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The actual name for them is excise taxes.
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No, I'll be shocked if I have some money after taxes, because then I can actually buy something, if I can afford to buy those super taxed products. I'm just better off with the current system, where you end up owing money when you make money.In da butt.
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I don't pay taxes
(apart from some sales taxes)
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This means you are either very poor, very rich, or a criminal . . . because the bulk of people in the middle get swatted pretty hardOriginally posted by Rogan Josh
I don't pay taxes (apart from some sales taxes)
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No income tax in Florida! Not that I mind being taxed, I just hate the additional paperwork. Actually, I'd prefer income tax to the sales taxes in this state. We stick it to the tourist here, the Mouse and the beach pay for just about everything.
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I wonder how you manage not to pay taxes if you are living in France. Except if you are working au noirOriginally posted by Rogan Josh
I don't pay taxes (apart from some sales taxes)
Edit : scratch that, you'd still pay the sales tax."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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Why would a communist want to tax work? I like a sales tax as long as you don't tax things like food and rent.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
No income tax in Florida! Not that I mind being taxed, I just hate the additional paperwork. Actually, I'd prefer income tax to the sales taxes in this state. We stick it to the tourist here, the Mouse and the beach pay for just about everything.
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Work isn't taxed, income is taxed. The more you make, the more you pay. You can do lots of work, but get paid squat, and therefore get taxed squat. Or you could be a [professional athelete, work part of the year, and get taxed up the butt.Originally posted by Kidicious
Why would a communist want to tax work? I like a sales tax as long as you don't tax things like food and rent.
Don't confuse the two.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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I'm not. I should have said that I support tax on high incomes. Sorry.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Work isn't taxed, income is taxed. The more you make, the more you pay. You can do lots of work, but get paid squat, and therefore get taxed squat. Or you could be a [professional athelete, work part of the year, and get taxed up the butt.
Don't confuse the two.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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I have diplomatic statusOriginally posted by Flubber
This means you are either very poor, very rich, or a criminal . . . because the bulk of people in the middle get swatted pretty hard
My wife has to pay taxes in principle, which normally would be quite substantial, since she is in a very well paid job (a pensions consultant). The nice thing is that, not only do I not pay taxes, my income is non-declarable, so as far as the tax authorities are concerned I don't earn any money. So her income is divided between us for tax purposes.
Last year we hired a fancy tax accountant in Paris to do our taxes for us and it is amazing how many loopholes they can find. We ended up paying only $2000 in tax for the whole year (although the accountant's fees were more than that!).Comment
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And remember, the really big incomes don't come from work but from coporate dividends, capital gains, and inheritance. Those three items IMHO should be taxed at a much higher rate than income from salaries. Unfortunately, the GOP has been remarkable successful at convincing people that non-work income should be tax free.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Work isn't taxed, income is taxed.
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I thought that you were a scientist, not a diplomat.Originally posted by Rogan Josh
I have diplomatic status
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Please PM me all the loopholes they found, I am interestedOriginally posted by Rogan Josh
Last year we hired a fancy tax accountant in Paris to do our taxes for us and it is amazing how many loopholes they can find. We ended up paying only $2000 in tax for the whole year (although the accountant's fees were more than that!).
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I am a scientist at a Treaty Organisation, so I get diplomatic status.
The loopholes were fairly simple things, like getting a tax allowance for working from home (sometimes), being a 'frontalier' (ie. living in one country while working in another) and that sort of thing.Comment
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Does that mean you don't have to pay your traffic tickets?Originally posted by Rogan Josh
I am a scientist at a Treaty Organisation, so I get diplomatic status.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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