Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax

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   Cagsilposted 13 years ago

   Hey Hubberville,
   
   Check out this article and give your opinions.
   
   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100407/ap_ … s_no_taxes

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      sandra rinckposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Is that like people without jobs?  Those jerks!  lol

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         Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         "Is that like people without jobs?  Those jerks!  lol"
         
         Very funny. FYI unemployment benefits are taxable. Aside from that, it's hard to collect taxes from people who don't have jobs. Of course the only reason they don't have jobs is because they are lazy bums who prefer to be unemployed. As I recall in a recession back in the 1960s or 70s a Republican candidate said there are two kinds of people "bird dogs (the worker bees) and kennel dogs (the unemployed)."

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            sandra rinckposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            That was a bit rash for a rational man.  Not everyone who is unemployed collects unemployment.  And not everyone who doesn't have job is a lazy bum either.

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               Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Sorry if I misinterpreted your comment. I took it to mean you were calling the unemployed "jerks. lol" Very true that not all unemployed people collect benefits.

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   William R. Wilsonposted 13 years ago

   This:
   
   
   
   Pretty much gives the lie to this:
   
   

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      Poppa Bluesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Not really, because those that DO pay income taxes are paying those other taxes as well!

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         William R. Wilsonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         But there are very few people who are getting something for nothing (unless your corporation is getting government subsidies).

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            Poppa Bluesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            People that aren't making a lot of money aren't paying taxes and are likely receiving benefits from programs to help the poor, in addition all the things that government uses tax money for they also enjoy the benefit of.

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               William R. Wilsonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               No, people who make very little money still pay taxes.  Social security and Medicare come directly out of your paycheck.  Plus there are sales and excise taxes.

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         Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Don't forget the 52,000 rich Americans who have secret Swiss bank accounts. Plus others in Antigua, the Bahamas and other offshore locations. And the multinational corporations who have stashed profits in their overseas subsidiaries rather than repatriating them and paying U.S. corporate taxes. Not to mention the hedge fund managers who pay only 15% capital gains tax on their billions of "earnings."

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            Jane@CMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Ralph, you caught me! 

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   flread45posted 13 years ago

   Even if you get money back,it doesn't add up to what they withheld from you.

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      Padrinoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That's not true!
      
      My girlfriend is a waitress, she made just over 10,000 last year plus tips!
      
      She has 4 kids!
      
      The Federal return was $8000!
      
      Clueless!!!
      
      
      *** My bad $8345.00***

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   MikeNVposted 13 years ago

   "Don't forget the 52,000 rich Americans who have secret Swiss bank accounts"
   
   This made me laugh.  Seriously think about that statement.
   
   How "Secret" can they be if there is an EXACT number ... in this case 52,000 "Rich Americans" with offshore accounts.
   
   Bush and Obama both encourage policy that pushes profits out of the country.
   
   If ever there were an argument for LESS Government this only proves the point.
   
   Always the ignorance.

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      Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The Swiss banks have provided that number but have refused to provide the names of the American tax dodgers because of Swiss bank secrecy laws. (I believe UBS is going to provide 10,000 names but hasn't done so yet.)
      
      (You are the one who's ignorant, pal.)

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         JOE BARNETTposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         ha ha ha

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   earnestshubposted 13 years ago

   This is similar to Australian taxation. Not taxing the poor and offering benefits for poor and low pay families with children has improved the economy here.
   
   Long term benefits are in. It works because it reduces the cost of living enough to avert a lot of long term social problems that are poverty related.

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   Doug Hughesposted 13 years ago

   "The wealthiest 1 percent of families owns roughly 34.3%  of the nation's net worth, the top 10% of families owns over 71%, and the bottom 40% of the population owns way less than 1%."
   
   In fact, the data shows that the bottom 60% by poulation own about 5% of the net worth of the country.
   
   So who do YOU think should be paying the bulk of the taxes?

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      Padrinoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The bottom 60%
      
      They receive 100% of the benefits!

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         Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         "The bottom 60%
         
         They receive 100% of the benefits!"
         
         How do you figure that? Did you ever visit a National Park? Drive on an Interstate Highway? Deposit money in a bank insured by the FDIC? And so forth?
         
         Care to retract that foolish statement? Probably not. I suspect you don't find it easy to admit when you are wrong.

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            Padrinoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Jesus!
            
            No, I don't mean you!
            
            Yeah, I visited a national park, I took some oak leaves!
            
            Ever tried to spend an oak leaf?
            
            What exactly would be your point?
            
            Do you think those in the 60% are contributing to the National Parks?
            
            Jesus, not you!

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               Ralph Deedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               As I suspected.

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                  Padrinoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Excellent retort
                  
                  Means absolutely nothing, but excellent!

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                     Doug Hughesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     What he means is - you won't retract a stupid statement.
                     
                     Taxes pay for a wide spectrum of services from national defense, which protects and defends the wealth of the rich more than the poor -  to roads, cleanwater, national parks,etc.
                     
                     All you can see is that someone at the botttom of the ladder is lazy and deserves to starve - such is the hateful philosophy of wingnuts.

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   bgpappaposted 13 years ago

   If conservatives hate taxes so much, then why are you upset that half of housesolds don't pay any?
   
   But as Ralph put it so perfectly, everyone pays taxes one way or another.  The issue really is who should pay more or less.
   
   By the way, my household is one of the 1/2 that didn't owe federal taxes this year, got a nice refund.  And believe it or not, I have a job.  But that doesn't mean I didn't pay any income tax, I did.
   
   Plus I owe $700 to the State of California.

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      IntimatEvolutionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Seems you can't please Republicans ever. I'm with you one this.  Conservatives want less taxes, so they complain because that is happening?  I don't get that either.

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   AEvansposted 13 years ago

   I wish we could escape ***sigh*** and we haven't seen money back in years, lucky that they don't have to pay

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