This is why the country is bankrupt LOL
06-02-2011, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben22' timestamp='1306253031' post='20609732
Excellent and you hit it right on the nail! Stop the wars and get a chance to manage our bankruptcies! (you mentioned the SDN, i haven't heard that in decades 
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I'm from the Old Continent and hoping this society will not reach the impasse most of the Europeans country find themselves in...
)I'm from the Old Continent and hoping this society will not reach the impasse most of the Europeans country find themselves in...
THANK YOU!
06-02-2011, 01:18 PM
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06-02-2011, 01:23 PM
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Still more than zero in 1912.
06-02-2011, 01:23 PM
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Liberal media says we're not taxed. Sure I'll believe it. 
I'll give it a more thorough read to be fair though.
If it is correct, let's continue to lower it. 1950's taxes are still ridiculously too high.
Didn't Ben Franklin say that a nation taxed at more than 10% total was under "heavy tax"? Consider all the taxes "fees" we pay in total ontop of federal/state/income taxes etc, we're still out there in crazy land either way.
I'll give it a more thorough read to be fair though.
If it is correct, let's continue to lower it. 1950's taxes are still ridiculously too high.
Didn't Ben Franklin say that a nation taxed at more than 10% total was under "heavy tax"? Consider all the taxes "fees" we pay in total ontop of federal/state/income taxes etc, we're still out there in crazy land either way.
06-02-2011, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mrjulius' timestamp='1307049530' post='20643451
Still more than zero in 1912.
06-02-2011, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by herrjr' timestamp='1307049798' post='20643463
[quote name='mrjulius' timestamp='1307049530' post='20643451']
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...40-503544.html
Taxes lowest since 1958.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...40-503544.html
Taxes lowest since 1958.
Still more than zero in 1912.
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If we can at least get federal income taxes to a flat tax with no more deductions and loopholes for anyone or any corporation, that's a start.
06-02-2011, 01:32 PM
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No, it's called getting everyone out of there and starting over. If we stop bitching as a whole, and instead began VOTING as a whole, then things will change. The problem is too much bitching and too little voting.
06-02-2011, 01:33 PM
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Liberal media says we're not taxed. Sure I'll believe it.
I'll give it a more thorough read to be fair though.
If it is correct, let's continue to lower it. 1950's taxes are still ridiculously too high.
Didn't Ben Franklin say that a nation taxed at more than 10% total was under "heavy tax"? Consider all the taxes "fees" we pay in total ontop of federal/state/income taxes etc, we're still out there in crazy land either way.
I'll give it a more thorough read to be fair though.
If it is correct, let's continue to lower it. 1950's taxes are still ridiculously too high.
Didn't Ben Franklin say that a nation taxed at more than 10% total was under "heavy tax"? Consider all the taxes "fees" we pay in total ontop of federal/state/income taxes etc, we're still out there in crazy land either way.
This organization "defines itself as a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a setting to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and co-ordinate domestic and international policies. Its mandate covers economic, environmental, and social issues. It acts by peer pressure to improve policy and implement "soft law"—non-binding instruments that can occasionally lead to binding treaties. In this work, the OECD cooperates with businesses, trade unions and other representatives of civil society. Collaboration at the OECD regarding taxation, for example, has fostered the growth of a global web of bilateral tax treaties."
Pretty balanced, I would say, even leaning toward conservative ideals.
06-02-2011, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mrjulius' timestamp='1307049925' post='20643471
[quote name='herrjr' timestamp='1307049798' post='20643463']
[quote name='mrjulius' timestamp='1307049530' post='20643451']
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...40-503544.html
Taxes lowest since 1958.
[quote name='mrjulius' timestamp='1307049530' post='20643451']
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...40-503544.html
Taxes lowest since 1958.
Still more than zero in 1912.
[/quote]
If we can at least get federal income taxes to a flat tax with no more deductions and loopholes for anyone or any corporation, that's a start.
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That works for me!
See, we can agree on some things.