tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post8432301949813650418..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Tax Judo: Eliminate April 15th Deadline to Dilute Tea Bagscaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-69625832167419737552010-04-14T08:15:33.945-06:002010-04-14T08:15:33.945-06:00Stan . The key word in the quote is average. Since...Stan . The key word in the quote is average. Since the tax credits in the stimulus package have been in effect,the average has dropped dramatically from where it was a few years ago. Here are links to the IRS and the joint committee on taxation, if you would like to explore without spin.<br /><br />http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/<br /><br />http://www.jct.gov/publications.html?func=startdown&id=3642Barry Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-72544455705647416272010-04-14T00:41:33.689-06:002010-04-14T00:41:33.689-06:00Bartlett says,
According to calculations by the J...Bartlett says,<br /><br /><i>According to calculations by the Joint Committee on Taxation, a congressional committee, tax filers with adjusted gross incomes between $40,000 and $50,000 have an average federal income tax burden of just 1.7%. Those with adjusted gross incomes between $50,000 and $75,000 have an average burden of 4.2%.</i><br /><br />According to my calculations, without divulging my actual adjusted gross income here, I can vouch for the fact that either this statement constitutes a kettle of cooties, or else I need to hire a sharp accountant and file amended returns for the last twenty-five or thirty years -- and then retire to Monaco.<br /><br />Bartlett wants a value-added tax on top of all our other taxes. Nuff said.<br /><br />I'm not quite to the teabagger level yet, but I'll keep working my way down the intellectual ladder, and maybe, along with sufficient degeneration of my dilithium brain power pack, I'll get there pretty soon.Stan Gibiliscohttp://members.authorsguild.net/stangibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-36013913842540042552010-04-13T17:58:11.684-06:002010-04-13T17:58:11.684-06:00Here is an interesting piece from Bruce Bartlett c...Here is an interesting piece from Bruce Bartlett concerning the tea baggers and taxes.<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/18/tea-party-ignorant-taxes-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.htmlBarry Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-62038329894199635962010-04-12T00:34:58.134-06:002010-04-12T00:34:58.134-06:00"Or we could just replace the income tax with..."Or we could just replace the income tax with a national sales tax ..."<br /><br />Cory, you come off like Mike Huckabee!<br /><br />The key word is "replace." It will never happen that way.Stan Gibiliscohttp://members.authorsguild.net/stangibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-2354711861283232592010-04-11T16:47:11.213-06:002010-04-11T16:47:11.213-06:00Cory,
to answer you simply and succinctly, NO. I...Cory, <br />to answer you simply and succinctly, NO. Increasing smoke and mirrors will not placate people that are mad about tyranny.<br /><br />-- Scott BurtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-44904877243232798332010-04-11T13:24:58.984-06:002010-04-11T13:24:58.984-06:00Crap! Thanks for reminding me I have to do my taxe...Crap! Thanks for reminding me I have to do my taxes tonight!Jackrabit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15819146935849889760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-31162260338291295692010-04-11T10:51:45.734-06:002010-04-11T10:51:45.734-06:00National sales tax. I love those words.National sales tax. I love those words.Mark O'Loughlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707763013967725616noreply@blogger.com