America's tax system is screwy

Discussion in 'Budget & Taxes' started by Smartmouthwoman, Jan 13, 2012.

  1. ptif219

    ptif219 Well-Known Member

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    You continue to act like it has been since Lincoln. It was only used to pay for wars. It should not have continued after WW2 was paid.

    It was never meant to be permanent.
     
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    This has been my position and it will always be my position. Kindly do not attempt to inveigle or obfuscate what i have said.

     
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    Wrong the income tax was only used to pay for war. Your are playing word games and making it seem like something it was not. You must be a Democrat because facts do not matter to you only your wrong views and agenda matter
     
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    You are mistaking the fact that a tax was levied and then stopped with the original issue which included the fact that the tax system was based on a progressive or graduated system and that method is still in effect today.

    I believe that the issue you have brought up would make a fine topic for another thread.:)
     
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    The fact is it was never meant to be permanent.
     
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    What does that have to do with the theory by which tax liability is determined?
     
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    Because they have taken a precedent and perverted it for their own greed
     
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    Who has........?
     
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    The government and mostly the democrats that controlled the house for 40 years
     
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    Kindly inform how the government and mostly the democrats "perverted it for their own greed" .
     
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    No it is obvious. Look at entitlement programs and how they are funded
     
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    You appear to have the inside track on information which i an not "entitled" to have.

    What are you talking about?
     
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    So you now want to play dumb? Government raises taxes to give entitlements.
     
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    Not dumb at all. I just have no idea what you are talking about. Entitlements, can you provide an example please?
     
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    They are using entitlements to buy votes yet we pay for it. If they pass entitlements that is part of the liability
     
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    What you don't know what entitlements are? get real. If you are going to play dumb I will not play that game
     
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    I am being serious what do you consider to be "entitlements"?
     
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    No you are playing word games
     
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    The Republican solution is to not simply say "ok income taxation is theft, let's abolish it". The Republican solution is to say "I hate poor people because they pay less than me percentage wise in income taxation, so let's advocate that we steal from them and make them even more poor".

    (*)(*)(*)(*) you, Retard-icans.
     
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    It is a simple question based upon assertions you have made. By all appearances you have no basis for those assertions or any of your position as you refuse cite one example to support what you are talking about.
     
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    If you do not know what entitlements are I can not help you


    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement

     
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    Thank you, I know the generic use of the term. I thought you were using it as a "term of art".

    Do you mean entitlement in the sense of a particular funded program or federal type of assistance?
     
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    What is your point.I don't play games make a point or I will not respond
     
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    You have made various allegations that I have disagreed with during this very nice discussion.

    Now you cite "entitlements" do you mean programs such as welfare, unemployment or other like programs or where groups that are deemed a "economically or socially disadvantaged" get various benefits that the ordinary citizen or group of citizens do not receive?
     
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    What do you mean by 'entitlements'? Can you be a bit more specific? o_O
     

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