Whats Fair When it Comes to Taxes?

[GMScud]

This isn't fair:

Review & Outlook: Obama's Dividend Assault - WSJ.com

This also isn't right:

Chart: Nearly Half of All Americans Don't Pay Income Taxes

[SirClintonPortis]

Even IF he did already pay 35%, Romney would have paid 40.25% total. 35% for the initial amount. Then 15% of the money he still had, which is 65% of the untaxed amount. An extra 5.25%, not 15%.

[firstdown]

Not worth a new thread:

Occupy Golf Movement


WE NEED TO BE HEARD!!!

I am a member of golf's lower 99%.
I am an indifferent golfer, and there's no way I could ever make it to
the professional level. I will never put in the practice time to be the
best. I will never have the shots, skills, or mental toughness to make
it in the sport. I just never felt like working all that hard at it.
However, I am a part of the golfing community and, as such, feel I
should be paid by the top 1% of golfers for what I do. It isn't fair
that those players who have worked harder, have studied the game, have
better equipment and are more skilled and dedicated should make all
that BIG money.

Where's my share? I'm a Victim!

The top 1% should pay for my club memberships and green fees and
lessons, buy me new clubs, balls, clothes and shoes, and pay me some of
their winnings. They can afford it. They are "The Rich". The whole
system should be changed to accommodate people like me. I think we
should get together and occupy a golf course and demand that those who
are better at what they do, pay for us who generally suck. Whining
should get us something - maybe we'll make the cover of Time Magazine,
garnish some public sympathy. Hell, during this election year we may
even get a law or two passed by legislators who want our votes.

PS. Don't mention this to tennis players. We thought of it first

[GMScud]

Good thing taxpayer dollars are going here. WTF.

Guantanamo Detainees Get New $750G Soccer Field | Fox News

[saden1]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Good thing taxpayer dollars are going here. WTF.

Guantanamo Detainees Get New $750G Soccer Field | Fox News

We can't just keep them solitary confinement and torture them....whatever Obama is doing it seems to be paying off:

On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying about the Justice Department budget on Capitol Hill, said the recidivism rate for Guantanamo detainees overall is in the mid-20s. But the recidivism rate for those transferred during the Obama administration is 7 percent.

Keep doing what y'all good at...hate on haters.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by saden1

We can't just keep them solitary confinement and torture them....whatever Obama is doing it seems to be paying off:



Keep doing what y'all good at...hate on haters.

That's a fine piece of stat juggling, saden1, but shouldn't we really be looking at his promise to shut the place down, first and foremost?

[saden1]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

That's a fine piece of stat juggling, saden1, but shouldn't we really be looking at his promise to shut the place down, first and foremost?

It's not stats juggling if we are dealing in facts...and recidivism stats is pertinent regardless of whether the camp is open or closed.


I would hope someone who runs a business like GScud would understand that sometimes you have to do what is best not necessary what you think is right. I mean, what is the cost of combating one terrorist? I would bet it's a lot higher than 750K. From an investment standpoint 750K is nothing if it means you get a few of these guys to not to return to battle. Who knew soccer could save lives?

[Chico23231]

Michigan woman still collecting food stamps after winning $1 million lottery | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

their goes your tax money Alvin

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Michigan woman still collecting food stamps after winning $1 million lottery | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

their goes your tax money Alvin

I usually don't get into these political discussions but really?? How is that possible after winning essentially 500K

[mlmpetert]

I order a lot of crap from Amazon. Thats going to change:

Amazon to Collect Sales Tax in Virginia - eBookNewser

Right now amazon only collects taxes for 5 states: Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington. That will likely increase, shortly.

I was so upset about this i emailed McDonnell. Amazon opens up distributions centers in VA and how do we repay them? F' McDonnell.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I order a lot of crap from Amazon. Thats going to change:

Amazon to Collect Sales Tax in Virginia - eBookNewser



I was so upset about this i emailed McDonnell. Amazon opens up distributions centers in VA and how do we repay them? F' McDonnell.

Lame.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

I order a lot of crap from Amazon. Thats going to change:

Amazon to Collect Sales Tax in Virginia - eBookNewser



I was so upset about this i emailed McDonnell. Amazon opens up distributions centers in VA and how do we repay them? F' McDonnell.

I am a huge Amazon customer despite being a resident of their home state. They collect 9.8% of everything I buy and I have not been bothered by it. I will say this though, having lived in VA for six months last year I really enjoyed paying no sales taxes on my Amazon purchases.

The real issue though is how do you collect taxes in the era of the internet? One would think that if you setup shop in a state you should collect sales taxes on residents of the state that buy stuff from you. Remember, one of the reason states didn't enforce sales taxes on goods bought online was to spur growth in internet sales. Now we have reached a point where anything can be bought online and if you don't start collecting taxes you won't have much sales tax revenue to speak of pretty soon.

The rule is simple....if you have a presence and do business in the state of VA you pay and collect taxes. This is beyond fair and right.

[SirClintonPortis]

$750000 is small fry for the government, especially if it means the guards running the place also benefit from it, even if it's mentally than rather than monetarily.