Breck you are flat out wrong on Fact 2 how long to keep tax records start. Executive Order 13489 seals Obama's Presidential Records, not his personal records. Executive Order 13233 sealed Bush's Presidential Records. Presidential prerogative to do so. Fact 3, present some evidence.
Lastly, he was born on American soil, which according Read More
I have often thought that the surest way to destroy any group is to provide it with all necessities. This will lead to a decrease in initiative in that group, for who will choose to work for mere luxuries? Other groups will either envy (why must I sweat for my bread?) or pity them (unable to earn for themselves, they must be helped Read More
I agree.
For example, several grocery stores in my area issue 'bonus cards' - those annoying programs you sign up for and they give the plastic card for discounts. My card remains logged to the phone tax id number I had 10 years ago (and I had it as an unlisted number) So, every time my purchase is logged, it's attributed to the last Read More
As a general proposition, I don't favor higher tax rates. Capital gains and dividend rates should remain where they are because they encouracge investment and risk taking. But I don't agree that CEOs and other executives should pay the capital gains tax rate 2012 gains rate on earned compensation. If A CEO is paid a nominal salary Read More
Mr. Smith,
If deductions are such that a corporation tax rates makes no profit, it pays no taxes. A well-managed corporation making no profits (an oxymoron?) also pays no dividends, assuming it wishes to stay in business. Virtually all corporations paying dividends do so out of profits, which are first taxed at a 35% rate. To simplify, Read More
David,
Capital gains do indeed involve the risk of loss. Loss that can be completely written off against future capital gains tax rate 2012 gains income.
If you have $100 million to invest, where exactly will you put this money? In a savings account where you have to spread it into 1,000 banks to get the FDIC insurance? No, pretty Read More
Voting is a privilege... but I say it is high time we dump this old fashion notion that every person gets one vote.
Instead, for every dollar paid in federal income tax calculator income tax, that person receives one vote. So the 47% of Americans who pay no federal income tax, and have no vested interest in the direction of our country Read More
David, in thinking about this, and just to be clear, I do not advocate the use of the Alien Tort Statute in this way at all. If an employee of a corporation tax rates is accused of wrongdoing at the direction of the corporation, legal action should be taken under existing local and international law and subject to existing treaties. Read More
Eliminate the deductions and let the tax deductions 2012 cuts expire after 2012. Also clearly define taxable business income so that it is equitable for all. Cut foreign entanglements and reduce their associated expenses, including defense.
Get the federal government out of social engineering and remove all meddlesome, non productive Read More
Yup... let's elect all the republicans we can in 2010 and 2012... and then we can all find out that they still have no clue what to do other than guns, abortion, bombing and taxes... And as far as our children.... the middle class will not be able to afford them... after all under the republicans they had no income growth for 10 Read More