srinath wrote on 04/08/13 at 10:17:46:Sorry Dane, I use percentages because I am working poor.
Interesting, so you use the same amout of roads and army protection but Romney is a jerk because he only paid a paltry $3 million and you had to cough up an exhorbitant couple grand or less? Why does Romney have to provide for your benefit against his will? What makes him your slave?
Quote:Since I didn't take in 40 million last year, I sadly have to pay 23%, I work and pay taxes, a big percentage cos rich people dont have to. And see all 23% was to build and maintain roads, and the army etc etc.
Which does more public good? Your mystery 23% of the unknown or Romney's $3 million chunk? I don't think you are paying enough compared to what you consume.
Quote:You say percentages mean nothing ... I say they mean everything.
They don't, unless they are the same number and are fair. You aren't even comparing the same incomes, yours being wages and his being investment income, aka interest on investments that give people jobs who also can then pay taxes.
Quote:If you look - RMoney also declared he's paid 13% average since 1989. So even he doesn't say in $$ terms. Percentages, per capita, percent of GDP - all if it normalised to a basis.
See, apples and oranges.
Quote:You may call it bigotry, the rest of the world call that a yard stick.
No, disparaging an entire religion as a cult because of whatever predjudice you have is true bigotry. I'm not sure why you keep insisting that the world agrees with these close-minded views but to each his own, I guess.
Quote:Our taxes are 25%, 30% whatever, our state sales tax is 5% on non food etc etc. I guess if you believe the govt is a waste, you dont have to pay but 10%, and you can give the rest to a charity in your little town that serves your people and call that charity.
Not sure what the point is here but Romney did pay the full amounts "owed" and then some.
Quote:You have just as much bigotry, and you sound foolish when you call someone else a bigot.
I have not insulted, discriminated or disparaged anyone's religion, race, disability or sexual orientation. I am free to disparage Marxism/Socialism/Liberalism because it is just as ridiculous as it is dangerous.