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Originally Posted by firstdown
I just wished that ever American had to sit down at the end of the month and write out a check to the federal and state to pay their taxes. This way its not hidden in each paycheck and people had to actually write out the amount and withdraw it over and over again from their check book. Now the goverment has the employeer do their dirty work and most people have no clue what they pay in taxes. All they care about is how much of a refund will they get at the end of the year. If they had to actually pay these taxes those refund checks they receive would start to look kind of small. I love when someone making 60,000 grand a year gets all excited at getting back $500 to $1,200 like they hit the jack pot. When I hear someone like that I look at them and ask them how much they paid in taxes. They usually get this dumb look on their face and say "I don't know". So who here knows what they pay in taxes each year without looking at you taxes or pay stub?
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I do. $16,444 to the federal government in 2008, plus whatever for Medicare, plus whatever for social security, plus 4100 for real estate taxes, plus 2800 for Philadelphia wage, plus 5500 for PA state income. But I get your point, I'm a rarity, my mind is like the green screen from The Matrix except it's filled with cap numbers and dollar signs.