Comments on: How Much More Can We Redistribute: IRS Releases New Data http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Susan, Delaware http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-89951 Susan, Delaware Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:41:52 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-89951 10% state/15% federal tax across the board - whether you make/are given $1 dollar/year or 1Bln/year; no exceptions. OR an across the board Sales tax of 20%. NO other taxes of anykind - not gas, not federal liine charge - NO other taxes. The states and governments would have to do what we do - tighten the belt if need be. Term limits for all of Congress/judges; etc... States pay for all aspects of each person they send to Congress - health care, etc... NO pensions for members of Congress - who else gets a pension unless they've worked somewhere for 30+ years? The State employees pay for each others pension/healthcare - why should people have to pay the pension when Private workers don't usually get it? Everyone in the government HAS to have this wonderful health care - including the Pres - that they are going to pass. On and On.... 10% state/15% federal tax across the board – whether you make/are given $1 dollar/year or 1Bln/year; no exceptions. OR an across the board Sales tax of 20%. NO other taxes of anykind – not gas, not federal liine charge – NO other taxes. The states and governments would have to do what we do – tighten the belt if need be.

Term limits for all of Congress/judges; etc…

States pay for all aspects of each person they send to Congress – health care, etc… NO pensions for members of Congress – who else gets a pension unless they've worked somewhere for 30+ years?

The State employees pay for each others pension/healthcare – why should people have to pay the pension when Private workers don't usually get it?

Everyone in the government HAS to have this wonderful health care – including the Pres – that they are going to pass.

On and On….

]]> By: Bill Bartmann http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-52629 Bill Bartmann Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:43:54 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-52629 Cool site, love the info. Cool site, love the info.

]]> By: Barb in Moline IL http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-52056 Barb in Moline IL Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:47:02 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-52056 Entitlements? Where in our history and laws does is say anyone is entitled to anything other than the freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights? No one is "entitled" to someone else's efforts and work. Not having entitlements is what built this country into the great nation it once was until FDR began our slide downward. Entitlements? Where in our history and laws does is say anyone is entitled to anything other than the freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights? No one is "entitled" to someone else's efforts and work. Not having entitlements is what built this country into the great nation it once was until FDR began our slide downward.

]]> By: DM, NYC http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-47104 DM, NYC Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:50:35 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-47104 A graduated tax table is unconstitutional. The Consitution has income tax, and it also everyone has equal justice under the law. So to tax one person higher than another is not equal justice under the law and it is unconstitutional. I do not understand why some think they are entitled to steal from their neighbors, which is what those who get "free stuff" are doing. One person is not obligated to pay for another. Just because someone is successful, wealthy, or has achieved more than another, does not mean they "owe" it to someone else or that soemone else has the right to steal it. A graduated tax table is unconstitutional. The Consitution has income tax, and it also everyone has equal justice under the law. So to tax one person higher than another is not equal justice under the law and it is unconstitutional.

I do not understand why some think they are entitled to steal from their neighbors, which is what those who get "free stuff" are doing. One person is not obligated to pay for another. Just because someone is successful, wealthy, or has achieved more than another, does not mean they "owe" it to someone else or that soemone else has the right to steal it.

]]> By: Gary Ollila, Virgini http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-46869 Gary Ollila, Virgini Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:19:37 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-46869 Sure the rich pay a higher percentage of income tax. That's what a graduated tax structure if all about. And there is good reason for that. The gap between the rich and the poor is continually widening. <a href="http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/Advice/GapBetweenRichPoorAmericansAccelerates.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFa...</a> Our nation needs a sane tax structure that promotes the Common Good. Sure the rich pay a higher percentage of income tax. That's what a graduated tax structure if all about. And there is good reason for that. The gap between the rich and the poor is continually widening.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFa…

Our nation needs a sane tax structure that promotes the Common Good.

]]> By: Whicket Williams Kin http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-46478 Whicket Williams Kin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:27:26 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-46478 Ever time I see this crap I get sick I am considered to be poverty level by government standards, yet I pay over 50% total income on taxes. They never count ALL taxes, only one tax, income tax Stop lying, count up all taxes, starting with gas tax sales tax property tax licenses, inspection stickers, social security medicare/medicaid, and that is just for starters. Ever time I see this crap I get sick I am considered to be poverty level by government standards, yet I pay over 50% total income on taxes. They never count ALL taxes, only one tax, income tax Stop lying, count up all taxes, starting with gas tax sales tax property tax licenses, inspection stickers, social security medicare/medicaid, and that is just for starters.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-46198 Rob Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:04:29 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-46198 I like the idea of the 'fair tax'. Even pimps and drug dealers would pay that because they have to purchase things too. Huckabee said it would have to be 23%. That's too high and would only encourage 'back-door' deals. However, at 23% I would still have more to spend than I do now (I'm just above the 250 level). As far as Bill from Texas goes, spenders do NOT create jobs. Jobs are created by entrepreneurs who recognize a market need and create a product that the market either accepts or not. If the producer can make the product for less than the market deems it worth, he profits and someone gets a job. If the market is not willing to pay what the production costs are and what the producer sees as a fair profit, he goes out of business. Spenders can have all the money in the world, but without producers making a product and employing people, there will be no jobs. There does seem to be a concentration of wealth, however. Unfortunately, there is no easy fix to get 'good' jobs. The market determines if the guy packing meat makes $10 per hour or $20 and artificial price 'floors' (like minimum wage) do not solve the problem. If they did, why not just make minimum wage $50 per hour. Then everyone would be paid well! Think that would work? Duh! I like the idea of the 'fair tax'. Even pimps and drug dealers would pay that because they have to purchase things too. Huckabee said it would have to be 23%. That's too high and would only encourage 'back-door' deals. However, at 23% I would still have more to spend than I do now (I'm just above the 250 level).

As far as Bill from Texas goes, spenders do NOT create jobs. Jobs are created by entrepreneurs who recognize a market need and create a product that the market either accepts or not. If the producer can make the product for less than the market deems it worth, he profits and someone gets a job. If the market is not willing to pay what the production costs are and what the producer sees as a fair profit, he goes out of business. Spenders can have all the money in the world, but without producers making a product and employing people, there will be no jobs.

There does seem to be a concentration of wealth, however. Unfortunately, there is no easy fix to get 'good' jobs. The market determines if the guy packing meat makes $10 per hour or $20 and artificial price 'floors' (like minimum wage) do not solve the problem. If they did, why not just make minimum wage $50 per hour. Then everyone would be paid well! Think that would work? Duh!

]]> By: AntiObamaBlog.com » The Obama Broken Promise of a Middle-Class Tax Hike is Coming http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-46012 AntiObamaBlog.com » The Obama Broken Promise of a Middle-Class Tax Hike is Coming Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:47:59 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-46012 [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip in [...] [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip in [...]

]]> By: Fix Health Care Policy | Families and Small Businesses to be Taxed to Pay for Health Reform http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-45936 Fix Health Care Policy | Families and Small Businesses to be Taxed to Pay for Health Reform Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:51:38 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-45936 [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip in [...] [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip in [...]

]]> By: Families and Small Businesses to be Taxed to Pay for Health Reform - RENEWtv: Renewing America. One Episode at a Time. Hosted by Billy Hallowell. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/07/30/how-much-more-can-we-redistribute-irs-releases-new-data/#comment-45905 Families and Small Businesses to be Taxed to Pay for Health Reform - RENEWtv: Renewing America. One Episode at a Time. Hosted by Billy Hallowell. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:17:15 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=12138#comment-45905 [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip [...] [...] a yawn, a sigh, or applause from the vast majority of citizens who don’t have to actually pay the lopsided amount of taxes that the “rich” pay. Well, as it turns out, more and more of us might actually be “rich” enough to have to chip [...]

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