Posted on 11/07/2014 8:01:25 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
Nobody likes to pay taxes.
Great way to thank Americas finest.
Sure, then as productive people leave the state because they don’t want to bear a heavier tax load, then what?
Creating any aristocracy, even retired military hero ones, was not why America was created.
Gee, there are so many ... so many that the citizens of SC will be overwhelmed and many will leave due to the overwhelming tax burden ... BS.
Giving our retired a tax exemption would not come even close to taxing the state of SC’s budget.
As for creating and aristocracy of retired military folks, I know it would not happen, but so what if it did. If it were not for these folks and their willingness to sacrifice their lives, we would not exists as a free nation.
So, you must be from Upper US.
I guess not all Freepers believe in why America was created in the first place, to eliminate the aristocracy.
They just want their own version of it.
Move back to Europe.
Most of the South Carolinians I know would be thrilled to carry the load for our nation’s military vets. This ain’t Massachusetts. These folks don’t tend to think of our vets as nonproductive, or useless eaters.
WOW! Are you for real? Sound like a troll to me.
OK, you win. Gumby.
Then I hope South Carolina gets every military vet and I hope it works out for the better. :)
AMEN!
Many have the silly notion that a law has to be passed before they can carry that load.
There is nothing to prevent them from paying the tax for the military guys already.
No need for further government intervention.
How much are you contributing to help the retired military for the 2014 tax year?
Wow, that is some kiss in the mail the general is receiving. I figure he has another 30 years to go and that means he will be getting $120,000 a year ($3.6 million for 30 years of retirement) on top of what ever he makes as a consultant from the defense industry. How many retired generals are there? I would guess there is a few thousand. At $120,000 per retiree, we are spending a little more than half a billion for retired generals each year, maybe more.
I think the thrill would be gone if they were living next door to the General’s $700.000 house, in SC, a mansion, with a pair of Mercedes in the driveway. I think the thrill would be gone with carrying the General’s load.
I already “contribute” enough in taxes to cover my share.
Are you former military?
To add, they might not like carrying his load, but they might like to carry the General’s golf bag a few times a week. I hear he tips well.
He is making some money.
It was well earned.
We have many medically retired E-4’s.
They can count on 2216 per month if they get 100%.
Taxes on that will kill you.
The only one named in the article was a retired general pulling a 6 figure pension. I also factored in that 75% of retired flag officers work as executives or consultants in the defense industry, where I presume they make salaries north of $250,000. It wasn’t someone getting $25k a year in disability, which wouldn’t be taxed anywhere who was complaining about paying his state taxes. It was a general whose income a least makes him upper middle class or higher. With a little help from Google, the General in question was all enthused about the promotion of the Air Forces first Lesbian General. He thought it was fantastic. That should go over real great in these parts. I agree, it was well earned, but so are his neighbors income well earned.
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