economic packages make any sense. THe only thing I'm getting out of it is that McCain is going to count my benefits as income and tax them. Obama thinks we're dumb enough to buy that he is going to to lower "middle" class taxes and raise taxes on the wealthy and on corporations. First off McCain's plan of taxing my benefits burns me bad. But not nearly as bad as Obama treating the general public like we aren't intelligent enough to realize that businesses don't pay taxes and raising taxes on the "wealthy" seldom actually accomplishes anything aside from more work for accountants finding ways to move the money around and invest it in areas where it won't be taxed. Thats reality. Duty I would LOVE to hear how you think Obama's plan will actually work? Seriously, I didn't mean that as sarcastic as it sounds.
Oh and if I hear either one of them talk about lowering taxes on the poor again I'll beat my head against the wall. How the hell do you lower taxes on someone who doesn't pay any?
You know if I would pay 5% less on my taxes I would be happy, and I'd really be happy if my overtime wasn't taxed, or if that's too much of a stretch, don't freaking tax it MORE!!! That really pisses me off.
businesses don't pay taxes and raising taxes on the "wealthy" seldom actually accomplishes anything aside from more work for accountants finding ways to move the money around and invest it in areas where it won't be taxed. Thats reality. Duty I would LOVE to hear how you think Obama's plan will actually work? Seriously, I didn't mean that as sarcastic as it sounds.
That's what I've been trying to say! Where is my post where my complaint is that the wealthy get to complain about being in the highest tax bracket, despite the fact that they end up paying less in tax (as a percentage) than the average person, because of their ability to shield income? This whole concept of a corporation as a taxable entity is what needs to be fixed. We were able to cut our tax outlay in half by simply establishing a couple businesses in my wife's name -- and we had a higher gross income! How cool was that?
My and Lassy were too busy feeling up the water pillows...
Is that why she was so sweaty? She told me she had to go out running after work... she's training for a marathon in January, so I didn't think anything of it. I guess it's back to chaining her to the bed.
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