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A Tax Reform Plan That May No Longer Work
Townhall.com ^ | April 19, 2017 | Terry Jeffrey

Posted on 04/19/2017 6:12:53 AM PDT by Kaslin

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To: dhs12345
Besides it's none of their business. Let them show their tax returns to the public.

They won't though.

21 posted on 04/19/2017 7:00:13 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: TexasGator

Designed also to read the reply before clicking the post button.


22 posted on 04/19/2017 7:03:59 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: freedumb2003

The henkster family doesn’t like watching game shows with me because I’m always the downer who says “Yeah, but after taxes it will only be X”.

Thread drift is the best thing here.


23 posted on 04/19/2017 7:04:11 AM PDT by henkster (Orwell, Rand and Huxley would not be proud of our society, but they'd have no trouble recognizing it)
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To: henkster
Penalties for not withholding enough are minimal. But if folks had to pay once a year, or have it confiscated from their pay for the following 3 months...they'd be PISSED at the size of government.

Still, when you have 30 million people who pay nothing in but receive (on average) $3,000 back...you've bought a huge block of votes! The flat tax cannot pass because the tax welfare recipients would never tolerate it. There would be rioting in the streets!

"You mean...because I paid nothing in, I get nothing back? That's unfair!"

24 posted on 04/19/2017 7:08:47 AM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: Kaslin

Actually I read before posting and corrected an autofill.


25 posted on 04/19/2017 7:08:59 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: freedumb2003

Tax slavery. Too bad the takers don’t have to spend 25% of their “workday” time on behalf of the gov’ts. It’s not so much the money, it’s the theft of time that matters.


26 posted on 04/19/2017 7:09:17 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: freedumb2003; Admin Moderator
What do you mean the original headline? That is the original headline. I did make a typo in the first name of the author though. Instead of Terry, I typed Rerry. Please note that the letter "R" is right next to the letter "T"

I asked the Admin moderator to correct it, but he must be still sleeping

27 posted on 04/19/2017 7:17:01 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: newgeezer
Last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 22,381,000 workers employed directly by local, state and federal government.

And millions upon millions who are simply paid by the government to exist

28 posted on 04/19/2017 7:18:45 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (Love your neighbor as you love yourself.)
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To: Kaslin

Agreed. But their point is “pointless” because they could care less about his taxes. They have proven that they will never be happy.


29 posted on 04/19/2017 7:22:24 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: TexasGator
Obviously you think you did, but didn't.

Look close.


30 posted on 04/19/2017 7:30:50 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: Kaslin

I did. I corrected the original autofill error. I am on a phone and didn’t think t he extra p you are making such a big deal made the post not understandable.


31 posted on 04/19/2017 7:35:48 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: dhs12345

Exactly


32 posted on 04/19/2017 7:36:16 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: TexasGator; Admin Moderator

Well the extra p doesn’t bother me, everyone makes mistakes. What bothers me is that the admin moderator ignores my request to correct the typo in the first name of the author, even though I asked him nicely.


33 posted on 04/19/2017 7:42:50 AM PDT by Kaslin ( The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triump. Thomas Paine)
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To: Kaslin

“The title is correct, I did make a typo though, in the first name of the author.”

The title was showing something like ‘Time to take the handcuffs off with the protestors’.


34 posted on 04/19/2017 7:45:58 AM PDT by TexasGator
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My little joke wasn't directed to you. It was made after I saw this! --------------------------------------------------- "To: Kaslin “Campus protesters” are probably not affiliated with the universities. Many are either “clingons” or professional protesters/Black Flag who come in for the riot. 2 posted on ‎4‎/‎19‎/‎2017‎ ‎9‎:‎16‎:‎25‎ ‎AM by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
35 posted on 04/19/2017 7:48:15 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Kaslin

Good article. I’ve heard that concept of having people actually pay their taxes out of their pocket and they would all be for smaller government. But with the refundable tax credits that doesn’t work. When my kids just started out in life and they would get big tax refunds, they just didn’t understand why I was always complaining about taxes all their lives. Funny thing when they started making enough that they had to pay more taxes and the refunds stopped, they would tell me that now they understood.


36 posted on 04/19/2017 8:21:07 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Kaslin

Tax reform would happen almost immediately with two changes in our tax code: First, make tax day November 1st...immediately before an election. Second, eliminate withholding so that taxpayers would have to write a huge check to pay their taxes. If taxpayers saw what they are paying right before an election, most of Congress would voted out of office and tax reform would quickly follow.


37 posted on 04/19/2017 8:21:55 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcherhttp://www.stone)
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To: henkster

When my son started his business I explained to him that he had to pay all his own payroll taxes, insurance, etc. And to set the price of his services accordingly. When he saw his tax bill, he thanked me for that advice.


38 posted on 04/19/2017 8:25:20 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: henkster

Or the employees that claim episode to 99 dependents on their W4. I would warn them that they could get into trouble, and most of them did. A year or two later, I would get garnishment orders and instructions to deduct their taxes at single and one.


39 posted on 04/19/2017 8:31:11 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Kaslin

Election day should be April 16.


40 posted on 04/19/2017 10:36:36 AM PDT by Joe Bfstplk (A Irredeemable Deplorable Texan)
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