(09-03-2017, 01:24 PM)Kane Wrote: LOL...

Ya know... the majority of regular America... those who make less than 40k a year...
Don't pay diddly squat in taxes.
Save for Social Security tax and Medicare. (which usually amounts to like 20 bucks a week.)

The income tax is a joke....
tax a person for working is stupid.
tax a person because the government "needs" the money and then giving them all or most of it back because they were under a certain bracket is stupid, why take it in the first place?
taxing a person the minimum and then fully refunding that money PLUS some is even more idiotic....
why would a mother of two, working a waitressing job (not claiming most of her tips on tax forms) be taxed 1k on a year and get a return of 3k......
Where's that other 2k coming from?
Oh yeah.... I was taxed 3k.... and got a return of 700... I see....

The entire tax system is a joke.
But nothing will ever truly change from it....

We need a real revolution..... 1700s style.

Well, you actually have a choice on how much you give to the government through your withholdings. Most people actually think they are getting a genuine "refund" back from the government and don't realize the government has been earning interest off of THEIR money before giving it back. 

Typically, if you are receiving a check back from the government at tax time, you are doing it all wrong.

I do agree, the tax system is a joke. The capital gains tax is the worst of all.

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