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Do high ZOT taxes discourage trolls?
High marginal tax rates ^ | 8/23/2011 | Inspector Callahan

Posted on 08/23/2011 9:32:38 AM PDT by Harry Callahan SFPD

"The fact is the idea that tax rates have anything to do with business creation is a myth. Nobody who has a great idea and good prospects is going to not go for it because of tax rates." -quote by a Liberal

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; incentive; income; newbie; newbiewithavanith; tax; vanity; work
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To: Bon mots

Great post!


61 posted on 08/23/2011 2:06:24 PM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Allegra

LOL! Good one.


62 posted on 08/23/2011 2:13:00 PM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD
1. I recently purchased the rights to a patent that has great potential for profit. I will be developing the product in some place OTHER than the US. The parent company is being formed in Canada as we type and ANY production will be done in Canada or Australia. I am a long time business owner and developer. I WILL NOT open another company in the US.

2. Back in the 1980's there were many Federal Tax rate tiers. People working for me were often in a situation where if they worked four hours(or more) of overtime they would net LESS in their paycheck than if they worked a 40 hour week. It was practically impossible to get people to work overtime. This was also often the case of a rasie. I had more than one employee ask me to take back a significant raise because they were taking home less money.

Your professors example is silly. Very few today get 50% raises outside of very big business.

63 posted on 08/23/2011 2:22:05 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD; Arrowhead1952; 50mm; darkwing104; stephenjohnbanker; SunkenCiv; paulycy; ...
Hat Tip to Arrowhead1952 and 50mm

High-taxes-are-good-for-you troll is surprised to discover that he's spread across a fiery arc in the sky





That was lame, asking a question posed by your "teacher"             Yeah, right


64 posted on 08/23/2011 4:00:23 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: 50mm

LOL


65 posted on 08/23/2011 4:06:15 PM PDT by MissyMa
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD

66 posted on 08/23/2011 4:14:50 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: hiredhand

Hey, hiredhand! Nice to see you today. I never get tired of your insult graphics.

The ZOT is strong on FR today.


67 posted on 08/23/2011 4:21:46 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Jim Robinson

You need to ping Jim when you quote him!


68 posted on 08/23/2011 4:34:41 PM PDT by Eaker ("If someone misquotes you, it's because they know you're right.")
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD

Many small businesses operate on the razor’s edge of profitability. One of my relatives had a company where he made only 2-3% profit on gross sales.

I personally know a man who shut down a profitable business because he felt he was working too hard for his after-tax profits. Now he spends a lot of time on his houseboat and at his cabin in the mountains and produces....ZERO.

We have seen examples in high-tax European countries where people choose to earn less while building their own houses, fixing their own cars, etc. In other words, high taxes distort the economy and force people into sub-optimal uses of their productive time.


69 posted on 08/23/2011 5:04:56 PM PDT by darth
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To: TheOldLady

*cleans up*


70 posted on 08/23/2011 5:07:42 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD

higher tax rates stifle real and human capital investment.
How dumb are you?
you must be some one who signs the back of a check. Nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a job.
But if you are ever somone who signs the front of a lot of checks to run your business, buy stuff to get a job done or keep work going and have to fork out BooKoo Bucks for employees You’ll figure it out.

Now back to work.  I had 20 calls today from men who want your job and you do not distinguish yourself at all.


71 posted on 08/23/2011 5:22:40 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: JoeProBono

Hi, Joe!


72 posted on 08/23/2011 5:23:49 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD; 230FMJ; 50mm; A.Hun; abigailsmybaby; AFPhys; Aircop_2006; AliVeritas; ...
Make my day punk!

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . . don't be shy.

73 posted on 08/23/2011 5:26:43 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: hiredhand; Eaker; TheOldLady; Darksheare
"If someone misquotes you, it's because they know you're right."

I'm pinging Eaker, even though I didn't misquote him. I quoted him. So I pinged him.

It gets better... he's right!

This is a ZOT thread, so I get to do some graphics stuff too!

Hold on, gotta find some graphics.

um...

Oooh... here we go... cool mods. Yes.


74 posted on 08/23/2011 6:08:18 PM PDT by glock rocks ( I like Palin, but < insert PDS here >. Wait, what?)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD; darkwing104

75 posted on 08/23/2011 6:10:35 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD
You're making 100K at 25% rate. If you have a chance for a raise to 150K at 35% rate, everyone is going to take the raise. They just won't care about taxes. How do we prove that wrong?

People generally get such big raises as a result of putting in hard work. If a salaried guy normally puts in 60 hour weeks and is willing to get on a plane on zero notice, he's likely to get a raise.

If the raise is only going to increase his net income by 30K, he may choose instead to only work 35 hours, not be available for trips, and enjoy himself more.

That's what high taxes do: they provide an incentive for people to go for more leisure than more income.

76 posted on 08/23/2011 6:15:32 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (When you've only heard lies your entire life, the truth sounds insane.)
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To: Harry Callahan SFPD

The phrase “return on investment” may shed some light on your ignorance.


77 posted on 08/23/2011 6:50:20 PM PDT by MortMan (What disease did cured ham used to have?)
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To: darkwing104

Dang! Second Zot I’ve missed today!

IATZ


78 posted on 08/23/2011 7:03:30 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: TheOldLady

Thanks and good to see you too. The ZOT is strong indeed today! I hope you’re having a good week. We’re all good here...so far! :-)


79 posted on 08/23/2011 8:04:24 PM PDT by hiredhand
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80 posted on 08/23/2011 9:21:10 PM PDT by Squidpup ("Fight the Good Fight")
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