The Employee Meeting

[beth119]

I remember how *bad* off everyone was BEFORE the wealthy got tax cuts and created tons of new jobs for everyone....

[beth119]

oh... darn... wait a minute...

[beth119]

Maybe we should just tax the middle class to death.. that way big business doesn't have to cut into their profits to pay ANY taxes AT all...

And then we should cut wages so that we can compete with the fifty cents a day sweatshops?

Will that please more people?

[CW&M Mom]

Originally Posted by beth119 oh... darn... wait a minute...

Ya my DH has been laid off 3 times now....before the tax cuts ended...and upping taxes to solve the health care situation has started.

[Smee]

Bigsweetie, I get it. I just largely disagree. The stuff that may have had any credibility was very much a "well, duh" moment. Much like the poster who recently revealed some perceived secret sinister plot of Dems trying to get this health care thing passed while they have a chance. Well, duh. Of course they are.

This whole business of stating the obvious while padding it with hyperbolic fluff and then laying claim that it's some major revelation is tiring, frankly, as are the claims that those who disagree are just woefully uninformed or stupid (that's a general observation, not an accusation directed at you). Obviously, there will be consequences to, well, anything. That's a "well, duh" moment. For some, the consequence of financial impact and government meddling is unacceptable. For others, the impact on those without coverage is unacceptable. For me, again, I'm less sympathetic for (perceived or otherwise) loss of money than (perceived or otherwise) loss of life even though I fully do understand what that means on a broader scale and the impact it could have.

[Amniculus]

This is what I know the dudes in Congress are RICH. Two hundred thrity seven or 44% are RICH.

All this time they were making laws to tax themselves?! I highly doubt it.

Who makes more then $250,000 a year? Less then 2 percent of the entire population.

[southsider]

Just a few comments.

1/2 million is not a small business

12 stores is not a small business

187 employees is not a small business

If an individual has a 78 page tax return than that individual has several businesses and not just one - that individual has investments - a small business owner would actually have a small tax return in the area of 10 to 25 pages

A business is not small if it is a pass through entity - that just means that it is not a C-Corp.

Although this is not a small business it is also not a big business. There is an in between - it is called a mid-size business.

Sub-Chapter S - this means that in likelihood there is more than one owner - otherwise this would be a single proprietorship

less than $50,000 net for 1 tire and automotive store - who is he kidding I used to work for a company that rebuilt auto parts - you are talking net in the millions for one store - and I am using figures from 20 years ago - so add inflation

The owner opened 12 stores in 23 years - this does not happen - 12 store would be a multi-generational business - you would have a business with a single store for at least two generations if not 3 or 4 - The first generation would probably only open an additional 3 or 4 stores

This is written by somebody that has no idea of what they are talking about.


Taxing the wealthy is not wealth redistribution. People who are wealthy are actually getting more of the services that our taxes pay for. Income taxes are actually trying to tax on wealth. You have a graduated tax rate because the higher the income the easier it is to accumulate wealth. Somebody that has $30,000 a year is not going be able to put aside as much as somebody that makes $150,000. That is why people with higher incomes are taxed a higher rate.

[southsider]

Originally Posted by Amniculus This is what I know the dudes in Congress are RICH. Two hundred thrity seven or 44% are RICH. All this time they were making laws to tax themselves?! I highly doubt it. Who makes more then $250,000 a year? Less then 2 percent of the entire population.

Some people just don't get the obvious.

[Dengineer]

J

ust a few comments. 1/2 million is not a small business 12 stores is not a small business 187 employees is not a small business

Who says--you or Karl Marx? Oh, I just found out--Wikipedia said it.

If an individual has a 78 page tax return than that individual has several businesses and not just one - that individual has investments - a small business owner would actually have a small tax return in the area of 10 to 25 pages

Hmmm...our PERSONAL tax return was 61 pages and we have one business. I don't even know how many pages our business return was because it's packed up but it was AT LEAST that big. But I'm just glad it wasn't 78 pages because then I might feel guilty for us being so rich and all.

The owner opened 12 stores in 23 years - this does not happen - 12 store would be a multi-generational business - you would have a business with a single store for at least two generations if not 3 or 4 - The first generation would probably only open an additional 3 or 4 stores This is written by somebody that has no idea of what they are talking about.

How in the HE---CK would you even know? This whole post that I am quoting was written by somebody who has no idea what they're talking about.

Taxing the wealthy is not wealth redistribution. People who are wealthy are actually getting more of the services that our taxes pay for. .

I love it when you say that--it makes me laugh every time!!

[aimeebee]

Originally Posted by southsider Just a few comments. Taxing the wealthy is not wealth redistribution. People who are wealthy are actually getting more of the services that our taxes pay for.

Really??!! LOL, but that is ludicrous. People in poverty get most of the services that our taxes pay for...welfare, medicaid, food stamps, unemployment....I'd even say there is more criminal activity, more incarceration, more police services and more emergency services used by those in poverty.