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Date Posted: 09:42:46 11/05/07 Mon In reply to: Oropan 's message, "Re: What are you talking about..the poor pay zero income taxes" on 08:47:25 11/05/07 Mon They are not ripping me off for my electric, i have solar, nice try though. I have a decent union job, so i am still getting decent compensation for my labor, but if i lost it, i would head north of the border where i don't have to worry about wall $treet denying my family health coverage. If you hate paying taxes so much, why don't you move to country that doesn't have taxes, like north korea or cuba? >They pay enough for goofballs like you to be able to >buy a computer and pay for the electricity to operate >it. Spend less time online and look for a higher >paying job or at least get some skills so somebody >would want to hire you. There is a shortage of skilled >workers in this Country and they get paid very well. >The public school system in the US is mostly turning >out lazy dumbells who only show up to work when they >feel like it. > > > > > >> That's because the top 1% do not pay living wages >>to the lowest 40% of the workers, assuming they have >>not shipped their low paying jobs to slave labor camps >>in china. In europe the rich pay at least 50% in >>taxes, and most west europeans do better than most >>americans. >> >>>In fact the lowest 40% of workers pay ZERO income >tax. >>>The top 1% of earners pay around 30% of all income >>>taxes paid. There is something dead wrong when only a >>>small percentage of earners are paying almost all the >>>income taxes and a large percentage are paying little >>>of nothing. Maybe we should have Buffet pay ALL the >>>income tax for all of us and then the rest of us >could >>>skate free. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> He thinks he should pay more along with people like >>>>Bill Gates dad and Kerry etc. plus we went into a >>>>recession when bush cut taxes we are still in one . >>>> >>>>I should pay more tax, says US billionaire Warren >>>>Buffett >>>> >>>>By Andrew Clark in New York >>>> >>>>11/01/07 "The Guardian" -- -- Warren Buffett, the >>>>famous investor known as the "Sage of Omaha", has >>>>complained that he pays a lower rate of tax than any >>>>of his staff - including his receptionist. Mr >>Buffett, >>>>who is worth an estimated $52bn (£25bn), said: "The >>>>taxation system has tilted towards the rich and away >>>>from the middle class in the last 10 years. It's >>>>dramatic; I don't think it's appreciated and I think >>>>it should be addressed." >>>> >>>>During an interview with NBC television, Mr Buffett >>>>brandished an informal survey of 15 of his 18 office >>>>staff at his Berkshire Hathaway empire. The >>>>billionaire said he was paying 17.7% payroll and >>>>income tax, compared with an average in the office >of >>>>32.9%. >>>>"There wasn't anyone in the office, from the >>>>receptionist up, who paid as low a tax rate and I >>have >>>>no tax planning; I don't have an accountant or use >>tax >>>>shelters. I just follow what the US Congress tells >me >>>>to do," he said. >>>> >>>>Mr Buffett also took a pot shot at hedge fund >>>>managers. He said: "Hedge fund operators have spent >a >>>>record amount lobbying in the last few months - they >>>>give money to the political campaigns. Who >represents >>>>the cleaning lady?" >>>> >>>>His intervention comes amid an increasingly >rancorous >>>>debate on Capitol Hill about tax. Shortly after >>taking >>>>office, President Bush pushed through $2 trillion in >>>>temporary tax cuts, including sharp reductions for >>>>high-earners. These expire at the end of 2010 and >the >>>>White House wants to renew them. >>>> >>>>A leading Democrat, the Harlem congressman Charlie >>>>Rangel, published alternative plans this week that >>>>would impose a 4% surcharge on people earning more >>>>than $200,000 a year, while delivering tax relief to >>>>90 million working families. >>>> >>>>Republicans say the net effect would be a $2 >trillion >>>>tax increase that would hurt small businesses and >>>>farmers. Meanwhile, Mr Buffett's remarks drew a >>robust >>>>response from the US Chamber of Commerce, which said >>>>the top 1% of US earners accounted for 39% of tax >>>>revenue - and the highest earning 25% of the >>>>population delivered 86% of the tax-take. >>>> >>>>The chamber's chief economist, Martin Regalia, said: >>>>"Mr Buffett has made an awful lot of money and if he >>>>wants to pay more taxes, I think that's fine. But I >>>>think he should get his facts straight." >>>> >>>>He added: "There's no question in my mind: if you >>were >>>>to impose [the Democrats'] tax increases, you would >>>>see the US go into a recession." >>>> >>>>© Guardian News and Media Limited 2007 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: What are you talking about..the poor pay zero income taxes | Oropan | 12:06:02 11/05/07 Mon |
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