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 Post subject: TaxPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:56 am 
I saw this on another site, but it was not attributed to anyone. So posting it here. Discussion on taxes anyone? A TAX POEM At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of it. Be sure to read all the way to the end! Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table At which he's fed. Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes Are the rule. Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway! Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat. Tax his ties, Tax his shirt, Tax his work, Tax his dirt.. Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think. Tax his cigars, Tax his beers, If he cries Tax his tears. Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways To tax his a__. Tax all he has Then let him know That you won't be done Till he has no dough. When he screams and hollers, Then tax him some more, Tax him till He's good and sore. Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid. Put these words upon his tomb, ' Taxes drove me to my doom...' When he's gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply The inheritance tax. Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Excise Taxes Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon) Gross Receipts Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Personal Property Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service Charge Tax Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax Sales Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax School Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What in the world happened? |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:46 am
Too little actually. We don't have a state income tax in Florida, but we need one badly. Else we'll end up like California!  _________________ Mike=] |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:52 am
The poll is a bit circumstantial. The tax paying public pays too much tax for what we get out of it. We spend so much on defense and so little on ourselves. It's funny how little we get for what we pay. We actually fund UHC in Iraq and Afghanistan, but yet we are one of the only developed nations in the world who doesn't have a form of UHC. 
I think we should ultimately be taxed more, but have a major shift in what our tax dollars are spent on. Less on defense and oil, more on guaranteed quality healthcare, UHC, sustainable infastructure, etc. I think the Nordic Model is where it's at in terms of priorities. _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:52 am
I am proud to live in the city with the highest sales tax rate in America. 10.75%  You can't deny that happy face.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:23 pm
The saying "You Get What You Pay For." Should be an altruism, but it isn't. The balance between efficiency, ingenuity, and empathy should guide our tax policy and federal and local works. That's just how I feel. _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB         
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:25 pm
I'm still a dependent who has no income, so the only tax I pay is sales tax. And on that note, I can't wait to go back to Texas, if only for the sales tax there. Frappin' 9% sales tax in Louisiana... _________________ Do I even need a signature anymore? |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:37 pm
At least there's no [ Poll ] Tax _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:41 pm
johnip wrote: At least there's no [ Poll ] Tax
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:11 am
I don't know about most of Florida but Jacksonville and Orange Park could use alot of rebuilding. _________________ http://zenblade9.deviantart.com/ |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:52 pm
It is always great realizing exactly where my tax dollars are going. Finding out that Washington spent 100 million tax dollars on putting art in prisons was pretty much the greatest day ever. _________________ patrock wrote: Grandma: What are you thankful for?
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:00 pm
Nightmare wrote: It is always great realizing exactly where my tax dollars are going. Finding out that Washington spent 100 million tax dollars on putting art in prisons was pretty much the greatest day ever. Well they can't spend it all on cable! _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:17 pm
Nightmare wrote: It is always great realizing exactly where my tax dollars are going. Finding out that Washington spent 100 million tax dollars on putting art in prisons was pretty much the greatest day ever. I generally try to avoid shock jocks and deceptive facts like that. Yeah, 100 million dollars sounds like a lot of money to the common man, but we also have the largest incarceration rates in the world. We've got 3 million people currently locked up, which means we spent about 33 bucks on art for each man or woman in jail. Of course, the art will still be around long after the currently jailed prisoners are released. I don't know anything about the figures you gave, but art does have real psychological value. Along with music/literature/etc., it can create a positive impact on the health of a community. We gave billions of dollars to companies who simply pissed it away with the same failed business plans. Call me crazy, but I'll take the art over that. _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:25 pm
Taxing is important, how else is a state to prosper? (corporate sponsor perhaps? jk) With taxes, you have the working class people being taxed the most, and the money going where ever. You have social parasites living off welfare, public prisons being funded by tax payer dollars, as well as illegal immigrants taking from the system and not paying into it. If the money was delegated more carefully for the people who put into it, there wouldn't be much of a problem. _________________ "Wealth is the product of a person's capacity to think." -Francisco d'Anconia |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:07 pm
While I usually live by the rule if you provide an opinion prepare to defend it, I don't want to get into a debate so I'm going to throw in my 2 cents and leave. When the economy bounces back, I would love to see a Fair Tax System. I've made my money. I want to keep it. When I buy something I'm prepared to contribute to the economy so tax me all you want--just not on the money I EARN and WORK FOR. “You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that, my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.” --Dr. Adrian Rogers EDIT for clarification: (from wikipedia, the most reliable source on the planet!  )
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:51 am
anotherrandomtuesday wrote: While I usually live by the rule if you provide an opinion prepare to defend it, I don't want to get into a debate so I'm going to throw in my 2 cents and leave.
When the economy bounces back, I would love to see a Fair Tax System. I've made my money. I want to keep it. When I buy something I'm prepared to contribute to the economy so tax me all you want--just not on the money I EARN and WORK FOR. “You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that, my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.” --Dr. Adrian Rogers Do you want a flat tax rate (like 15% for everyone), or a flat tax amount? (like say $10,000 from everyone). Either way, I can't understand what's so terrible about a progressive tax scheme. While it offers incentive to be upwardly mobile (you'll always take home more money for every extra dollar you earn), it offers a buffer to the poor who's quality of life would decrease dramatically if they were taxed on a flat system that brings in a equal amount of revenue. Is it "fair"? Of course not. I'd argue that the socialized constructs that keep the working poor poor aren't fair either. Not all of us are privileged enough to be born into a middle class white family in a good neighborhood. _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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