The middle class in America are getting their ass kicked, high gas prices, high food prices,high unemployment and everything on this planet taxed, I wonder how in the world the lower middle class and poor people are surviving? We keep getting squeezed and they the powers to be want more. In spite of what some in the government say things are not looking that rosy for the future of this nation and it's people. What is it that they are trying to achieve? Maybe to reduce our country to 2 classes of people the rich and the poor, I don't know.Not to mention the egregious disregard for our personal rights and privileges afforded to us by the constitution.They are in our pockets,in our homes in our cars and in our personal lives.Our reps. in DC seem to think they have a handle on what Americans want and need but in my opinion they are way out of touch with the every day citizen trying to keep their heads above water. They do what ever they deem fit to do without reservation and they have the power to do it and enforce it. What we need to do is to be pro-active and write, call and email our reps and let them know what is the real truth out here in the trenches of life.
Well it's tax time again and man what a sham it is. If you stop to think about it we are taxed up the proverbial butt. Everything we own everything we do and almost everything we buy is taxed.We pay income tax on our pay checks, but wait, that's not enough, we have to pay more at the end of the year.Not to mention social security and medicare tax. There is personal property tax ,federal sales tax, local sales tax,you even have to pay taxes on social security, wow! Check this out.
This will give you some idea of what we are paying out every day, every week and every month. But yet there is a shortfall in our federal and local governments! Unbelievable.
| Item | Rate | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal personal income tax | 17% (2011 est. - 18.2%) | Top 25% rate. It ranges from a credit up to well over 40%. Source | ||||||
| State & local income taxes | 10.1% (2009 - 10.6%) | State taxes range from under 6% to over 12%. Local taxes run from zero to 2.75%. Source, source, source, 2009 source | ||||||
| Sales tax | 9.7% (2009 - 10.3%) | Figure is the average rate. State sales taxes range up to 8% and local taxes run from zero to over 5%. Source, source, source, 2008 source, 2009 source | ||||||
| Social security & Medicaid | 7.65% | Total rate is actually 15.3% since half is paid by the employer, but we're ignoring that to be kind and to avoid being accused of being too political. Source, box 1 | ||||||
| Federal corporate income tax share | 3% | Based on corporate taxes being approximately 1/6 of personal taxes, and that they are paid by individuals in the final analysis. Source | ||||||
| Property tax | 2.5% (2007 - 2.7%) | Yearly average actual costs range from under $200 in Alaska to almost $1900 in New Jersey. Source | ||||||
| Fuel/gasoline tax | .5% (2009 est. - .6%) | Approximately 23% of the 2005 gasoline price is for federal & state taxes. The federal excise tax is 18.4 cents per gallon. Per the CPI, about 6% of the average budget is for transportation. Estimated. 2010 estimate, $.45 per gallon average. Source | ||||||
| Other | 5% (2009 est. - 7%) | Includes estate tax, fees, licenses, inflation losses, inheritance, deficit allowance, gift, and others too numerous to mention. Estimated. |
SMELLY
I'm just wondering if other folks out there feel the same way I do? When will our government start listening to the people? We voice our opinion, we vote, we protest but it seems to be of no avail. I suppose that we are still allowed by our government to do those things so we will feel like we actually have a voice in our government.It's time we learn that our voice is like a small child at the bottom of the grand canyon barely audible. They say they listen and nod there heads and make all kids of speeches but its all theatrics and in the end, well, they are going to do what they want and there is nothing we can do about it.Now that are we are in a national election year we have a chance to change things, only to realize there will be more political B. S being flung around then you'll find on a cattle farm. Evidently we the voters love the smell of B S and are more than willing to fall head first into it, in hopes that we come out smelling like a rose!Only to realize it smells just as bad as the previous pile.
MOMEY MONEY MONEY BUT WHO'S
Well the president made his big speech today at Disney-world Florida and again his main subject was the economy and job creation. The thing that stuck me the most was his inference to tourism now being Americas number one export. What! Yes our number one export is tourism. So in order for this to happen and create millions of new jobs we must lower the requirements for tourism visas so foreigners can come and go with ease and spend there money here. It all sound just peach right? well not to be a nay sayer but the only jobs created will be low paying jobs in the service industry. Ok a job is a job but the long term effect of this country not producing higher paying jobs will lower the countries overall standard of living in order to match the rest of the world. With the express purpose of evening out the playing field across the globe.In short our standard of living will be on par with all the free world countries and we will no longer dominate in that area. You could say it's part of the one world conspiracy and so forth but we are headed that way. The middle class is being decimated and the rich will be getting richer. So as I see it it is all part of the game and we are the pawns.
WHERE'S THE POLITICAL BEEF?
It's 2012 and another election year has arrived. I'm not looking foreword to all the annoying political ads on the tv along with all the political pandering ,rhetoric and false promises . Although on the other hand it could be a blessing in disguise. How's that you might ask. Well let me explain. This is a general election year ,that means we are going to vote in or out a new leader of this great nation. How that may and I do emphasis may benefit us is the current folks in power want to stay in power, so in times like these they tend to give the people something that might influence the voter to cast a ballot for them. Such as all of a sudden the unemployment rate goes down,A miracle! over night jobs are being created and the economy is on a huge up-tick eureka! Taxes are being slashed and all is well in the land of plenty. Now if they can only get the gas prices down ,lower the cost of food and utilities we will have heaven on earth. Maybe some good will emerge from all of this ,but who knows.Although the Fed. has a rosy outlook I can't say the individual states do. From the west coast to the east coast and all in between there are massive unemployment, budget and social problems. Our infrastructure is crumbling and our schools are failing.I guess what it boils down to is to is a lot of talk and very little action.
TOO MANY LAWS
The United States Of America is a republic not a democracy. The definition is as follows,1.Direct democracy (or pure democracy)[1] is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives.2 A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people.[1][2] In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch.[3][4] The word republic is derived from the Latin phrase res publica, which can be translated as "a public affair", and often used to describe a state using this form of government. We are governed by laws enacted and approved by Federal ,State and local branches of government. My concern is that all these governments are doing is enacting laws upon laws with no thought of constitutional veracity or impact upon our social and personal freedoms. Presently there are so many antiquated laws on the books that need to be removed or updated.The problem is we should just enforce the laws we do have and stop piling on new ones. As I see it commonsense has become a thing of the past and not a part of todays legislative conscience.Soon enough we will have a nation of criminals, having the largest prison population in the world. With so many laws being enacted every day, it will become impossible to not break one .
A DO NOTHING CONGRESS
Well it looks like congress is in for a shock next election . The GOP majority is now been referred to as the do nothing congress. This sparks danger for incumbents, the American people are sick and tired of the same ole rhetoric spewing from the mouths of politicians. It looks like for this congressional cycle the Republicans will take the brunt of the heat and rightly so. They have accomplished absolutely nothing but rancor, division and name calling. In my opinion they blew their chance to do something meaningful for our country. Instead they played the spoiled little kid who couldn't get his way with everything. So what did they do ? They decided to do nothing ,block everything and criticize everything.All they can think about is how to get Obama out of office and protect big business and the banking industry, that's it! So in the end I'm sure they will look back at the capital building as they carry out their little box of personal items and say to themselves, wow it sure was nice while it lasted.
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