Obama's taxes...

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/...filiate.91.pdf

Income; $2.7 million

Taxes paid; $880,000

Rate; 33%

Over paid; $26,000, applied to 2009 estimated.

Final rate; 32%


Now, I ask you. Why in the flying hell should the Obama's have to pay $850,000 in taxes to the federal government? This doesn't include state. This doesn't include gas, the taxes on every other bill we all get nor user fees, or anything else.

$850,000

If you say 'because they can afford it' then how come they don't pay $5,000 for cheeseburger? How come they don't pay $500,000 for trash removal? How come they don't pay $100,000 a month for electricity? How come they don't have to pay $900 a gallon for gas?

Why isn't a nice flat rate, the same rate, for everyone the epitome of FAIR?

If they pay 32% and everyone else does, fine. If they pay 32% yet 40% of us pay NOTHING in federal income taxes, how is that fair? If it is fair, then it is fair to make them pay more for EVERYTHING else.

Their $2.7 mil is sure nice but it doesn't sound the same if we say they actually made $1.8 mil, now does it?

It is NOT fair that they had $850,000 taken from them. It's just not. Add in state and everything else, maybe they only really earned $1.5 or so and paid something like 50% in total taxes?

Half.

[This_person]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/...filiate.91.pdf

Income; $2.7 million

Taxes paid; $880,000

Rate; 33%

Over paid; $26,000, applied to 2009 estimated.

Final rate; 32%


Now, I ask you. Why in the flying hell should the Obama's have to pay $850,000 in taxes to the federal government? This doesn't include state. This doesn't include gas, the taxes on every other bill we all get nor user fees, or anything else.

$850,000

If you say 'because they can afford it' then how come they don't pay $5,000 for cheeseburger? How come they don't pay $500,000 for trash removal? How come they don't pay $100,000 a month for electricity? How come they don't have to pay $900 a gallon for gas?

Why isn't a nice flat rate, the same rate, for everyone the epitome of FAIR?

If they pay 32% and everyone else does, fine. If they pay 32% yet 40% of us pay NOTHING in federal income taxes, how is that fair? If it is fair, then it is fair to make them pay more for EVERYTHING else.

Their $2.7 mil is sure nice but it doesn't sound the same if we say they actually made $1.8 mil, now does it?

It is NOT fair that they had $850,000 taken from them. It's just not. Add in state and everything else, maybe they only really earned $1.5 or so and paid something like 50% in total taxes?

Half.

Pres Obama can explain it to you (start around 2:15 in):

[imatard]

Maybe Obama should talk to some of his "peeps" about how to avoid paying taxes.

[GoodnessME]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/...filiate.91.pdf

Income; $2.7 million

Taxes paid; $880,000

Rate; 33%

Over paid; $26,000, applied to 2009 estimated.

Final rate; 32%


Now, I ask you. Why in the flying hell should the Obama's have to pay $850,000 in taxes to the federal government? This doesn't include state. This doesn't include gas, the taxes on every other bill we all get nor user fees, or anything else.

$850,000

If you say 'because they can afford it' then how come they don't pay $5,000 for cheeseburger? How come they don't pay $500,000 for trash removal? How come they don't pay $100,000 a month for electricity? How come they don't have to pay $900 a gallon for gas?

Why isn't a nice flat rate, the same rate, for everyone the epitome of FAIR?

If they pay 32% and everyone else does, fine. If they pay 32% yet 40% of us pay NOTHING in federal income taxes, how is that fair? If it is fair, then it is fair to make them pay more for EVERYTHING else.

Their $2.7 mil is sure nice but it doesn't sound the same if we say they actually made $1.8 mil, now does it?

It is NOT fair that they had $850,000 taken from them. It's just not. Add in state and everything else, maybe they only really earned $1.5 or so and paid something like 50% in total taxes?

Half.

It is over $250,000 that is WHY!!!! Change LOL

[Jigglepuff (Premo)]

Flat tax coupled with a federal sales tax. This in conjunction with a responsible "spending" adjustment.