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No American should pay taxes
Topic Started: Dec 17 2011, 10:56 PM (3,148 Views)
cisslybee2012
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Dec 29 2011, 09:17 PM
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Dec 29 2011, 02:05 PM
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Dec 19 2011, 10:59 PM
There are things that Americans pay taxes on.

1. Americans pay income taxes.

2. When you buy something in the store you pay a sales tax.

3. If you own a house you pay property taxes.

4. If you invest in stocks, and mutual fund and sell from a profit, you have to pay the government a Capitol Gains tax.

5. If you own real estate and sell it you have to pay a Capitol Gain tax.

6. Then when you die your family got to pay a death tax.

The government is breaking the American people with all of these different taxes, it makes it hard for a lot of people to get ahead in life.
That's way too many taxes and that's the way that the government keep people from getting ahead.
Let us see how far you will get if you had to pay to install and maintain your own water pipes as well as make the water safe. You will have to build and maintain your own roads You will have to pay for your own college education and forgot about college because the pell grant will not be around.
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cisslybee2012
Dec 29 2011, 09:20 PM
Last Black man
Dec 29 2011, 09:17 PM
Chicago
Dec 29 2011, 02:05 PM
Knowledge
Dec 19 2011, 10:59 PM
There are things that Americans pay taxes on.

1. Americans pay income taxes.

2. When you buy something in the store you pay a sales tax.

3. If you own a house you pay property taxes.

4. If you invest in stocks, and mutual fund and sell from a profit, you have to pay the government a Capitol Gains tax.

5. If you own real estate and sell it you have to pay a Capitol Gain tax.

6. Then when you die your family got to pay a death tax.

The government is breaking the American people with all of these different taxes, it makes it hard for a lot of people to get ahead in life.
That's way too many taxes and that's the way that the government keep people from getting ahead.
Let us see how far you will get if you had to pay to install and maintain your own water pipes as well as make the water safe. You will have to build and maintain your own roads You will have to pay for your own college education and forgot about college because the pell grant will not be around.
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The Wealthy believes that everybody else is suppose to pay their taxes.
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catdaddy25
Dec 29 2011, 11:10 PM
cisslybee2012
Dec 29 2011, 09:20 PM
Last Black man
Dec 29 2011, 09:17 PM
Chicago
Dec 29 2011, 02:05 PM
Knowledge
Dec 19 2011, 10:59 PM
There are things that Americans pay taxes on.

1. Americans pay income taxes.

2. When you buy something in the store you pay a sales tax.

3. If you own a house you pay property taxes.

4. If you invest in stocks, and mutual fund and sell from a profit, you have to pay the government a Capitol Gains tax.

5. If you own real estate and sell it you have to pay a Capitol Gain tax.

6. Then when you die your family got to pay a death tax.

The government is breaking the American people with all of these different taxes, it makes it hard for a lot of people to get ahead in life.
That's way too many taxes and that's the way that the government keep people from getting ahead.
Let us see how far you will get if you had to pay to install and maintain your own water pipes as well as make the water safe. You will have to build and maintain your own roads You will have to pay for your own college education and forgot about college because the pell grant will not be around.
;)
The Wealthy believes that everybody else is suppose to pay their taxes.
But we have people like Chicago who buy that crap if you paid no taxes you get to keep all that money to yourself, but fail to realize that you will also give up much more like the highways and byways of this country. Also, if it was not for the interstate system that was built by a GOP President, you will not have all the cars we have today because most people will have to drive on dirt roads and trust me dirt roads are no fun when it starts raining.
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I'm all for not paying income taxes.
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http://www.eoearth.org/article/History_of_taxation_in_the_United_States

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Before the Federal Income Tax

The tax mechanisms used during first 150 years or so of U.S. tax history bears little resemblance to the current system of taxation. First, the U.S. Constitution restricted "direct" taxation by the federal government - meaning taxes directly on individuals. Instead, the federal government relied on indirect taxes including taxes on imports (tariffs) and excise taxes. Tariffs were the major source of U.S. government receipts from the beginning of the nation up to the early 1900s. For example, in 1800, custom duties comprised about 84% of government receipts. Internal federal revenue collections (which exclude tariffs on imports) as recently as the early 20th century were primarily derived from excise taxes on alcohol. In 1900 over 60% of internal revenue collections came from alcohol excise taxes with another 20% from tobacco excise taxes.

Another important difference is the scale of government taxation and expenditures relative to the entire economy. Government spending is currently a major portion of the total U.S. economy - in 2002 government expenditures and investment at all levels comprised about 20% of total economic output. In the late 1800s government expenditures were responsible for only about 2% of national output (earlier data on national output are not available). The role of government has become more prominent as a result of expansion of military activity and an increase in the provision of public services. Consequently an overall trend of increasing taxation is evident, although we’ll see that this trend has recently stabilized or reversed.

The Constitutional framers were wary of a government’s power to tax. Taxation of the American Colonies by a distant and corrupt England was a driving force behind the American Revolution. Consequently, they believed in decentralized taxation and delegated most public revenue collection to localities, which relied primarily on property taxes. During peacetime the federal government met its expenses through relatively modest excise taxes and tariffs. During wars, such as the War of 1812, federal taxes were temporarily raised to finance the war or pay down the ensuing debts. Once the financial crisis passed, taxes were reduced in response to public opposition to high tax rates.

Like previous wars, the Civil War initiated an increase in both excise tax and tariff rates. Government revenue collections increased by a factor of seven between 1863 and 1866. Perhaps the most significant tax policy enacted during the Civil War was the institution of the first national income tax. Concerns about the legality of the tax, considering the Constitution's prohibition of direct taxation, were muted during the national emergency. The income tax rates were low by modern standards – a maximum rate of 10% along with generous exemptions meant that only about 10% of households were subject to any income tax. Still, the income tax generated over 20% of federal revenues in 1865. After the war, few politicians favored the continuation of the income tax, and in 1872 it was allowed to expire.

The impetus for the modern federal income tax rests not with a wartime emergency but with the Populist movement of the late 1800s. The tax system in place at the time, based primarily on excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco, was largely regressive. The Populists revived interest in an income tax as a means to introduce a progressive tax based on ability to pay. They saw it as a response to excessive monopoly profits and the concentration of wealth and power. In other words, the tax was not envisioned as a means to generate significant additional public revenue but as a vehicle of social justice.

A federal income tax, with a large exemption of $4,000, was instituted in 1894 but the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1895. Over the next couple of decades proposals were made for a constitutional amendment to establish a federal income tax. While these attempts were defeated, support for federal income taxation gradually increased. Eventually, in 1913 the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified creating the legal basis for the federal income tax.

While the initial income tax was progressive, it was less radical than many desired. In fact, many conservatives expressed guarded support for the measure to prevent a more significant tax. While the income tax was targeted towards the wealthy – in the first few years only about 2% of households paid any income tax – tax rates of only 1%-7% prevented it from generating significant revenues.


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Dec 30 2011, 12:25 PM
I'm all for not paying income taxes.
Me to

Down with high taxes
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DeShawn

Damn Right
Dec 30 2011, 12:25 PM
I'm all for not paying income taxes.
Then vote for Ron Paul.
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Marcus
Jan 2 2012, 02:22 PM
Down with high taxes
I thought you just said you didn't want to pay taxes? Now you're down with high taxes? Make up your damn mind!
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DeShawn

Good information UTB.
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DeShawn

If you want to get rid of income taxes vote for Ron Paul
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