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How Much Does Each American Pay?
9/29/2024 | MosesKnows

Posted on 09/29/2024 10:02:15 AM PDT by MosesKnows

How Much Does Each American Pay?

I am curious how much the cost per taxpayer is each time I hear that the administration is sending more money to Ukraine or reducing student debt or such other unconstitutional nonsense.

The number of tax returns in 2021 was 153.6 million

In 2021, more than 54 million taxpayers chose to file "married filing jointly," while roughly 3.9 million opted for "married filing separately."

100 million single returns mean 100 million individuals.

54 million joint returns mean 108 million individuals.

208 million individuals file tax returns.

What is the cost per taxpayer when the media reports that the administration approves of sending money somewhere?

The cost to each taxpayer is approx $4.80 per billion.

Since Russia's invasion in February 2022, the United States has allocated approximately $113.4 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine, with over $60 billion of that amount provided in the form of military, economic, and humanitarian aid. Additionally, Congress has approved nearly $175 billion in total aid, which includes ongoing support and future allocations.

In round numbers, $300 Billion costs each American taxpayer $1,440.

How much does it cost each taxpayer when the administration proposes using your taxpayer money to relieve a student debt obligation?

As of the second quarter of 2024, student loan debt in the U.S. stands at a total of over $1.74 trillion. More than 92% of this is federal student loan debt, while the remaining amount is private student loans.

In round numbers, $1.74 Trillion cost each American taxpayer $8,365.00.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: american; americansmuchpay; irs; much; pay; taxes; vanity
Are there Freepers who didn’t go to college because they couldn't afford a loan and are now working for a boss who did take the loan and now you have to help pay for your boss's education, which is why he is your boss?
1 posted on 09/29/2024 10:02:15 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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To: MosesKnows

The Zeepers and open-borders corporation-worshipping neoCONs don’t care what it costs.


2 posted on 09/29/2024 10:10:14 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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Now add on permanent support for the uncountable number of millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal, who have come in during the Harris-old Whatshisnane administration.


3 posted on 09/29/2024 10:20:08 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (7/13/2024:The day the Democrats and their SA chose assassination as their primary political tool.)
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To: MosesKnows

Thanks to inflation I have cut every one of my hobby activities in half. HALF. Our good comfortable lives are being Sovietized.


4 posted on 09/29/2024 10:25:32 AM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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I’ll pay my $9000+ share as soon as I get a NO INTEREST/NEVER PAY BACK/ NO CREDIT CHECK loan from the government.


5 posted on 09/29/2024 10:33:26 AM PDT by UCANSEE2
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Thank God we have a completely printed and fiat currency, and a centrally-planned monetary system that allows for massive government debt and debasement

Otherwise, how could we afford all these wonderful things?


6 posted on 09/29/2024 10:33:48 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: imabadboy99

Stating the obvious, but it needs stated more often.


7 posted on 09/29/2024 11:10:45 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: jdt1138

Same here. I took at PT job working 24 hours a week at $14.50 and now my hours are cut to 10 hrs per week.


8 posted on 09/29/2024 11:38:45 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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This is lazy analysis. The reality is that of those 200 million individuals, only a fraction of them are paying a significant net tax; you really have around 40 million people paying for everyone else’s free ride, for services and causes that are directly against their own interests.


9 posted on 09/29/2024 11:46:34 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: MosesKnows

Nobody pays, the gummint owns a printing press. Naive analysis.


10 posted on 09/29/2024 11:55:49 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: LambSlave
I didn't apply our progressive tax system to the data; nor did the data include any emotional aspects of the taxpayers; the data is fair.
11 posted on 09/29/2024 12:26:16 PM PDT by MosesKnows
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My point is you will pay it, regardless of your conditions.
12 posted on 09/29/2024 12:28:32 PM PDT by MosesKnows
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I just read that it takes $450 billion to care for the migrants.

If my numbers are close to accurate each taxpayer's part of the $450 billion is $2,160.

13 posted on 09/30/2024 10:17:40 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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I just read that it takes $ 450 billion to care for the migrants.

If my numbers are close to accurate each taxpayer's part of the $450 billion is $2,160.

14 posted on 09/30/2024 10:19:12 AM PDT by MosesKnows
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