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 repealed;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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