Since the 1980s, the tax burden has consistently shifted away from business (save your retort about the tax rate for business: if you paid ANY income tax at all last year, you paid more than General Electric….what a bunch of whining moochers who feel they deserve a handout….) and from investors to the working stiff. I don’t have a problem with being wealthy. I wish it for all of us. On the other hand, it is not fair for me to be asked to prop up banks to the tune of hundreds of billions when, after 30+ years of being a doctor, I had a real problem getting a business line of credit to enhance my practice.
The tax laws are set up so that the majority of the taxes come from working folks. People who have money to invest, and people who inherit, have a far smaller tax burden, and this is what the working people find unfair.
Also, there’s the matter of presentation: the estate tax being called a “death tax” for example. How many people know that the first $1.3 million is exempt from taxes, or that this is doubled in the event of a family farm? Is it really a burden to have to pay taxes on the balance after you inherit $2.6 million tax-free? Evidently, according to Republicans, the answer is, “Hell, yeah.” Sorry, I have little sympathy.
Please don’t confuse this with jealousy. You want jealousy, ask me what I think of people who shout in a rhythmic fashion, call it “music”, and make bazillions.
It is my hope Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney can find a project or program on which they can both agree Mr. Romney would be able to help. Mr. Romney has experiences that could well be of use to or government. I hear Mr. Romney has experience with healthcare plans. Perhaps he would be a good person to put at the head of a committee that can tweak and improve the current plan.Don’t scoff.It could happen.Respectfully,C.
Having money means everyone else is scheming day and night on how they can possibly get it away from you!Taking care of money is a 24 hour job and you can’t let up for a minute, or you’ll lose it.
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
Plus the money in the foreign bank accounts.Plus the horse/business deduction.
finkd over 11 years ago
“for use by the government for the good of the people”.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !
ahem *Sorry.
Bartender, I’ll have what he’s having.
ARodney over 11 years ago
Fink, if you don’t believe in America, why do you live here?
SwimsWithSharks over 11 years ago
He’ll keep creating jobs too — only the jobs are sweatshop child labor in China and Indonesia.
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
Now he can settle down and be a Koch brother (named Romney).
cjr53 over 11 years ago
And then blame others for the high unemployment rate. And a bunch of “lazy 47% bums.”
rockngolfer over 11 years ago
The Romney concession song.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h0q2eGAjyGg
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
Since the 1980s, the tax burden has consistently shifted away from business (save your retort about the tax rate for business: if you paid ANY income tax at all last year, you paid more than General Electric….what a bunch of whining moochers who feel they deserve a handout….) and from investors to the working stiff. I don’t have a problem with being wealthy. I wish it for all of us. On the other hand, it is not fair for me to be asked to prop up banks to the tune of hundreds of billions when, after 30+ years of being a doctor, I had a real problem getting a business line of credit to enhance my practice.
The tax laws are set up so that the majority of the taxes come from working folks. People who have money to invest, and people who inherit, have a far smaller tax burden, and this is what the working people find unfair.
Also, there’s the matter of presentation: the estate tax being called a “death tax” for example. How many people know that the first $1.3 million is exempt from taxes, or that this is doubled in the event of a family farm? Is it really a burden to have to pay taxes on the balance after you inherit $2.6 million tax-free? Evidently, according to Republicans, the answer is, “Hell, yeah.” Sorry, I have little sympathy.
Please don’t confuse this with jealousy. You want jealousy, ask me what I think of people who shout in a rhythmic fashion, call it “music”, and make bazillions.
joe vignone over 11 years ago
Go back to the country club, loser, with all the old stale Reep ideas.
memoryinuse2 over 11 years ago
as if you could know any of your vacuous answer
Noveltman over 11 years ago
She’s happy. Shallow people are always made happy with money.
chazandru over 11 years ago
It is my hope Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney can find a project or program on which they can both agree Mr. Romney would be able to help. Mr. Romney has experiences that could well be of use to or government. I hear Mr. Romney has experience with healthcare plans. Perhaps he would be a good person to put at the head of a committee that can tweak and improve the current plan.Don’t scoff.It could happen.Respectfully,C.
38lowell over 11 years ago
Having money means everyone else is scheming day and night on how they can possibly get it away from you!Taking care of money is a 24 hour job and you can’t let up for a minute, or you’ll lose it.
William Bednar Premium Member over 11 years ago
To paraphrase Mark Twain: Mitt’s money is tainted! “T’aint yours and t’aint mine”!