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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Freeper on August 20, 2011, 12:38:45 PM
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Aug-20-11 11:52 AM
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Here's *MY* simplification of the federal income tax code
Edited on Sat Aug-20-11 11:53 AM by scheming daemons
(first number is individuals, second number is families)
Income, including Capital Gains income:
0% on first 30,000 (60,000 for families)
10% on 30,000 to 60,000 (60,000 to 120,000 for families)
20% on 60,000 to 120,000 (120,000 to 240,000 for families)
30% on 120,000 to 240,000 (240,000 to 400,000 for families)
50% on 200,000+ (400,000+ for families)
Corporations: Flat 25% on all profits, no deductions or subsidies
Absolutely ZERO deductions.
There would be no need for tax software or tax accountants. The 1040 would be the size of a postcard.
The poor (under 30k individual, 60k family) would pay no federal income tax.
More money would be brought into the treasury. It would be fair, and it would be progressive. The business world would have "certainty", families would have "certainty"... everyone would know what they're paying and cheating would be much more difficult.
There'd be less lobbyists, since a lot of them are lobbying to get loopholes in the tax code for the wealthy.
The economy would improve, the deficit would go down.
Who's with me?
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1777650
I'm shocked that the evil rich would get to continue to steal money from the poor by only having 50% of their money from 200K and on taxed.
Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Aug-20-11 11:57 AM
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4. Needs a little tweaking......
Rich people pay 80% tax rate
The rest of us get to party!
That's more like it! After 200k you get 80% taken from you plus whatever amount the state you live in wants, before you know it we will take every penny over 200k from them evil rich.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Aug-20-11 11:57 AM
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5. Make another tier at say $2 million and above at 70-80% would be ok.
Why not just take it all after 2 million?
taught_me_patience Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Aug-20-11 01:08 PM
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68. Why should someone making 30k pay nothing?
Do they not benefit from what income taxes provide?
Hell we have damn near half the population doing that now. They not only pay no taxes, they get more money back than was deducted every year.
cleanhippie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Aug-20-11 01:18 PM
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77. Well, I feel that we would be better off if population DECREASED for a decade or two.
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NutmegYankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Aug-20-11 01:22 PM
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81. I sure wouldn't.
Our social systems (like medicare and SS) would collapse and the economy would decline because of less demand. A stable rate would be enough to get our consumption under control as we changed our habits.
We could just tax the rich at 1000% then.
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0% on first 30,000 (60,000 for families)
10% on 30,000 to 60,000 (60,000 to 120,000 for families)
20% on 60,000 to 120,000 (120,000 to 240,000 for families)
30% on 120,000 to 240,000 (240,000 to 400,000 for families)
50% on 200,000+ (400,000+ for families)
How about something even simpler, a 15% across the board flat tax?
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99 responses and it's at 0 recs?
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How about something even simpler, a 15% across the board flat tax?
How about 10% with a .2% federal sales tax? I think that would probably bring in more money than Congress would know what to do with.
Wait, scratch that, they'd know what to do with it... :thatsright:
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There should never be anyone in this country who pays no taxes. As to the rest of that LOL! That would save me a few thousand dollars.
KC