Taxes!?!?
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Winky
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If you add up all the taxes the average American pays.
Sales tax Gasoline taxes vehicle taxes hidden taxes State income tax Federal income tax FICA (yeah and I as your employer have to match that fookin' FICA oh and unemployment taxes and workers comp taxes) Medi-care and a thousand and one others.
What do you think the reaction of the average Joe (or Jane) would be if the total effective tax rate was presented clearly? (not to mention the effect of inflation)
Yep I thought so, how could we have a modern Boston Tea Party?
Sales tax Gasoline taxes vehicle taxes hidden taxes State income tax Federal income tax FICA (yeah and I as your employer have to match that fookin' FICA oh and unemployment taxes and workers comp taxes) Medi-care and a thousand and one others.
What do you think the reaction of the average Joe (or Jane) would be if the total effective tax rate was presented clearly? (not to mention the effect of inflation)
Yep I thought so, how could we have a modern Boston Tea Party?
Each state determines their own rate. Guessing, average sales tax is probably 6-6.5%. State Income tax rates also vary. Federal rates 10-35%
A.B.Normal
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Nixy said:We pay 15% sales tax
I'll assume thats including GST ,we pay 7.5%GST and 7% PST or is that the other way around?
Winky
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Californians
So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes,
you know you're from California if:
1. Your coworker has 8 body piercing's and none are visible.
2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a
conversation in English.
4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.
5. You can't remember . . . . is pot illegal?
6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.
7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
8. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.
9. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
10. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
11. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news
station: "STORM WATCH."
12. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their! cells or pagers.
13. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour
early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
14. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????
15. Both you AND your dog have therapists.
16. The Terminator is your governor.
17. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license.
If you're here illegally, they want to give you one!
So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes,
you know you're from California if:
1. Your coworker has 8 body piercing's and none are visible.
2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a
conversation in English.
4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Flower.
5. You can't remember . . . . is pot illegal?
6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.
7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
8. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.
9. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
10. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
11. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news
station: "STORM WATCH."
12. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their! cells or pagers.
13. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour
early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
14. HEY!!!! Is pot illegal????
15. Both you AND your dog have therapists.
16. The Terminator is your governor.
17. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license.
If you're here illegally, they want to give you one!
Slackers...
