Ontopic Happy Tax Day

[Casper]

you could at least read.

The top 1% of taxpayers—those with salaries, dividends and capital gains roughly above about $380,000—paid 38% of taxes.​

not of their income, but of all tax receipts.

Typical leftwing bullshit - misrepresent, misrepresent, misrepresent.

What's wrong with this?

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Why a janitor ends up with a higher tax rate than a millionaire, and seven more charts that show how the richest Americans beat the IRS.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/taxes-richest-americans-charts-graph

Using that as a source of news is at least as bad as Fox News.

 

[Atan Nolme]

What's wrong with this?

Let me know when you actually get a job from a poor person.

 

[Casper]

Let me know when you actually get a job from a poor person.

My employer is not in the top 1%. I think that's pretty common.

Also, it's been proven over and over again that businesses respond to changes in corporate taxes and not individual income taxes. That's why there are so many European countries that maintain large corporate offices, despite high income taxes.

 

[JAXvillain]

I get $8k back for buying my condo. still haven't done my taxes yet.
sometime this week I'll get to it. that's also what my car cost. buy condo, get free car!

 

[Onnotangu]

still haven't filed.

 

[Duke]

I had to wait until feb 15th because of a hold on itemized returns. But I filed back then.

 

[DJBrenton]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/31/pf/taxes/tax_freedom_day/index.htm

Tax Freedom Day = April 12, 2011. 3.4 months of your income goes to taxes. Hey! You got to keep the last 6 days of income! woo hoo!



http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2011/03/31/pf/taxes/tax_freedom_day/chart_tax_freedom_day.top.gif

Your tax freedom day is getting earlier

2006 April 24 31.20%
2007 April 24 31.10%
2008 April 16 29.00%
2009 April 8 26.60%
2010 April 9 26.90%

Ours is around the end of May.

 

[Coqui]

Let me know when you actually get a job from a poor person.

The CEO of my company doesn't get a single paycheck. So technically he's poor. But his company owns some really nice cars and a house.

 

[Sarcasmo]

The CEO of my company doesn't get a single paycheck. So technically he's poor. But his company owns some really nice cars and a house.

 

[eileenbunny]

We are getting some money back this year. Each year we keep trying to adjust so it is close to zero. It's difficult though.

 

[Onnotangu]

still didn't file.
and they owe me.

 

[Coqui]

still didn't file.
and they owe me.

You're sure showing them.