Taxes... Where Will It End?

[NIXON]

Having lived in the UK and Germany .... I don't think it's a matter of thinking "How lucky we are not to be in their shoes " It's a matter of how do we stay out of thier shoes .
I believe it's in not spending on "Social Improvment " Per SE.
We've spent countless billions on education , Social equality,the war on poverty , etc.... Yet in certain circles it's claimed we need to spend more ! Has that gotten us a better society on the whole ?? I say lets call it a social Vietnam ..... Rethink it and attack it differently . It's not a matter of money ....... It's a matter of morality and will . JMHO John

 

[_RaT_]

Very good John you absolutley nailed it. Your my VP.

 

[NIXON]

Nomination Honorably accepted !!! Now the tough part !
We need to get some of those tax dollars /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif John

 

[NIXON]

Rat ,
As an after thought .....
How's this for a campaign slogan ...
Give a man a fish , he'll eat for a day.....
teach a man to fish, He'll drink beer .
Could be improved , but it has a ring of truth aboutit ! :0 John

 

[_RaT_]

Perhaps Henro can add to the beer part. If elected president, I would start by eliminating the sin tax. I would have the Congress and the Senate succomb to the same health care and social security benefit bestowed upon us. I would seriously consider adopting a flat tax. At an income of $30,000, you pay zip, zero, nada, at 30,001, you pay .17 cents or something there of. States can charge what they want and compete for residents. Those with a more attractive tax structure reap the benefits it bestows. Nevada with a far more attractive tax structure then California is fully understanding of this and businesses have taken note. I am open to suggestions and will consider all. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[NIXON]

Rat . I don't know if this would go over ..
But if you are a government employee ,taxes should increase .
!0%for local gov 15% for state ,Etc.....Tax cut to those that improve efferciency in state -gov approved programs , penalties for those that don't ..
No tax on active duty military , (us retired would have to pay ). Find a way to give the true farmers a break ... They need it! I don't mean the "factory farmers ", I mean the guy that's working his land , just to get by . Just an Idea . John

 

[Junkman]

The thing that has me really scared is the fact that the people of the United States don't realize that our "standard of living" is declining and the rest of the worlds standard is going up. Another thing that a lot of people don't realize is the amount of "Financial Aid" that we provide to other countries and in some instances the people in these other countries have a average yearly wage that is above the mean wages of the American workers. In short, we are sending financial aid to countries that the citizens of those countries are better off than the average American citizen that is paying the bills in the form of income taxes. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif When are our politicians going to wake up and realize that "charity" starts at home and start taking care of some of our needs here. Our roads and bridges are deteriorating and there is no funding for repairs. Our schools need repairs, but the cities and towns don't have the funds to do them with. At all levels, government is looking for more revenue and decreasing services. Where is the money going? They certainly aren't giving additional services back to the citizens that pay the taxes !! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[AndyM]

Junkman for President!

I've already got the slogan-- "Two Corvairs in every garage!"

Wait a minute, maybe "Junkman for President" isn't such a great idea after all! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[NIXON]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Junkman for President!

I've already got the slogan-- "Two Corvairs in every garage!"


Jeez Andy !!! The guy your pulling for is from New England ! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Do you really expect him to get over a bridge ?? especially in a Corvair ? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif John

 

[Boone]

What really happens to the wages paid to the govt. employee?
My guess is the majority are not highly paid, and the wages they earn are for the most part are returned back to the community in which the employee resides. This means the contractor, merchant, mechanic, equipment, auto dealers etc... have a customer, so they can pay their employees and care for their own families. How often does that dollar paid to the govt employee circulate through the community? At one time I heard it was 6 times.