The worst government theft...

unsung
unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
edited August 2013 in A Moving Train
...the death tax.

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  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    something tells me the Gandolfini family will be just fine
  • PJ51390
    PJ51390 Atlanta Posts: 728
    RW81233 wrote:
    something tells me the Gandolfini family will be just fine

    That's really not the point! It's a sad day when you die and the government swoops in and grabs 50% of your cash...
  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    well if we paid taxes at reasonable rates maybe a 50 percent death tax would be unnecessary
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    I agree. Ridiculous. Lets not forget about the inheritance tax.
  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    RW81233 wrote:
    well if we paid taxes at reasonable rates maybe a 50 percent death tax would be unnecessary



    Wait... WHAT??!!?!

    What a goof, yeah we dont pay enough already. :fp:
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,621
    unsung wrote:



    Wait... WHAT??!!?!

    What a goof, yeah we dont pay enough already. :fp:

    I'm curious what you think an acceptable percentage of your income to pay in taxes is?
  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    I'm assuming you are asking how much income tax we should pay.

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    Some one is going to pay 30 million in taxes? Just as this: if the earth were 100 pixels wide,the moon would be 3000 pixels away. And 10 to 30 billion cicadas will descend of the east coast this year. And two million words are printed every minute in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Once you're into the numbers, you're just into the numbers. Now if we are talking about somebody who is working hard and scraping by to barely make a living... but those people don't worry too much about death and taxes- they're too busy worrying about living.

    30 million dollars- keyrhimony- I can't even think that high.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    unsung wrote:
    I'm assuming you are asking how much income tax we should pay.

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    I agree.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    brianlux wrote:
    Some one is going to pay 30 million in taxes? Just as this: if the earth were 100 pixels wide,the moon would be 3000 pixels away. And 10 to 30 billion cicadas will descend of the east coast this year. And two million words are printed every minute in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Once you're into the numbers, you're just into the numbers. Now if we are talking about somebody who is working hard and scraping by to barely make a living... but those people don't worry too much about death and taxes- they're too busy worrying about living.

    30 million dollars- keyrhimony- I can't even think that high.
    i like this
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    I agree. Ridiculous. Lets not forget about the inheritance tax.
    my brothers & i were throughly reamed after our father's death. fuck this tax

    they took their money, then one year later came back for more. basically i was screwed solidly for roughly 8 years sending them hundreds of dollars every single month

    i'd put it in the mail a day or two before due date or get it post marked on the due date & in some cases i was a few days late. this was my huge screwing. that only paid into my interest not the actual debt balance itself. fuck

    the irs will not be kind to you unless they get their money on or before the exact date. funny shit is they never tell you this until 47 years into the through fucking. the next business day means nothing to them
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    Zero income tax.
    Zero death tax.

    States should decide their tax code
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,621
    unsung wrote:
    I'm assuming you are asking how much income tax we should pay.

    0

    No. I mean overall, individual tax burden. Feel free to break it down: state, local, federal.
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    10percent of my income- i am ok with for social programs.

    All other should be sales tax only.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    ajedigecko wrote:
    10percent of my income- i am ok with for social programs.

    All other should be sales tax only.

    Tithing is a great idea- but voluntarily, of course.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    Actually, if everyone is only supposed to get what they get based on how much effort and hard work they put into life then shouldn't the death tax technically be 100%? I mean after your funeral fees and paying off debts why should your children or spouse get that money? They didn't "earn" it did they? Or is this just another logical flaw in the meritocratic myth...
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    american laws are absolutely fucked.
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  • Kimmiebyrom
    Kimmiebyrom Posts: 1,832
    Part of the problem with the death tax is that it's double-taxation. Monies earned from employment are ready taxed.
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Go Beavers wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    I'm assuming you are asking how much income tax we should pay.

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    No. I mean overall, individual tax burden. Feel free to break it down: state, local, federal.


    I'd be good with some type of consumption tax, but any tax based on income I'll never go for. Also I will not accept taxes or fees on Constitutionally protected rights.

    I'm also against property and inheritance taxes.
  • mikepegg44
    mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    Go Beavers wrote:
    unsung wrote:
    I'm assuming you are asking how much income tax we should pay.

    0

    No. I mean overall, individual tax burden. Feel free to break it down: state, local, federal.

    Why turn this into a discussion about what Unsung believes is the right amount of tax he should pay...the fact is the death tax is obnoxious. It taxes money that has already been taxed when it was earned. If I make money today, and save it for 50 years it should not be taxed again simply because I die.
    RW81233 wrote:
    Actually, if everyone is only supposed to get what they get based on how much effort and hard work they put into life then shouldn't the death tax technically be 100%? I mean after your funeral fees and paying off debts why should your children or spouse get that money? They didn't "earn" it did they? Or is this just another logical flaw in the meritocratic myth...

    This has nothing to do with paying taxes at a reasonable rate when people are alive...that is obfuscating what this is. This has nothing to do with what the surviving members are given, and everything to do with what the person who dies with stuff wants. They want to give it to charity or give it away they are more than welcome to do so. Most want to know that they are able to provide for their family after they pass. Earning a living and keeping the fruits of your labor should never be viewed as a privilege the gov't grants you. That is silly.

    they take in plenty of money....they don't need this tax.
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