Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 17

Thread: TAX!

  1. 7th October 19 #1
    Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin
    Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin is offline
    Dining with Daemons Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Posts
    13,559

    Yes | No

    Default TAX!

    US tax rates over the years.


    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcTVOXdptIM
    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    Trump can't actually win an election.. can he ?
    Quote Originally Posted by MerkinMuffly View Post
    Short answer is no.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    I think you're right here.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 7th October 19 #2
    Cullion
    Cullion is online now
    If I die before I wake.. Cullion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    39,922

    1
    Yes | No

    Default

    seems fair. the top 0.01% are paying way, way more for public services than they personally use.

    even at those percentages, somebody earning 1 million a year will be paying way more in tax than somebody working in McDonalds. You realise that the vast majority of public funding comes from the top 5% of income earners, right ?
    Last edited by Cullion; 7th October 19 at 08:48 AM.
    ONE SOUL AT A TIME

    Quote Originally Posted by Danno
    i got nothing, you win again.
    Quote Originally Posted by resolve
    I trust God more than I trust you. And that will never change. I've always viewed you as kind of a snake. No biblical connotations need apply, just the regular ones. You're wise. You're really intelligent. But you're also conniving and have this way of getting what you want when you want it. The sickness I was talking about was your propensity to kind of reach in and grasp on to something to define someone here. You harangue them about it and manipulate it in to conversations. You do that with every single poster here. You do this until they see things your way. The "correct way". It's vile.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 7th October 19 #3
    Robot Jesus
    Robot Jesus is offline
    Senior Member Robot Jesus's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    7,185

    1
    Yes | No

    Default

    and if they wish to stop paying for a functioning society they are always free to move to Somalia.


    The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 7th October 19 #4
    Cullion
    Cullion is online now
    If I die before I wake.. Cullion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    39,922

    1
    Yes | No

    Default

    Lots of societies function just fine with lower tax rates than Canada. They tend to be societies that intervene early when they see somebody is growing up to be a delusional moocher.
    ONE SOUL AT A TIME

    Quote Originally Posted by Danno
    i got nothing, you win again.
    Quote Originally Posted by resolve
    I trust God more than I trust you. And that will never change. I've always viewed you as kind of a snake. No biblical connotations need apply, just the regular ones. You're wise. You're really intelligent. But you're also conniving and have this way of getting what you want when you want it. The sickness I was talking about was your propensity to kind of reach in and grasp on to something to define someone here. You harangue them about it and manipulate it in to conversations. You do that with every single poster here. You do this until they see things your way. The "correct way". It's vile.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 7th October 19 #5
    Robot Jesus
    Robot Jesus is offline
    Senior Member Robot Jesus's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    7,185

    Yes | No

    Default

    there are a wide range of tax rates, but some hold zero as the ideal; some nations achieve this, but few want to live where this goal is achieved.


    The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 8th October 19 #6
    Cullion
    Cullion is online now
    If I die before I wake.. Cullion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    39,922

    Yes | No

    Default

    Nobody has proposed zero taxation here. The person who made the video is incensed that tax rates have become relatively flat, and thats hard for a rational person to get angry about.
    ONE SOUL AT A TIME

    Quote Originally Posted by Danno
    i got nothing, you win again.
    Quote Originally Posted by resolve
    I trust God more than I trust you. And that will never change. I've always viewed you as kind of a snake. No biblical connotations need apply, just the regular ones. You're wise. You're really intelligent. But you're also conniving and have this way of getting what you want when you want it. The sickness I was talking about was your propensity to kind of reach in and grasp on to something to define someone here. You harangue them about it and manipulate it in to conversations. You do that with every single poster here. You do this until they see things your way. The "correct way". It's vile.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 8th October 19 #7
    Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin
    Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin is offline
    Dining with Daemons Dr. Socially Liberal Fiscally Conservative Vermin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Posts
    13,559

    Yes | No

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    seems fair. the top 0.01% are paying way, way more for public services than they personally use.

    even at those percentages, somebody earning 1 million a year will be paying way more in tax than somebody working in McDonalds. You realise that the vast majority of public funding comes from the top 5% of income earners, right ?
    Isnt there an argument that they wouldn't have all that wealth if it wasnt for public services? The less they pay into them the worse off ultimately it will be for them?
    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    Trump can't actually win an election.. can he ?
    Quote Originally Posted by MerkinMuffly View Post
    Short answer is no.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    I think you're right here.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 8th October 19 #8
    Robot Jesus
    Robot Jesus is offline
    Senior Member Robot Jesus's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    7,185

    Yes | No

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Cullion View Post
    Nobody has proposed zero taxation here. The person who made the video is incensed that tax rates have become relatively flat, and thats hard for a rational person to get angry about.

    cost of running a civilized country exceeds what an average individual can pay, experiments in reducing cost have been complete failures so the only option available is progressive taxation.


    The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 8th October 19 #9
    Cullion
    Cullion is online now
    If I die before I wake.. Cullion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    39,922

    Yes | No

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Robot Jesus View Post
    cost of running a civilized country exceeds what an average individual can pay, experiments in reducing cost have been complete failures so the only option available is progressive taxation.
    If only you checked some data before making these wild assertions.
    ONE SOUL AT A TIME

    Quote Originally Posted by Danno
    i got nothing, you win again.
    Quote Originally Posted by resolve
    I trust God more than I trust you. And that will never change. I've always viewed you as kind of a snake. No biblical connotations need apply, just the regular ones. You're wise. You're really intelligent. But you're also conniving and have this way of getting what you want when you want it. The sickness I was talking about was your propensity to kind of reach in and grasp on to something to define someone here. You harangue them about it and manipulate it in to conversations. You do that with every single poster here. You do this until they see things your way. The "correct way". It's vile.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 8th October 19 #10
    Robot Jesus
    Robot Jesus is offline
    Senior Member Robot Jesus's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    7,185

    Yes | No

    Default

    name a country with a flat tax system you would want to move to?


    The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

◮ Top