Taxes done right?

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

I work like 5 hours a week part-time at a grocery store.

I get like....30$-35$ per shift.

Thats a low tax rate if I ever saw one.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Thats a low tax rate if I ever saw one.

Well I'm jealous

[Platapus]

I hate paying taxes.

Just the other day, I was driving on some really nice and well maintained roads, passing our Fire Department that has the latest Emergency equipment to help save our lives; just down the road was our police station where we have a pretty good number of police to keep the crime low in my neighbourhood (which helps keep the property values good); About 5 miles a way we have a nice hospital with a state of the art trauma ER (been there way too many times); Nestled in the trees, I could not see the modern schools (not as good a school system as possible, but pretty good) where the kids gets some learnin'; more visible is a our big library which does so much more than just store books on shelves.

Wistfully, I wished I could skip work and go to one of several parks, where they have really done a good job melding nature with recreation. I thought ahead to that evening when I would stop off at a local market knowing that the State and Country inspect the local farms to make sure the food I feed my family is not hazardous.

While at home I can get a glass of water knowing that it is safe for my family to drink and that after the meal I can sit on the throne knowing that "that" also will be taken care of safely. Exactly 6 miles from my house is our sanitation landfill where our non-recyclable trash is buried. Unless you read the sign, you can't tell it is a landfill. It really helps keep things clean. Speaking of recycling, the county has a really good recycling program which is efficient and more important, easy to use. The easier recycling is made, the more people will want to use it.

Yeah, I don't like paying taxes either. I wonder what I am getting for my tax dollars?

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I wonder what I am getting for my tax dollars?

You get camouflage uniforms for the military that don't work. You get 10 Federal agencies doing the same job. You get "Bridges to Nowhere" and "Big Digs" that are marvels of political cronyism, cost overruns and shoddy construction. You get billions and billions wasted on countless expensive boondoggles by a government that increasingly views itself as more important than the people it is supposed to serve.

Still feeling so happy about paying taxes?

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by August

You get camouflage uniforms for the military that don't work. You get 10 Federal agencies doing the same job. You get "Bridges to Nowhere" and "Big Digs" that are marvels of political cronyism, cost overruns and shoddy construction. You get billions and billions wasted on countless expensive boondoggles by a government that increasingly views itself as more important than the people it is supposed to serve.

Still feeling so happy about paying taxes?

I'll add to August's list.

@ Platapus,
If you were from Ore-gone, you'd get "Cover Ore-gone" (OR version of obamacare), the computer system doesn't work at all!!
I'd throw in Portland taxes, but I don't live there. They have some great ones.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

Still feeling so happy about paying taxes?

It is not a perfect system but it sure beats the alternative.

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It is not a perfect system but it sure beats the alternative.

So how do we keep the taxes for the things we really need but eliminate the waste and fraud that pisses everyone off to the point they don't want to pay?

[nikimcbee]

I vote we throw the tea in the bay. Has anyone thought of that? I'm going to dress up as an Indian too.



...oh. Lost in translation.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

So how do we keep the taxes for the things we really need but eliminate the waste and fraud that pisses everyone off to the point they don't want to pay?

Wish I had the solution.