Oh noes, teh overtaxed Americans!

[Dauphin]

For the US, it will be mid April at a guess. In the UK its generally late May or early June.

[Flubber]

Lets see-- my highest marginal rate is 39%-- thats 29% federal plus 10% provincial. I'll have to work out my effective rate

Then thay take $1910 for Social Insuance and $700 for Employment Insurance. I also pay 7% on all consumption for a VAT

[DanS]

It was April 17 last year for the US. May 31 for the UK.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

and this is because of an insufficient state intervention as far as housing is concerned.

QUOI??? Ça c'est du grand n'import quoi!!

if the state pays for housing, then you'll have even more people looking for housing at the lower prices, which means even more people who can't find it.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia


QUOI??? Ça c'est du grand n'import quoi!!

if the state pays for housing, then you'll have even more people looking for housing at the lower prices, which means even more people who can't find it.

Oh sure, people can't pay Paris rents because they're cheapstakes.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
if the state pays for housing, then you'll have even more people looking for housing at the lower prices, which means even more people who can't find it.

If the state seriously increases the supply of cheap housing, then the market price (which is currently absurdly high) will plummet, and people will have affordable housing, bioth from public and private landlords.

The market has proven its considerable inefficiency in the Paris' metro, with rich people owning several housings, including some that are not occupied, while the poor and the middle-class struggle to afford their rent, or to afford a small house located at the further periphery.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Any idea when tax freedom day will be this year?

It was January 14 for me.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
FICA is not properly a tax as some of your benefits are based on your contributions.

I'm 21 so I'm not going to have any benefits.

[KrazyHorse]

You will never be eligible for unemployment?

[Apocalypse]

Considering I never plan to be unemployed...correct.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
FICA takes a lot out of my paychecks and I don't even know what it is.

Social Security.

[Apocalypse]

Yeah It was pointed out later in this thread and I looked it up right after I asked. That's what I thought it was.

[MRT144]

after FICA and all that mandatory jazz... 6.37% washington state has no income tax.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DanS
I know you don't mean any harm che, but those who don't want to announce their income to the entire internet shouldn't answer this question.

It is entirely voluntary, and unless we want to do some convoluted math and you make something in the high six figures, I doubt we'd be able to tell what each other makes. All I'm talkin's is percentages.

And KH was right, I ment effective tax rate.

[Dis]

i'm too lazy to look up last year's. And I have a different job. Eventually I'll get around to doing my taxes this year. I was actually unemployed for 2 months in 2005 though. Intentionally of course. I needed a break.