2003 IRS Data - Who Pays?

[rcgreen]

"The rich" do not pay taxes, they collect taxes. the income
tax was sold to the people on the promise that it would rob the
Rockefellers, Carnegies etc and give to the people.

Corporate income taxes are paid, in effect, by the people who
work for them, the customers, or the widows and orphans
whose pensions consist of corporate stocks and bonds.

Lobbyists and congressmen take expensive trips and pay nothing.
Unfortunately, the only reform proposals people want to hear would
take all this money and power and give it to the other political
party, that is, whichever one is out at the moment.

Power corrupts.


I am not a cynic though. The world can be made a better place,
but not through politics. There is a legend in my family. I don't
know if it is true. My grandfather Bernard W Green was a poor
farmer in Georgia. In fact, he rented the land he farmed.
When the government offered him money to destroy his
crops in the 1930s, he (being an ignorant and stupid redneck)
was suspicious and turned the money down, thus giving
me a legacy of ignorance and stupidity of which I am
quite proud.

[bballad]

dalek: You are getting very close to erality here. Too many people focus on high income taxes (we have some of the lowist taxis of first world nations...but less money in our pockets every paycheck) and ignore corperate america. You want to know why the econamy is falling apart, why is the average CEO pad more then 100X the average worker??? why can a executive make more in a year by killing a company then they could in 5 by causeing that company to suceed??? why are wealthy americans gettign St. andrews, and camin citizanships??? the rich of america are stupid and short sighted most of that top 1% have never worked a day in there lives and would happly distroy this country tomarrow if it put money in there pockets today.

[bballad]

dalek: You are getting very close to erality here. Too many people focus on high income taxes (we have some of the lowist taxis of first world nations...but less money in our pockets every paycheck) and ignore corperate america. You want to know why the econamy is falling apart, why is the average CEO pad more then 100X the average worker??? why can a executive make more in a year by killing a company then they could in 5 by causeing that company to suceed??? why are wealthy americans gettign St. andrews, and camin citizanships??? the rich of america are stupid and short sighted most of that top 1% have never worked a day in there lives and would happly distroy this country tomarrow if it put money in there pockets today.

[RoadClosed]

Great post Negative. I would give you some points but you would then kick my square in the nutz.

[RoadClosed]

Great post Negative. I would give you some points but you would then kick my square in the nutz.

[Tiger Shark]

kick my square in the nutz.

Your square what?

[Tiger Shark]

kick my square in the nutz.

Your square what?

[DjM]

Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Your square what?

ROFLMAO ! ! ! !

[DjM]

Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Your square what?

ROFLMAO ! ! ! !

[dalek]

Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
It's almost impossible not to......

Maybe I should have used the name "Bush" instead, works either way right? easier to swallow...makes the argument for instead of against eh!.........


Don't read into that, that I am all for state farms, collective's etc.I like spending the bucks just like the next consumer, I just wish I had more left over after the politicians have had their way.