tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post5143419222920367285..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Tax Freedom Day 2014Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30100913350417307032014-04-18T06:59:43.638-05:002014-04-18T06:59:43.638-05:00Word to Liberalmann aka Pookie Toot-Toot: wheneve...Word to Liberalmann aka Pookie Toot-Toot: whenever I see you spamming conservative women's blogs with your liberal garbage heaps, I will use it against you on Liberalmann Is A Dingbat AND any of the other blogs I write posts on.<br /><br />By the way, your link is dead.mystere's moonbat slayer clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059909696097340275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58630203592575780992014-04-18T06:43:21.707-05:002014-04-18T06:43:21.707-05:00I'm going to be blunt about what I think of th...I'm going to be blunt about what I think of the EIC: it's a stinkbomb lobbed against the rich who pay way more than their fair share of taxes...and yes, the rich do pay more than their fair share. I don't earn a large sum of money, but I know what's fair, and I don't like what I see going on. It's bad enough, seeing the highway robbery going on in California, with the senile old moonbeamer running us down into the poor man's ditch, and his henchmen running a supermajority in the ASSembly and State Senate. Combine that with 0bama and his goonsquad, and you get sent into the poorhouse in a flash.mystere's moonbat slayer clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059909696097340275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41893876660003724492014-04-17T08:29:42.136-05:002014-04-17T08:29:42.136-05:00I delete dead links as a matter of course.
This i...I delete dead links as a matter of course.<br /><br />This is my blog. Get it?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-43392078040618647792014-04-17T08:15:54.412-05:002014-04-17T08:15:54.412-05:00I HATE the way they use the Earned Income Credit a...I HATE the way they use the Earned Income Credit and other credits to enable a person to get back MORE than was deducted from them during the year. These credits (especially the EIC) should NOT be a part of the IRS. EIC is a WELFARE PROGRAM and should be called just that!! It is sad when someone gets more than their ante back and STILL considers themselves to be a taxPAYER! Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-7297495667078969492014-04-17T08:15:20.021-05:002014-04-17T08:15:20.021-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdV_CfDRjDchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdV_CfDRjDcLiberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-69408415518210966192014-04-17T08:14:22.074-05:002014-04-17T08:14:22.074-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20613571419945014982014-04-17T08:11:00.677-05:002014-04-17T08:11:00.677-05:00April 19th for me here in New Hampshire---YAY!!!!!...April 19th for me here in New Hampshire---YAY!!!!!!!!! My deepest sympathies for those of you from New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30562409756707509382014-04-17T05:48:16.750-05:002014-04-17T05:48:16.750-05:00Dead link.Dead link.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15991899800598388092014-04-17T05:47:23.670-05:002014-04-17T05:47:23.670-05:00Cronyism?Cronyism?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26686345886945973582014-04-16T18:27:18.930-05:002014-04-16T18:27:18.930-05:00website easier to copy and paste
http://www.bloo...website easier to copy and paste <br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-03/gilead-ceo-becomes-billionaire-on-84-000-hepatitis-drug.html<br /><br />I guess this page doesn't allow markup.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54122638382932571042014-04-16T18:25:20.503-05:002014-04-16T18:25:20.503-05:00AOW - and I used to have a little sympathy for the...AOW - and I used to have a little sympathy for the drug companies having multi-billion judgements from vampire lawyers, but no one is being helpful anymore I don't believe. Nothing wrong with profit but <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-03/gilead-ceo-becomes-billionaire-on-84-000-hepatitis-drug.html >84 grand for a hepatitus drug?</a> and when asked why it was so expensive, "bla bla bla bla fricken bla"Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36408038505168031692014-04-16T16:48:02.784-05:002014-04-16T16:48:02.784-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-71743441991552389512014-04-16T11:19:14.808-05:002014-04-16T11:19:14.808-05:00Duck,
There's more to the EIC than what your c...Duck,<br />There's more to the EIC than what your comment implies.<br /><br />See Jon Berg's comment below.<br /><br />Also see <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/NegativeIncomeTax.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51661230120986354102014-04-16T10:13:19.139-05:002014-04-16T10:13:19.139-05:00Friedman contemplated "getting rid of all wel...Friedman contemplated "getting rid of all welfare programs" as part of the implementation of the Earned Income Credit concept. Did that happen? NO! <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3d7YKAeLWcJonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56843493283855342842014-04-16T08:57:25.933-05:002014-04-16T08:57:25.933-05:00Actually the Earned Income Credit, a program devel...Actually the Earned Income Credit, a program developed by Libertarian idol, Milton Friedman.<br /><br />Conservatives really should know that.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89481668450289572462014-04-16T03:01:06.329-05:002014-04-16T03:01:06.329-05:00Kid,
The cost of groceries and gasoline has skyroc...Kid,<br />The cost of groceries and gasoline has skyrocketed since Obama took office in 2009. The AOW household feels the pinch.<br /><br />I recently read that the cost of medications has taken off to the moon too.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-55153232512549955992014-04-16T02:59:18.222-05:002014-04-16T02:59:18.222-05:00Jon,
some of these folks who pay no such tax actua...Jon,<br /><i>some of these folks who pay no such tax actually get as much as $5,000 back in some sort of a "refund"</i><br /><br />Stuff of which the Twilight Zone is made!<br /><br />The tax code is unbelievably complicated and obfuscates the reality of just how heavily we are taxed.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30749211498631066852014-04-16T02:57:23.540-05:002014-04-16T02:57:23.540-05:00Z,
Our 2013 tax liability was mostly federal. Fur...Z,<br />Our 2013 tax liability was mostly federal. Furthermore, as I mentioned above, we really feel the pinch because I'm self-employed (that is, no withholding). <br /><br />If more Americans had to write checks to pay their taxes instead of counting on withholding, they'd realize just how high their taxes are.<br /><br />BTW, we got a substantial refund from the state of Virginia. Every year the situation is the same: very little to pay the state and a pile of money to shell out to the U.S. Treasury.<br /><br />Over the years, we have paid enough in federal taxes to have bought a second home that was a mansion. I'm sure the same is true for most people.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1659124583656846022014-04-15T18:41:37.119-05:002014-04-15T18:41:37.119-05:00And tax freedom day in 2013 was 5 days later than ...And tax freedom day in 2013 was 5 days later than it was in 2012. AND of course, we're not even including 20 new taxes as part of obammy[non]care.<br />And basic food items like campbells soup more than double what it was 5 years ago, gasoline, etc etc.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82435964256760332412014-04-15T18:41:16.438-05:002014-04-15T18:41:16.438-05:00"If you are a member of the 53% of the US pop..."If you are a member of the 53% of the US population who actually DON'T pay any income taxes...", here's the deal: If you don't pay 'income tax", you don't vote-period! I've heard that some of these folks who pay no such tax actually get as much as $5,000 back in some sort of a "refund"; a refund from what??????? JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17146033529139756732014-04-15T17:12:16.361-05:002014-04-15T17:12:16.361-05:00AOW, I can't believe you paid ANY taxes, frank...AOW, I can't believe you paid ANY taxes, frankly, after reading your comments, but I know and admire your brain and know you'd pick the right accountant. Still....that's amazing. Sounds worse than California. And that says a LOT :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-14136588279196114102014-04-15T14:14:44.949-05:002014-04-15T14:14:44.949-05:00If you are a member of the 53% of the US populatio...If you are a member of the 53% of the US population who actually DON'T pay any income taxes...I'd like to know how-come these Libaturds aren't outraged.<br /><br />Chuck Schellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81746550945837342242014-04-15T12:46:02.287-05:002014-04-15T12:46:02.287-05:00Of course, those with a higher income than this ho...Of course, those with a higher income than this household may not really miss the monies forked over to the government.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-32381395517043366322014-04-15T12:45:18.290-05:002014-04-15T12:45:18.290-05:00FT,
I have full faith in my accountant. I've ...FT,<br />I have full faith in my accountant. I've consulted other accountants, and the same problems arise.<br /><br />We are certainly very rich. For example, the tax rate on our taxable income = 10%, a very low tax bracket.<br /><br />The problem with this household's taxable income is threefold:<br /><br />1. Mr. AOW's SSDI is taxable (because I earn over $24,000).<br /><br />2. We have only one very small tax shelter -- never have had. Not even any of the myriad tax breaks including mortgage interest, etc.<br /><br />3. SE tax on my earnings. Overall, I lose 1/3 of my business income to taxes (federal, state, local -- with state and local being almost nil).<br /><br />BTW, the problem with expenses deducted means that you don't have the money anymore. Certainly, the IRS doesn't get the money, but neither does the taxpayer.<br /><br />Oh, there is one other problem: I declare all my income. Defrauding the U.S. Treasury is a felony, and I'm not willing to risk going to prison (as one of our friends did for 18 months in the federal penitentiary).Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62736144712872052102014-04-15T12:26:45.839-05:002014-04-15T12:26:45.839-05:00You MIGHT want to find a different accountant, AOW...You MIGHT want to find a different accountant, AOW. I suspect -- very strongly -- that those within the Washington Metro are so pro-government like nearly everyone else in that vicinity, they MAY not be finding the very best way for you to pay as little as possible. <br /><br />Of course, you are a scrupulously honest person, but frankly, if I were you and received payments in cash for services rendered, I would NOT declare it -- not to THOSE brigands.<br /><br />If you had 40K in OUT-Of-POCKET medical expenses, and still had to pay Uncle Sam, then either you are very very VERY RICH, or you're simply paying MORE than your "fair share" whatever that might be.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com