Space Travel on Debt
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
Nah, there's this thing called "balancing the budget" to gain a surplus.
And we pay trillions in interest alone because we don't pay it off? WTF :doh: How convenient of a takeover. That is called slavery, either way you put it.
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What part of "balancing the budget" don't you understand? If you reduce spending or increase taxes (Or a combination), you gain a SURPLUS, which goes toward paying down the debt. It's a pretty simple concept.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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This would have been better as your 1500th post. ;P
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Nah... I just posted this one to see if CSS would take the bait and give us some more amusement :-D
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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What part of "balancing the budget" don't you understand? If you reduce spending or increase taxes (Or a combination), you gain a SURPLUS, which goes toward paying down the debt. It's a pretty simple concept.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
Again, the debt is 12 trillion and quickly rising, we have a bankrupt welfare state, the welfare entitlements are rapidly increasing. We are already taxed around 60% if you count all levels of government, and the taxes they place on gas, and the taxes that business pays that is not part of the income tax. All the taxes to throw money to offshore accounts. There wont be any money, just slavery.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
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Again, the debt is 12 trillion and quickly rising, we have a bankrupt welfare state, the welfare entitlements are rapidly increasing. We are already taxed around 60% if you count all levels of government, and the taxes they place on gas, and the taxes that business pays that is not part of the income tax. All the taxes to throw money to offshore accounts. There wont be any money, just slavery.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
And yet again... If you cut government spending and increase government income income (taxes), you end up with a budget surplus. Am I not getting through to you here?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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Crazy glue.
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Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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What part of "balancing the budget" don't you understand? If you reduce spending or increase taxes (Or a combination), you gain a SURPLUS, which goes toward paying down the debt. It's a pretty simple concept.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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What part of "balancing the budget" don't you understand? If you reduce spending or increase taxes (Or a combination), you gain a SURPLUS, which goes toward paying down the debt. It's a pretty simple concept.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
Actually I'd theorize to take away the income tax and do just like a sales tax on stuff, whatever you want to tax. but that's just a theory... let's put it this way: i hate income tax. BUT otherwise, yes, you just cut back on spending, at least. There are a lot of departments that I think are just wholly unnecessary, and you could save money by getting rid of them, but I'm not getting into that.
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Actually I'd theorize to take away the income tax and do just like a sales tax on stuff, whatever you want to tax. but that's just a theory... let's put it this way: i hate income tax. BUT otherwise, yes, you just cut back on spending, at least. There are a lot of departments that I think are just wholly unnecessary, and you could save money by getting rid of them, but I'm not getting into that.
sales tax only is unfair to lower incomes. They spend a much larger percentage on survival items than higher incomes. This means they would eat a lot more of the tax burden than higher income folks who are currently made to pay a fair share thanks to income tax.
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sales tax only is unfair to lower incomes. They spend a much larger percentage on survival items than higher incomes. This means they would eat a lot more of the tax burden than higher income folks who are currently made to pay a fair share thanks to income tax.
We wouldn't need the federal income tax at all if we'd got rid of the fed, but that's for another debate. Sales tax vs income tax is a matter of preference. We all pay taxes one way or another, so really to me it doesn't matter, I barely notice the difference (because I pay both anyway).
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We wouldn't need the federal income tax at all if we'd got rid of the fed, but that's for another debate. Sales tax vs income tax is a matter of preference. We all pay taxes one way or another, so really to me it doesn't matter, I barely notice the difference (because I pay both anyway).
Try making the minimum wage some time. Sales tax will suddenly look a lot worse than income tax.
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Try making the minimum wage some time. Sales tax will suddenly look a lot worse than income tax.
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Try making the minimum wage some time. Sales tax will suddenly look a lot worse than income tax.
I was actually going to side with you on this one, but josda does have a point here. On the low end, if your income tax was dropped 15%, but your sales tax went up 7%, your purchasing power would be pretty much even... But the part of your income that you save would be higher. The only problem is that on the high end, the tax collection would be delayed, as a lot of the big guys are going to reinvest their cash instead of spending it, then put the proceeds into trust funds. Sure, it would be taxed eventually, but way down the road. Actually, the real disadvantage I see, is that if those dollars are taken out of the country (International purchases, traveling, etc), they wouldn't be taxed at all.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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Try making the minimum wage some time. Sales tax will suddenly look a lot worse than income tax.
The minimum wage in the US is somewhat of a disgrace, it's half of the adult minimum here.
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Actually I'd theorize to take away the income tax and do just like a sales tax on stuff, whatever you want to tax. but that's just a theory... let's put it this way: i hate income tax. BUT otherwise, yes, you just cut back on spending, at least. There are a lot of departments that I think are just wholly unnecessary, and you could save money by getting rid of them, but I'm not getting into that.