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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
Out of curiosity Al do you get money back or actually pay taxes? Just curious.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 20:29, LobowolfXXX wrote: Cause that really makes such a difference in the end.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 20:37, Dannydoyle wrote: You can do both.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I won't forget you Robert. |
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 184 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 08:36, Dennis Michael wrote: The upper bracket tax rate was never less than 70% (it was even 90% for a while) throughout the '50s, and '60s - arguably the greatest economic boom time in American History. Were people jumping ship then? Was the country tanking then? The rate was 50% through most of the '80s. And now it's down to, what, 39%? And it's ship jumping time? Now? Now is the time?? Ron
"It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry." Thomas Paine
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 21:22, gdw wrote: The voting, or the lowered taxes?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Danny
I get a social security check, a 401K check every month, and I work my butt off seven days a week making little kiddies laugh. Uncle Sam gets a fat check from me every April 15. The VA, medicare, and the state of Pennsylvania helps me out with my daily prescription medication. Lobo I vote is every State, County, and municipal election. I volunteered in the US navy at 17 years old, extended my enlistment to serve in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged. If you want more details about my personal life you can check with Edward Snowden.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 21:43, Al Angello wrote: I wouldn't have taken you for an "America - Love it or leave it!" kind of guy. Sounds more like a Tea Party banner.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Not love it or leave it at all.
My philosophy is if you can't be part of the solution don't be part of the problem. The tea party believes do it my way or I will destroy our economy. Not even close.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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ShirtlessKirk Loyal user 236 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 21:29, R.S. wrote: Interestingly it was John F. Kennedy who lowered the tax rate. The Kennedy tax cuts President Hoover dramatically increased tax rates in the 1930s and President Roosevelt compounded the damage by pushing marginal tax rates to more than 90 percent. Recognizing that high tax rates were hindering the economy, President Kennedy proposed across-the-board tax rate reductions that reduced the top tax rate from more than 90 percent down to 70 percent. What happened? Tax revenues climbed from $94 billion in 1961 to $153 billion in 1968, an increase of 62 percent (33 percent after adjusting for inflation). According to President John F. Kennedy: Our true choice is not between tax reduction, on the one hand, and the avoidance of large Federal deficits on the other. It is increasingly clear that no matter what party is in power, so long as our national security needs keep rising, an economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenues to balance our budget just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits… In short, it is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2013-08-13 21:58, Al Angello wrote: Quote:
On 2013-08-13 15:37, Al Angello wrote: I don't really care what your philosophy is, but pick one.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
LOL!
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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General_Magician Special user United States 707 Posts |
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I get a social security check, a 401K check every month, and I work my butt off seven days a week making little kiddies laugh. Uncle Sam gets a fat check from me every April 15. The VA, medicare, and the state of Pennsylvania helps me out with my daily prescription medication. And you paid state, federal taxes, saved and invested towards your retirement as well as served your country to earn and recieve those benefits. So you get what you give and you get what you pay for. You have to give to get and in most cases, you get what you pay for. However, I think sometimes a very small handful of people just prefer to not give anything, but then expect to get even though they have never given. That's just not how things work. My CPA has me pay Uncle Sam and the state 4 times a year each quarter, that way I don't have to write a big fat check to them at the end of the year because I have been paying throughout the year. I prefer not to get slammed all at once with a big tax bill anyway and space it out throughout the year. CPA says it's quarterly estimated tax payments and I think in my specific case I would be penalized for not paying quarterly.
"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there is a light shining somewhere nearby." -unknown
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
"Government is what it is. And it always will be. I don't concern myself with it..."
"Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable." Bill Maher
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Lobo
As a lawyer picking the fly manure out of the black pepper while wearing boxing gloves is all in a day's work.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
My God I have no idea what that means either. I must have had a stroke or something.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Danny
When you jump all over me for little or no reason it does not exactly make ME look bad. LOL
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2013-08-14 09:35, Al Angello wrote: Those two quotes, it's more like questioning the guy who first says he was in the bank, then says he wasn't in the bank. But I'm glad to hear that you're not down with the "Love it or leave it!" thing. That's one thing I *do* like about the Tea Partiers. Politics aside, they're embracing the "Love it or try to change it" mentality that I think is much more preferable.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
And still, billions would die to be as fortunate as Americans are...
Some really do die trying to be American.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2013-08-14 13:29, Pakar Ilusi wrote: Yup, the many "unintended" consequences of the war on immigration.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I won't forget you Robert. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
The only immigration "was" is on ILLEGAL immigration. One million new foreign nationals become Americans every year with the full blessing of the U.S. government.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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