To: stevestras
I was under the impression that soldiers in a forward area do not pay taxes.
3 posted on
10/11/2005 6:59:34 AM PDT by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
To: wideawake
They don't. Buffet is evidently unaware of this.
4 posted on
10/11/2005 7:01:12 AM PDT by
ex 98C MI Dude
(Our legal system is in a PVS. Time to remove it from the public feeding trough.)
To: wideawake
I think you are right about that.
7 posted on
10/11/2005 7:01:44 AM PDT by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: wideawake
That's true, they do not pay Federal taxes while in the combat tax exclusion zone. SS/FICA continues though.
9 posted on
10/11/2005 7:03:04 AM PDT by
Wristpin
( Varitek says to A-Rod: "We don't throw at .260 hitters.....")
To: wideawake
You are absolutely correct. Those soldiers are tax exempt while they are in the Iraqi AOR.
What really burns me about this is that the headline is completely misleading. Buffet does not pay less taxes, he pays a lower PERCENTAGE tax. The headline was probably written to intentionally obfuscate that fact.
What's more, why do Buffett and Gates employ accountants whose job is to reduce their tax burden if they actually feel this way? If you want to pay more, go right ahead!
10 posted on
10/11/2005 7:03:21 AM PDT by
T.Smith
To: wideawake
No one in a "Combat Zone" pays taxes.
28 posted on
10/11/2005 7:21:54 AM PDT by
massgopguy
(massgopguy)
To: wideawake
I was under the impression that soldiers in a forward area do not pay taxes.Military members in a forward deployed zone actually do pay taxes, but they are reimbursed. If I recall correctly, there's something like a 30 day lag.
In effect, you are correct, though.
52 posted on
10/11/2005 7:50:20 AM PDT by
Terabitten
(God grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who have gone before me.)
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