account, and never was one. It is a social safety net, and part of a
fair redistribution of wealth in a society that looks out for the
least among us.
--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Goodwin" <bridger82923@...>
wrote:
>
> OK I get you.
> I've wondered how someone with an already large income could
justify
> collecting ss but someone told me they paid it in so they wanted it
> back.
>
> Sandra
>
> In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" <citation502@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Sandra, my wife and I are direct beneficiaries of Bush' s
bullsh#t
> tax
> > breaks and preferential dividends treatment. If I were king of
the
> > world, I would DENY in toto retiree social security benefits to
> persons
> > at my income level, and in fact I would set a means-tested
ceiling
> on
> > receipt of social security by all.
> >
> > Moreover, I would cap the home mortgage interest deduction (which
> still
> > benefits me) and I would cap the deduction for real estate taxes
> (which
> > still benefits me).
> >
> > I believe in a steep progressive income rate structure. I did 40
> years
> > ago when my wife and I started out with $78 and a '63 Chevy to
our
> > names, and I do now.
> >
> >
> > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Goodwin" <bridger82923@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > --- I'm not sure I understand what you are saying in your last
> > > paragraph..are you saying higher tax on your ss if you're
> receiving
> > > it in addition to earned income?
> > > Sandra
> > >
> > > In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" citation502@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sandra, I hear you. One of the things that troubles me most
> about
> > > my
> > > > party is that we seem too timid to say what needs to be said,
> > > namely,
> > > > that our BUSINESS tax rates are TOO high, and that they
should
> be
> > > > SLASHED.
> > > >
> > > > My view: income tax rates on those earning more than $200K
> should
> > > rise
> > > > dramatically; the preferential rates on qualified dividends
> should
> > > be
> > > > repealed;
> > > >
> > > > rates on those earning less than $120K should be slashed
> > > enormously.
> > > > We should be able to balance our federal budget and still
ensure
> > > that
> > > > those earning less than $40K a year pay no income tax.
> > > >
> > > > The annual wage ceiling on FICA should be raised substantially
> > > (Hillary
> > > > is afraid to support this simple solution).
> > > >
> > > > IF someone like me (semi-retired) should even be permitted to
> > > receive
> > > > social security, it should be taxed at a much higher rate than
> > > normal
> > > > earned income.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Goodwin"
> <bridger82923@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > We are small business owners and I mean small, me, husband,
> > > brother
> > > > > and we get socked every year. I think the giant corps
should
> pay
> > > the
> > > > > bulk of business taxes and give us little guys a break.
> > > > > I don't mind paying a "fair share" because I get the
benefits
> but
> > > if
> > > > > we worked for someone else and earned the same amount we
would
> > > pay a
> > > > > lot less.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sandra
> > > > >
> > > > > In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "citation502" citation502@
wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I must be a Democrat. I'm generally pro-taxes. I quibble
> over
> > > > > FROM
> > > > > > WHOM we collect those taxes and FOR WHAT are we spending
the
> > > > > > revenues, but on the whole I think we complain too much
> about a
> > > > > > system that DOES NOT over-tax us.......for what we get.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Carol Roberts
> <carolroberts1@>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I think at the time of the slogan "No taxation without
> > > > > > representation"
> > > > > > > the tax on colonists equaled about 2%. I could move to
> > > Wyoming.
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > complain, even whine, about taxes... I even have a
cowboy
> hat
> > > > > from
> > > > > > > Sheridan. Carol
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sandra Goodwin wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ---God, I don't think so...I could not believe how
much
> > > these
> > > > > > > > ranchers complain about EVERYTHING, especially taxes.
I
> > > think
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > word whining is very appropriate in this instance.
> > > > > > > > You know we don't pay a state income tax, don't you.
> What's
> > > > > that
> > > > > > say?
> > > > > > > > Sandra
> > > > > > > > .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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