Taxes
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SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Ah, but therein lies the rub. I don't consider myself poor, and never have. The thought never occurred to me that I would be considered so, as I live well above many of my neighbors. Not all, but many.
I don't intend to preach or go Hallmark on anybody, but there are more ways to measure richness than by zeroes.
I don't have a $180,000 home. But your $180,000 home doesn't have what mine does when we walk out on our front porches either. That is priceless.
I don't live in Fill In The Blank Acres. But I also don't have speed bumps, neighbors close enough to hear my bed farts, neighborhood Nazi ordinances, or highway noise.
I have a roof over my head, attached to a dwelling far nicer than I need. I have reliable transportation, I ain't missed too many meals, I stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. I have a good job, a home filled with trinkets, toys galore, decent health more often than not, a loving family, a basset hound who loves me no matter what, and color TV with cable.
In fact, all things being equal, I wouldn't trade with anyone on here for one day. So no, I ain't poor. Not even remotely close.
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MrBishop
Well-Known Member
If wealth were measured in dollars and sense, we'd have us a whole whack of poor people online
chcr
Too cute for words
As Gonz once pointed out, poor people don't have computers.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
*realizes a thread in the RW has gone more than one page without anyone attacking a Democrat...
Don't worry, now that Pelosi's running things that'll soon be corrected.
chcr
Too cute for words
If'n you got extry cash to spend on a computer y'all ain't really poor.
If you're using money that should be paying the rent or buying food then you're stupid.
4% flat. On corporate & individual.
Gotta pay for those F-35s doncha know.
With more conditioning happening daily.
EVERYBODY needs to pay taxes. Then they all can figure out we need to pay fewer of them.
Every year, save one or two. Me, and 175million of my closest friends & relatives.
Amen brother.
stupid democrats.
rrfield
New Member
ya, just like if you got money for a carton of gpc's or a case of old milwaukee or a bag of schwag?
chcr
Too cute for words
Exactly.
unclehobart
New Member
Again.. flat rate across the board, top to bottom.
My other plan would be to scrap all income taxes and make a national sales tax. Food and housing would be tax free. Everything else get hit at 17%. If you don't need it, don't buy it. Income can go straight into savings without the g-men getting their slab first. One would already be ahead of the game and making gobs of savings right out of the gate and then get to keep it all on the back end when cashed out. Its only when they buy cars, beer, plane tickets, and big screen tv's that they pay the piper. If you are a saver, you are ahead by miles, if you're a spender, oh well.
Oh yeah... scrap Social Security. Its a crock o' poop.
My other plan would be to scrap all income taxes and make a national sales tax. Food and housing would be tax free. Everything else get hit at 17%. If you don't need it, don't buy it. Income can go straight into savings without the g-men getting their slab first. One would already be ahead of the game and making gobs of savings right out of the gate and then get to keep it all on the back end when cashed out. Its only when they buy cars, beer, plane tickets, and big screen tv's that they pay the piper. If you are a saver, you are ahead by miles, if you're a spender, oh well.
Oh yeah... scrap Social Security. Its a crock o' poop.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Harumph.