[lit-ideas] Re: Paying taxes for months on end
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:50:46 -0400
Did you read the link I sent? Probably not. As I recall, you also support
pharma's right to rip you off and don't say a word against the tax that
they're imposing on you. It's they're right to do that. Regarding raising
taxes and getting less for it, have you noticed that the candy bar that
used to cost 50 cents now costs 99 cents and there's less in it? Is that
not a tax? Likewise did you notice that the car that you used to pay
$12,000 for is now $25,000? Is that not a tax? Where are the complaints?
Government costs money to run like everything else. Why are you so
surprised and outraged you're getting less and paying more there? The
answer is to get rid of government, or pare it down close to zero for you
to keep your money. Would you want that, and how would your life be
improved if that were to happen?
> [Original Message]
> From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 5/24/2005 10:40:01 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Paying taxes for months on end
>
> At 10:15 AM 5/24/2005, you wrote:
> >For starters, they could pay less or nothing, which is what I think he
as a
> >libertarian is going for. How much less, and by whom, and where would
the
> >collected taxes go? I'll guess he'd get rid of SS, Medicare and
Medicaid,
> >which would save a lot of money. How would that change the country do
you
> >think? Would he then get rid of the EPA, OSHA, FCC, FTC and the other
> >departments? Who would pay for infrastructure repair? Who would care
> >about air and water quality? In short, would things be better if we all
> >kept 100% of the money we make? And if so, how? Just wondering.
>
> I think the point is more that you have maintained that "rich" people pay
> little or no taxes. Evidently, the fact is that the top 50% pay 97% of
> taxes. So.... whenever someone votes in a new 'helpful' scheme, it's the
> higher earners who are ALREADY paying for it and will now have to pay
more.
> Therefore, it damned well IS their right to complain about it because
they
> are literally subsidizing half the population.
>
> More and more, I'm getting dinged for more and more things that I don't
use
> and for MORE than just my share of things that I DO use, but no more than
> anyone else.
>
> I have to pay additional levies for my: sewer, water, garbage, snow
> removal, school taxes etc. ALL of which used to be covered in my property
> taxes. My property taxes have NOT gone down, and have in fact risen a
bit.
> I have to pay to have my car license renewed, my driver's license
renewed,
> tire tax. Plus on top of all these 'bills" the government gets an
> additional 15% for Sales tax. I wonder WHAT my income and property taxes
> are being used for. It's certainly not the things that I would expect
them
> to be used for.
>
> Just last year my government decided they wanted more from me so they put
> an additional "health" tax on my paycheque. It was directly proportional
to
> how much one earns. Well, now, I'm 700 bucks poorer each year. I don't
get
> ONE thing more for my money because as a healthy, middle-aged person, I
> don't use the system now. I object to that, but I can't do anything about
> it. But, when my government wants more money, I KNOW that it's ME who is
> going to have to pay for it. It's NOT people who don't earn very much
money
> -- i.e. the bottom 50% of wage earners. Sue me for wanting to keep as
much
> money as I can. You could probably win the suit in this day and age.
>
> Paul
>
> ##########
> Paul Stone
> pas@xxxxxxxx
> Kingsville, ON, Canada
>
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