tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post4809048154123487129..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: The Nature of Progressive TaxationKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-84063940035380750712011-04-27T08:38:02.447-07:002011-04-27T08:38:02.447-07:00Obama paid no taxes on his Nobel "prize"...Obama paid no taxes on his Nobel "prize" for zero accomplishments by donating the money to ten charities (mostly black charities, I recall) to avoid a 50% tax rate on the prize money. He also earned $5,000,000 for NOT writing two crappy books; Wm. Ayers allegedly wrote them. That money I think was also donated to charity. So he gets huge writeoffs. You may want to look up Linda Chavez's great column with details on all of this: "Spare Us the Hyprocrisy, Mr. President".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-38071573208858254522011-04-20T13:14:32.614-07:002011-04-20T13:14:32.614-07:00Sales tax on luxury items only kills American busi...Sales tax on luxury items only kills American businesses that provide luxury items. The rich will buy their yachts overseas and register it overseas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-44341867422538502742011-04-20T11:44:25.845-07:002011-04-20T11:44:25.845-07:00Increase sales tax on luxury items. The rich can ...Increase sales tax on luxury items. The rich can hide their income but they will never stop buying crap.paigehttp://likeinbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-53160536815817616632011-04-20T11:44:14.215-07:002011-04-20T11:44:14.215-07:00Increase sales tax on luxury items. The rich can ...Increase sales tax on luxury items. The rich can hide their income but they will never stop buying crap.paigehttp://likeinbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-85523637625511660122011-04-20T08:01:05.126-07:002011-04-20T08:01:05.126-07:00As someone who had to write a nearly five digit ch...As someone who had to write a nearly five digit check to the Infernal Robbing Stazi it's getting to the point where at the most productive years of my life I'm thinking about saying the hell with it and retiring to my farm. At least there I can eat well with no monetary income to speak ofSimon Rierdonhttps://veritasaculeus.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-4368134092108878652011-04-20T07:59:18.169-07:002011-04-20T07:59:18.169-07:00I would support a wealth tax over an income tax (a...I would support a wealth tax over an income tax (as a replacement). As you pointed out "taxing the wealthy" only taxes those with relatively high incomes. A true wealth tax would be more like state property taxes; it would raise revenue from real and financial assets.<br /><br />I bet such a proposal would raise as much protest from the left (many of the wealthiest politicians are Democrats) as the right, thus showing the fraud that the current system is.<br /><br />Donald Trump has proposed a once-off 14.25 percent tax; I would prefer an annual tax of much lower rate. A tax on accrued assets is no more "socialist" than a tax on income, but I am sure the beltway right would scream even louder over this (even if it were a replacement to the income tax).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-28995218086131753782011-04-20T00:52:16.320-07:002011-04-20T00:52:16.320-07:00There are more and more 'jobs' to be found...There are more and more 'jobs' to be found that pay under the table. Business owners cannot afford to hire 'on the books' because of onerous regulations, and many workers are unemployed. This results in a lot of work, paid in cash, if you know where to look. Also doesn't effect your tax bill...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-29886141067999668712011-04-19T17:42:21.806-07:002011-04-19T17:42:21.806-07:00I tallied up my taxes the other day: Payed around ...I tallied up my taxes the other day: Payed around 47% including state taxes on 98k. Saw Obama's taxes on drudge:He payed 27% on 1.7mil. Fuck this system.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216378792974323131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-23758527061031087272011-04-19T17:34:49.772-07:002011-04-19T17:34:49.772-07:00Obama just needs to get a really big Boehner to ba...Obama just needs to get a really big Boehner to balance the budget<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com