By: Jerry
I’m not in the top 1% but I make a decent living. I do believe that everyone, however, deserve health insurance coverage. I do not understand people who think otherwise. It would meant that America’s...
View ArticleBy: Reynolds
While clever, your site’s bias is evident. we, by good fortune, and frankly luck, are solidly in the top 20%, not in the top 10% although that could happen. Now I grant you, my family has been here a...
View ArticleBy: Financial Samurai
“I pay what my accountant suggests without question” Wow, so honorable. You have an accountant, and you’re following the accountant’s advice. Congrats.
View ArticleBy: Oliver Goddu
This author is outrageous. The answer to our deficit is to tax the poor, who should be working harder? I am a business student, about to graduate, and frankly disgusted by the way many people think...
View ArticleBy: Financial Samurai
Oliver, as a student, you have no perspective because you are not working and pay no tax. For all we know, your mom and dad are subsidizing your living and tuition. Come back to this article when you...
View ArticleBy: mdal
“We are discussing federal income taxes.” This is the most misleading reponse I have ever seen! You ignore the thrust of tarjo’s post, let me give you an analogy so you can better understnad that you...
View ArticleBy: RICPR
You asked what jumps out? The concentration on income without counting ALL taxes. Do I think that the info paints a picture? Sure. It gives the impression that the top earners are getting the shaft....
View ArticleBy: jackson
BS. She’s misleading…or worse. Her investment $$ were taxed @35%. If she invests $50K and make no profit, she gets ALL that money back. She only pays 15% on the “income” she calls profit. AND she gets...
View ArticleBy: Dillbo
It’s basically this, if you are conservative you are Sith. Selfish, evil and crabby. If you are a liberal you’re about the needs of the many and not the needs of the few. Outside of my political line...
View ArticleBy: Mike
What jumps out is that you wrote an article filled with statistical facts that don’t take reality into account. At all. It’s totally biased instead of informative. I do like the number tho. Thanks for...
View ArticleBy: Financial Samurai
Tell me how “statistical facts” don’t take reality into account? Huh? Always fight for equality Mike! It’s the best way to go in the end. Say no to discrimination.
View ArticleBy: ex dividend calendar Australia
Australia is known with its complex tax system. At the state level are imposed payroll taxes, stamp duties on land transfers and other transactions, some taxes on land and properties, fire service...
View ArticleBy: Financial Samurai
But Australia has socialized healthcare, and good living for low income earners and retirees! You guys OK if all American retirees migrate there? :)
View ArticleBy: Mark
I often wondered how many income redistribution liberals would sign up for that program if it were being offered on a global scale. Considering the average per capita income go ally is $10-11000,...
View ArticleBy: Richard E J Driskill
With great sadness, I confess I did not have the time to read all the posting on this topic. From the several I did read in the beginning, I feel I must comment on the ideology (concerning...
View ArticleBy: Financial Samurai
Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with much of what you say, however, not this: “To the poor: Stand or fall, live or die, on your own, you have chosen your path (with a few exceptions, you are ‘due’ no...
View ArticleBy: Marion Paroo
What is with the photo of President Obama, the little whit dog (not Bo) and the Lincoln Memorial? Weird.
View ArticleBy: neoconcrazy
So according to your math, you worked 40 hours/wk at McD’s and still made 550 a mo? What about Medicare, Social Security, State and Federal tax withheld? How well were you doing after that? And you...
View ArticleBy: neoconcrazy
If 50.00/mo. is so affordable, then why are republicons so against health care reform, in which everyone pays for healthcare at 1% of their income. Everyone pays, everyone is covered. A person making...
View ArticleBy: Freeat33
Taxes ARE set by people who are elected. That means they need to make promises to the 50% , and keep promises to the 1% who pay for their advertisements. Without the ads, the 50% wouldn’t know they...
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