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  • They are all pretty disturbing if true. I know I've done my share contributing to this number...

    "2 – According to the National Taxpayers Union, U.S. taxpayers spend more than 7.6 billion hours complying with federal tax requirements. Imagine what our society would look like if all that time was spent on more economically profitable activities."

    24 TAX FACTS TO PISS YOU OFF « The Burning Platform

    http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=32976

    www.theburningplatform.com
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    SeeGreen ●

  • 13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    And Mitt Romney wants to lower their taxes. What a douchebag.

    No Wells, please.

    Pervis Muldoon

  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    No Wells, please.

    Where Does that put tanfan?

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    DWags

  • SeeGreen said...

    They are all pretty disturbing if true. I know I've done my share contributing to this number...

    "2 – According to the National Taxpayers Union, U.S. taxpayers spend more than 7.6 billion hours complying with federal tax requirements. Imagine what our society would look like if all that time was spent on more economically profitable activities."

    We would spend that extra time posting on facebook and 24/7.

    SpartyOn82

  • Government knows best, guys.

    Repping Kennesaw, GA

    iheartvag

  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    And Mitt Romney wants to lower their taxes. What a douchebag.

    No Wells, please.

    You wanted Wells with that comment, didn't you? Congrats - and please tell us why about 40% of all filers pay zero %.

    FIJI239 81 ●

  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    And Mitt Romney wants to lower their taxes. What a douchebag.

    No Wells, please.

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    tVargMan Prime ●

  • VargMan said...

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    This country's producers (aka, the people who actually make shit) think 50k a year is rich.

    Beardy ●

  • Meh, assuming out of a 300mil population that around 250mil are taxpayers, that means that each taxpayer spent an average of 7.6bil/250mil=28 hours on their taxes. BFD. I'm going to also assume that this is a normal distribution and that there are some who spent a hell of a lot more time than than and some that spent all of an hour.

    Let's take this a step further, let's assume that every tax payer in the US gets 8 hours of sleep a night. 365x16=5840 possible productive hours per year per tax payer. So on average a taxpayer spends a total of 28/5840=.0047 or .47% of their year on federal taxes. Big fuckin whoop.

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  • VargMan said...

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    Amen

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    83sparty ●

  • VargMan said...

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    Jesus Christ - Wells please

    That's just like your opinion man

    MSU x2 ●

  • Mine took about a half hour in turbo tax.

    Then again, I'm not a fucking moron.

    We've got depth. We've got numbers.

    ninowesco

  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    And Mitt Romney wants to lower their taxes. What a douchebag.

    No Wells, please.

    Wtf? How can you say "No wells" after such a contentious comment?

    Its like saying "GAYZ SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MARRY! LULZ! NO WELLS PLZZZZ!"

    GASPARTY ●

  • HEY MODS! CAN YOU MOVE THIS THREAD PLEASE?

    I've had it with these Motherfucking Wells threads on the Motherfucking tRCMB!

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

    tGreenWay ●

  • VargMan said...

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    This is a related link. It starts out reading like a big slam on the earners, but eventually paints to top earners as being experts at avoiding taxation, the parasites sucking everyone dry... and the middle class assuming the burden.

    (for the record, the site name doesn't thrill me and is a little too dramatic for my tastes)

    "Already, the top 20 percent of all income earners in the United States pay approximately 86 percent of all federal income taxes.

    When the government "steals from the rich" and "gives to the poor", that also tends to create a large group of people that decides that it is easier to take from the government than it is to work for a living.

    In 1980, government transfer payments accounted for just 11.7% of all income. Today, government transfer payments account for 18.4% of all income.

    That is not a good trend."

    Will The Banksters And The Corpocracy Eventually Own It All? 29 Statistics About Extreme Income Inequality In America That Will Blow Your Mind

    Today, average Americans have less power relative to the monolithic corporate and governmental institutions that dominate our society than at any other point in

    theeconomiccollapseblog.com
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    SeeGreen ●

  • VargMan said...

    ...not really. That rate includes capital gains on money that's already been taxed. It's a political spin aimed at capturing the thoughts and manipulating emotions of the mindless and weak of this country. The douchebags are those that want to redistribute the earnings of this country's producers.

    Bottom line is that everyone that pays taxes pays more than their fair share...sadly, only 50% of this country pays taxes. We need to get the able bodied and capable individuals in the 50% of this country that don't pay taxes to be productive members of society.

    You're wrong about capital gains - they represent new income, and they're taxed at a favorable rate because the biggest campaign donors tend to have a great deal of investment income.

    You're also wrong about the percentage of people who don't pay taxes. Can you even name one adult in this country who doesn't ever pay any taxes?

    Maybe you should fact check the talk radio shows you listen to.

    Pervis Muldoon

  • GASPARTY said...

    Wtf? How can you say "No wells" after such a contentious comment?

    Its like saying "GAYZ SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MARRY! LULZ! NO WELLS PLZZZZ!"

    Maybe I was joking.

    Pervis Muldoon

  • N B4 WELLS! Always wanted to do that!

    vagivore

  • I opened the thread.

    I opened the thread when I shouldn't have.

    Tree Rat

  • ninowesco said...

    Mine took about a half hour in turbo tax.

    Then again, I'm not a fucking moron.

    Look at this baller filing a 1040EZ

    PortlandSpartan

  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    You're wrong about capital gains - they represent new income, and they're taxed at a favorable rate because the biggest campaign donors tend to have a great deal of investment income.

    You're also wrong about the percentage of people who don't pay taxes. Can you even name one adult in this country who doesn't ever pay any taxes?

    Maybe you should fact check the talk radio shows you listen to.

    But Rush said so, so it must be true!!!

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  • Pervis Muldoon said...

    13 – According to Forbes, the 400 highest earning Americans pay an average federal income tax rate of just 18 percent

    And Mitt Romney wants to lower their taxes. What a douchebag.

    No Wells, please.

    Here's what I think about abortion, gun control and religion. No Wells please, and I'll take fries with that.

    Don't post poop!

    SeeRockCity ●

  • Tree Rat said...

    I opened the thread.

    I opened the thread when I shouldn't have.

    brilliant, +1

    This post was edited by SeeRockCity on 4/13/2012 at 11:27 PM

    Don't post poop!

    SeeRockCity ●

  • Tree Rat said...

    I opened the thread.

    I opened the thread when I shouldn't have.

    That's Criminal!

    ass dan

  • VargMan said...

    only 50% of this country pays taxes.

    False statement.

    Draymond Green, Magic Johnson, and Oscar Robertson are the only players to have two triple-doubles in the NCAA Tournament.

    red_cedar ●

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