tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post5973230743879310986..comments2024-01-15T13:44:48.338-05:00Comments on The Average American: Bits and piecesAverage Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-29573851777173034412008-03-21T13:56:00.000-04:002008-03-21T13:56:00.000-04:00also, your example on taxes is a bit misleading al...also, your example on taxes is a bit misleading also. there are many who are retired that earn a little extra beside their social security check by interest and capital gains. do we want to tax them the same as the rest? and we know full well that social security checks alone places people among those considered as being in poverty.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-47451407010765066772008-03-20T19:18:00.000-04:002008-03-20T19:18:00.000-04:00Hi Griper, the tax discussion would take a book. ...Hi Griper, the tax discussion would take a book. Your second point is well taken, I can't dispute the wisdom.<BR/><BR/>JoeAverage Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-67863349982037452222008-03-20T18:12:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:12:00.000-04:00ohhh one more thing. i want a government that doe...ohhh one more thing. i want a government that doesn't get things done. <BR/><BR/>remember with every law that is passed a new cost is added that needs a tax to pay for it. <BR/><BR/>with every law that is passed freedom is restricted accordingly also.<BR/><BR/>the less government does the more freedom we have to do it for ourselves. and when we do it for ourselves the less it costs.<BR/><BR/>so, the government that does the least is the government that does the most.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3590191745099543845.post-26818656380758355542008-03-20T13:27:00.000-04:002008-03-20T13:27:00.000-04:00why should any income be treated differently? yet ...why should any income be treated differently? yet it is the tax code. the regressive rates on taxes do the same thing, treat incomes differently. the fact in one case we are seeing where income comes and in the other, how much income is, should be irrelevant if the government is to treat all equally as the Constitution demands.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.com