Isn't this amazing...........

[Boomyal]

I'm sure that PW will pick this apart but I think the general idea comes thru loud and clear.<br /><br /><br />><br />> TAXES<br />> Accounts Receivable Tax<br />> Building Permit Tax<br />> Capital Gains Tax<br />> CDL license Tax<br />> Cigarette Tax<br />> Corporate Income Tax<br />> Court Fines (indirect taxes)<br />> Dog License Tax<br />> Federal Income Tax<br />> Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)<br />> Fishing License Tax<br />> Food License Tax<br />> Fuel permit tax<br />> Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)<br />> Hunting License Tax<br />> Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on<br /> the money)<br />> Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax<br /> on top of tax)<br />> IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)<br />> Liquor Tax<br />> Local Income Tax<br />> Luxury Taxes<br />> Marriage License Tax<br />> Medicare Tax<br />> Property Tax<br />> Real Estate Tax<br />> Septic Permit Tax<br />> Service Charge Taxes<br />> Social Security Tax<br />> Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)<br />> Sales Taxes<br />> Recreational Vehicle Tax<br />> Road Toll Booth Taxes<br />> School Tax<br />> State Income Tax<br />> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)<br />> Telephone federal excise tax<br />> Telephone federal universal service fee<br /> tax<br />> Telephone federal, state and<br />> local surcharge taxes<br />> Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax<br />> Telephone recurring and non-recurring <br /> charges tax<br />> Telephone state and local tax<br />> Telephone usage charge tax<br />> Toll Bridge Taxes<br />> Toll Tunnel Taxes<br />> Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)<br />> Trailer Registration Tax<br />> Utility Taxes<br />> Vehicle License Registration Tax<br />> Vehicle Sales Tax<br />> Watercraft Registration Tax<br />> Well Permit Tax<br />> Workers Compensation Tax<br />><br />> COMMENTS:<br />><br />>Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the <br />largest middle class in the world and only one parent had to work to <br />support the family.<br />><br />What the heII happened?

 

[bootle]

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"What the heII happened?"<br /><br />we voted for Republican and Democrat shylocks

 

[steamboatwilly]

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Republicans and democrats

 

[snapperbait]

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Ditto^..... Voted into office by, US!.... <br /><br />I guess that makes US the "suckers".....

 

[Link]

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Thats what happens when you (us) let the Fox guard the Hen House!

 

[Bob_VT]

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What about the carpet tacks!!!

 

[RetNav]

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You missed the Federal excise tax on tires

 

[tommays]

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I love it my now gone parents set up a trust for my two handicaped brothers<br /><br />You cant believe the complexity of the IRS returns and the amount of money the goverment collects that would otherwise make there lives a littel easery<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[20/20]

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Originally posted by Boomyal:<br />Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the <br />largest middle class in the world and only one parent had to work to <br />support the family.<br />><br />What the heII happened?

The government stopped working for us, and we started working for it..........

 

[rwise]

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yep 80% of your and my wages go to taxes, just think the boats we could buy,,,,,,,,,

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Originally posted by Boomyal:<br /> What the heII happened?

Duh!!<br /><br />Elec. Can openers<br />Computers<br />Elec mixers<br />Am/fm radios<br />2.3 televisions<br />Microwave ovens<br />cable modems<br />cable tvs<br />freezers<br />cell phones<br />automobiles<br />pickup trucks<br />pre-prepared foods<br />McDonalds<br />Burger Kings<br />Pizzas<br />Movies<br />Rock concerts<br />large homes<br />stereos<br />bread makers<br />gas prices<br />boats,boats,boats<br />golf<br />fishing tackle<br />bowling<br />power tools<br />Etc.<br />Etc.<br />Etc.<br />Etc.<br /><br />This may be a revelation, but it all costs money.<br /><br />Any argument that it's entirely the fault of taxes is analogous to the environmentalists around here. There's several times as many people, cars, trucks, planes as there were 40 years ago. But the pollution is the fault of the coal-fired power plants that burn the same amount of coal they burned 40 years ago. Go figure.<br /><br />The problem is not so much the taxes. Since you say they're the same as 100 years ago, the problem's with the greed and spending habits.

 

[heycods]

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Originally posted by BoatBuoy:<br />

Originally posted by Boomyal:<br /> What the heII happened?

Duh!.<br /><br />This may be a revelation, but it all costs money.<br /><br /><br />The problem is not so much the taxes. Since you say they're the same as 100 years ago, the problem's with the greed and spending habits.

He said that these taxes didnt exist 100 years ago. Which I recon is true, But in 1918 the the tax rate for people making over $250,000 was 96%

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Sorry, I mis-read. Some of these taxes did, in fact, exist. The telephone surcharge tax came into existence in 1898 to finance the Spanish-American War. Only thing, very few had telephones in 1898. We're still paying that tax today.<br /><br />Again, sorry I jumped so quick. Too much coffee this AM I guess.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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HC, how many people made $250,000 dollars a year in 1918, Rockefeller, Ford, Vanderbilts & the like....<br />I would love to see the real #'s for wage earners from that era.....<br />I'd be willing to bet that the # would be less than 1% of 1%.....<br />Boom, you forgot Seattle monorail tax, but that goes away in August & been paying on it for 3 years not a bit of it was built.......<br />& Regional Transit tax, but at least they are building it......JK<br />BTW, I'm sure ten grand was a comfortable living wage in 1918.....

 

[bootle]

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Geez! imagine that, earn $250,000.00 and take home $5000.00 <br />What were the tax deductibles back in those days?

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Darth, 250,000 X.04 = 10,000<br />They probably didn't have deductions back then....<br />At least none of the Fica carp.....JK

 

[dogsdad]

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Originally posted by Link:<br /> Thats what happens when you (us) let the Fox guard the Hen House!

Yeah---and the fox represents the LAWYERS who have stolen the system! Bassturds.

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by heycods:<br /> He said that these taxes didnt exist 100 years ago. Which I recon is true, But in 1918 the the tax rate for people making over $250,000 was 96%

Where did you dig up this little bit of obscure information?

 

[heycods]

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Originally posted by technoslightlycopied:<br />

Originally posted by heycods:<br /> He said that these taxes didnt exist 100 years ago. Which I recon is true, But in 1918 the the tax rate for people making over $250,000 was 96%

Where did you dig up this little bit of obscure information?

It happened during both world wars1 and 2, thats when Ronnie Reagan decided to be a polititian, He didnt like it much for some reason. (he fell in that bracket)<br /> That little tidbit came from someone with formerly nicotine stained fingers

 

[technostingray]

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OH.