[farmall]

What's a rich man like me going to do? Get another job?

[Demidog]

Start by reading the law. The income tax is completely constitutional. Most of us are just too compliant and simply go along by paying it even though it doesn't apply to us.

[philetus]

What do you need money for?

Sounds like you don`t have time to spend any.

[LostTribe]

To be rich you have to have enough after tax money on hand to not have to work. No work, no income taxes.

Rich means you don't have to go to work in the morning, and your time is your own. It means not having to worry about losing your job. It means not wondering how many paychecks you are away from losing your house. Strong cashflow is not rich, just good payday to payday living, subject to interruption.

A retarded man once told me this little poem:

"A sonofabitch fell down in a ditch,

found a penny and thought he was rich."

Clearly, this retard was a genius.

[Coleus]

Come teach in NJ, with an MA+30 teachers recieve $92K after 15 yrs. and get $33.00 per hour working after school in the day care centers. My friend does their taxes and with that little extra job after school, many make about $110,000.00, not bad, eh? And that's with the summers off.

[tubebender]

This is just between you and me cause I don't want to be turned in for child abuse. I'm 68 and being supported by my wife and our two kids. (he he he he said gleefully) We are in a similar tax situation but have some shelter in rentals and business. You should trade your security guard job for your own janitorial business and get a nice dual purpose vehicle.

[CPT Clay]

Is The Beck decision posted in your workplace? You and your buds are entitled to some doe from the Union.

[tiki]

Could you loan me some money?!?!?!?

[My Favorite Headache]

BUMP,PING!

[oust the louse]

Be an independant businessman and pay for your own medical for a family of 4 at $700 a month.Plus 40% tax when it's all said and done w/state/local/fed.Thank you very little.....

[ODDITHER]

Why do you think that there is something wrong with this? It is bad enough that they consider you rich, but they don't stop there, they believe in giving your taxes back so that those who haven't paid any takes should get a "refund" (Explain that one to your kids.)

It would be like three kids going to the candy store, one has two dollars, one has one dollar and the other one is broke. The kid who has two dollars earned that money from working two paper routes. The kid with the dollar earned the money from working one paper route. The kid with no money chose to stay home and play video games, he didn't like getting up so early in the morning. The store owner, assumes that the kid with two dollars has rich parents, the kid with one dollar has rich parents and the kid who has no money is poor through no fault of his own. He proceeds to take one dollar from the the rich kid and 25c from the other rich kid. We now have a lazy good for nothing kid with 1.25 and the other kids have 1.00 and 75c.

Since they know that we would never fall for the above scenario, they have the Newspaper steal the money prior to the kids getting it, that way they have a better chance of pulling off this scam.

[disclaimer]

Funny you don't mention taxes on taxes - are your local and state taxes bases on your gross income? If so you are being taxed on a tax. What is the true percentage you pay in taxes when you figure it from your net after other tax income?

If you're paying into Social Security and saving for retirement via a 401k or IRA, etc., then probably about 30% of your income is going to retirement where much less would be needed if the government didn't have their hand in your pants. This includes the employer contribution to your social security since your employer pays the money on your behalf. If you’re self-employed, your paying the full SS bill directly out of pocket. Just think how much money you’d have by now if you were able to save all of this 30% directly for retirement!

Welcome to indentured servitude USA.