Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by SamIam

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First of all, let us keep in mind that the percentage of those who do NOT pay income tax is 47%. So 53% of Americans do pay the tax. Plus, this situation is a TEMPORARY one brought about by the recession and the measures enacted to stimulate economic recovery. In a more typical year, 35 percent to 40 percent of households do not pay federal income tax. And as I and others have already reminded you, income tax is simply one of a number of taxes that people pay. It is disingenuous to state that of all taxes, only the federal income tax matters.

It matters to me because it is the only one currently under attack by Obamy and his Marxist Fucks at the Fed.

86% percent of working households pay more in payroll taxes than in federal income tax. In fact, low- and moderate-income people pay a much larger share of their incomes in federal payroll taxes than high-income people do: taxpayers in the bottom 20 percent of the income scale paid an average of 8.8 percent of their incomes in payroll taxes in 2007, compared to just 1.6 percent for taxpayers in the top 1 percent of the income distribution.

What is important is that we all pay the same percent of our income for it to not be a wealth redistribution plan where 53% of the population is invested and 47% are not. I am sure that will change when Obama and his minions give amnesty to 35 million Demoncratic illegal aliens.

Oh, and 20% of all taxes go to the military. So you are transferring a portion of your wealth (if you want to look at it that way, to the men and women who serve our country, giving their lives at the whim of some politician. Supporting our troops seems like the very least we can do, and I am surprised that you make no mention of this when discussing where OUR tax dollars go.

Duh... I am a retired military person....

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

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What is important is that we all pay the same percent of our income for it to not be a wealth redistribution plan where 53% of the population is invested and 47% are not. I am sure that will change when Obama and his minions give amnesty to 35 million Demoncratic illegal aliens.

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You made it clear that you dont really care if paying the same percentage is good public policy or would most likely have a adverse impact on most families and probably on the economy as well. IMO, that's the problem with putting ideology above all else.

Oh, and 35 million illegal immigrants?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

You made it clear that you dont really care if paying the same percentage is good public policy or would most likely have a adverse impact on most families and probably on the economy as well. IMO, that's the problem with putting ideology above all else.

Hard choices will have to be made to close all the loopholes. "Good public policy" = "Can I get my guy re-elected". It is about raising revenue, not what is going to be the least painful for all involved.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

Oh, and 35 million illegal immigrants?

I stand corrected, 20million is more correct. As long as you don't include children naturalized from illegal parents.

http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_new...0-million.aspx