This is why social welfare fails.
" lol most people in the US live in "survival mode"... thats one of the silliest things ive ever read cant say I know of anyone living in survival mode lol I dont see any any key!
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I actually just studied this particular topic and wrote a paper on it for some school stuff randomly. In there i found a claim that surprised me about taxes in America.
So i might as well ask directly. Those of you that live in America, how much tax % do you pay? I am the light of the morning and the shadow on the wall, I am nothing and I am all.
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" depends on income and the state one lives in I dont see any any key!
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Ofc.
But you, and each other person, how much do you personally pay? I am the light of the morning and the shadow on the wall, I am nothing and I am all.
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"Not a whole lot of objectivity detected. So basically, you hate the US and love your welfare state. Here's my proposed solution: I don't change my mind. You don't change yours, either. You stay in your socialist utopia. I stay where I am or try to move to a place even less socialist than I am now. There's absolutely no need for either of us to change. That work for you? When Stephen Colbert was killed by HYDRA's Project Insight in 2014, the comedy world lost a hero. Since his life model decoy isn't up to the task, please do not mistake my performance as political discussion. I'm just doing what Steve would have wanted.
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No, i find it sad that ignorance rules because the arguments are untrue and so i point that out.
Do what you want man, truth aint gonna change even if you deny or hide from it. It is like natural evolution, it is the next level like a ladder, logical progression or shall we call it maturity. EDIT: Especially funny is it that i guess you aren't in super rich bracket since i don't think money is what you value most. This means you are shooting yourself in the foot big time with your choice, actually you too are a victim of the misinformation. Then again you are very idealistic and i would expect nothing less than for you to stick to what you believe in. I am the light of the morning and the shadow on the wall, I am nothing and I am all. Last edited by Crackmonster on May 22, 2018, 3:12:28 PM
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" https://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/tax-brackets.aspx That's for Federal Taxes. However, what is "income" can be offset or even drastically changed, depending upon a variety of factors. The end result of various things that you have control of and don't have anything which offsets it is "income." States levy their own, individual, taxes. Some are much more oppressive than others. However, one thing has to be noted: The more money you have, the more you can afford to take advantage of methods to reduce your taxable income level. Even so, the "rich" pay vastly more in terms of "taxes" than less affluent citizens do. After a certain wealth level is reached, these taxes don't have as much impact on their lives as the same percentage would have on the lives of the less affluent. $1 is not valued the same across the entire economic spectrum in terms of how much it means to the individual in terms of "wealth." | |
Interesting, thanks. The thing claimed higher taxes in US than i had heard of before and i didn't believe, now with those numbers turns out wasn't true as well.
I am the light of the morning and the shadow on the wall, I am nothing and I am all.
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" I can't comment knowledgeably on that, but from what I have heard, other countries have higher basic rates. But, I am pretty sure everyone has ways to offset income levels and to reduce their individual tax rates. That's how nations help to influence economic behavior. So, if burning coal is something they consider "bad" then they may offer tax credits to those who change their heating systems to oil or natural gas or install their own nuclear power systems or something. :) IOW - You will have to actually drill much deeper in order to truly find out what people actually "pay." You will also have to offset what they pay with the benefits that they receive that citizens in other nations may have to actually pay for, themselves. For instance, how much is a healthcare system worth to an individual if they don't have to actually pay for their own healthcare, but it is provided for them? One year, it may be only a few hundred monies. Another year, several bajillion monies... Those state-funded services have "value" and that must be considered when computing actual tax "costs" for citizens. | |
" after all the deductions I think I only paid 191$ in tax last year but im not a great example I dont see any any key!
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