Posted on 03/20/2006 10:00:39 AM PST by Eaglewatcher
My solution is to do nothing differently except write to my U.S. congressman and U.S. senator and ask them to support the FairTax proposal, whereby the present federal income tax would be eliminated and replaced by a modified version of a national sales tax.
Emil Czul, Kissimmee
The most important strategy is working diligently for April 15th to become "Just another Spring Day." Why should people have extra taxes withheld from their paycheck? They receive no interest on this money. Who "plans" to pay at the end of the tax year? However, we must endure the current system for the moment.
Everyone should be researching the FairTax proposal and comparing it to the current system and their situation. They should log onto www.fairtax.org or call 1-800-FAIRTAX.
The people of this country have put up with this current system too long.
Tom Kropewnicki, Sanford
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Drink, heavily.
I just write the check and then get quietly lit. Wake in the morning with a hangover that blots out my resentment of the federal gov't.
I just give all the paperwork to my son-in-law, the tax lawyer.
Smarmy ping
Hear hear.
"Honey, will you fill this out?"
All of which is heavily laced with spousal denigration concerning penalties, late fees, and interest, along with large doses of old fashion but effective nagging.
All followed by a week of decompressing and slow realization that I've finished with it again for another year. ;)
taxcut software. Wonderful stuff.
I bend over and get greased up.
Makes the pain a little less.
I do. The alternative is to let the gubmint borrow the money, without interest.
"They are thinking about it all over the country."
And that's all that's going to happen about it, too. I LOATHE taxes and spend a good deal of my time thwarting them at every legal turn.
Here's my sermon. If only ONE Freeper considers my plea, my work here will be done. ;)
We live below our means. I actually LOOK at how much money DH & I should make in a year so we're still actually making money, versus working just to pay our taxes, then I try to have us meet that amount. In fact, when DH was making the big bucks, it didn't pay for me to work, eventhough I could've earned as much as he did then. (Now we work for ourselves; it's not such a problem anymore.)
I barter. I make money on the side and under the radar. I'm a big part of 'The Underground Economy' that scares the cr@p out of Big Government. I cook from scratch, I have a large organic garden and an orchard; I raise laying hens for eggs to sell, and I sell young hens each spring.
DH & I own our own business, and I have two small side businesses that I run from home.
People seriously need to educate themselves about taxes; and I mean ALL taxes. We have a 5.5% sales tax in my state (for now.) I consume as little as I can to avoid that tax. Same with buying gas (which is over 50% pure tax in some areas of the USA)...and I buy on the second hand market as much as possible. I limit "sin taxes" as much as possible.
I question and fight my Property Taxes on a regular basis.
I encourage everyone to sit down and actually crunch some numbers. Our lifestyle hasn't changed one whit other than the fact that we're keeping much more of our money now than we used to. :)
And if you met me, you'd think I was just an average Soccer Mom, LOL! I'm no Rocket Scientist. If I can do and understand this, anyone can.
Our AGI this year was under $30K. Tax refund this year was $2,500.00 for both state and federal. I generally break even and neither owe taxes nor get a refund, but we started another business this year and had more to write off than I had anticipated. :)
End Sermon, LOL! I just ask that others consider their tax base and educate themselves about how they're being hosed by the government.
I will drink to that.
If we can't get the Fair Tax reform passed at least abolish the VERY, VERY unfair AMT tax. It is creeping up on more and more people, myself included.
Grovel before my masters in Washington and hope that my generous offering will appease them.
If not, I will obey their diktats and drain my bank account of whatever amount they command.
We just get someone to do our taxs for us. We recovered $900+ of our money from the government this year. We probably could do it ourselves, but, we have rental property now and didn't have a clue as to what to do.
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