What are they doing with all the money?
I understand the need to run a country, state, and local governing
entities, but when is enough enough? This is why Pacifica's new TOT tax,
parcel tax, and utility users tax is a little onerous. Who's minding
the hen house here?
Sales Tax 9.75%
Vehicle Registration Tax
Bridge Toll Tax
State Disability Tax
City income Tax
Capital Gains Tax
Sale of your home Tax
Express lane Road Tax
Homeland Security tax
Business license Tax
State occupational tax (barber license... etc)
Hotel Occupancy Tax
Hotel Occupancy Tax
Public Utility Tax
Federal Universal Service charge tax
Energy Commission Tax
Franchise Fee Tax
FCC User Fee Tax
Regulatory Cost Recovery charge tax
School Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Excise Taxes
Property Tax
Cigarette Tax
Medicare Tax
Inventory Tax
Car Rental Tax
Real Estate Tax
Well Permit Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Inheritance Tax
Road Usage Tax
CDL license Tax
Dog License Tax
State Income Tax
Food License Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Social Security Tax
Service Charge Tax
Fishing License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Building Permit Tax
IRS Interest Charges
Hunting License Tax
Marriage License Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Personal Property Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service FeeTax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
School Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Excise Taxes
Property Tax
Cigarette Tax
Medicare Tax
Inventory Tax
Car Rental Tax
Real Estate Tax
Well Permit Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Inheritance Tax
Road Usage Tax
CDL license Tax
Dog License Tax
State Income Tax
Food License Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Social Security Tax
Service Charge Tax
Fishing License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Building Permit Tax
IRS Interest Charges
Hunting License Tax
Marriage License Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Personal Property Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service FeeTax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Submitted by Jim Wagner
How do you purpose government pays for the services it provides? The primary source of revenue comes from taxes, some fees, a bit of rent, but mostly taxes.
ReplyDeleteAlmost all of the taxes you have listed have nothing to do with Pacifica. This is just being silly. You have even listed some taxes twice by different names just to stir things up. Others are just plane made up names. No such tax exists. Happy? Does it help Pacifica?
Yes, your services are there because of your taxes. You do not like how they spend your money, then vote for new people or run yourself. But in business, when costs go up, the charges for those costs go up. You can only cut so much before the service no longer exists. Or, do you work for free yourself?
Get a new council? I would be okay with that if we had some good candidates, any good candidates really.
I think there are 5 good candidates, 3 of them I'll be voting for. Spanky you should run for Council. but then you couldn't spoof on stuff for fun like you do could you?
ReplyDeleteGuess listing taxes where taxes exist is silly to you Anon-- on the other hand, some might say not being aware of the drag of taxation on commerce and using an Anon name and are "silly".
ReplyDeleteSome taxes have a positive affect on the society (infrastructure building), whereas other taxes are punitive or regressive (lawsuits, maintaining a failing infrastructure where no other income generating off-sets are actualized).
Some taxes are not listed in the article, hard to keep track of all of them. Example,
the transient occupancy tax (TOT) charged to visitors who stay in hotel/motel rooms. In this city the TOT is on the ballot to be increased from 10% to 12%. Here fees and taxes keep increasing to allow the city to 1) not develop a balanced city tax revenue producing infrastructure, and 2) to slow the gutting of city services and delay city financial failure.
Since the path to city failure has been planned and affected by 8 year city council bring it on. Not sure why Todd chose to insert voting for candidates comments here, but 99% chance he voted for 8 year city councilmembers, and has supported the "no growth" agenda. Now Tod you encourage Steve Sinai to run for city council, kind of late for this round, but would you support his "growth" agenda to make this city economically function? I don't think so.
I'm believe Wagner is Spanky.
ReplyDeleteI'm the Flying Monkey.
Government does not need so much money. And, they continue to spend money they do not have. Great post, now we are getting somewhere.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, government does not need so much money. If we didn't have 100,000 troops in Afghanistan and 50,000 in Iraq, we'd be rolling in dough. There would be no deficit. We'd have trillions of dollars to spend so we could cut taxes.
ReplyDelete@Anon 9:10am, and you would be dead. Government, in my opinion, main job is to keep us safe from all enemies foreign and domestic. So take your pick; strong military or government redundant workers? that look for frogs and snakes in your yard to make your life miserable.
ReplyDeleteI'm not for cutting taxes, but I am also not for raising or instituting new taxes. I believe most people would love a tax cut, but are alright with paying what they already do as long as the money is well spent. If I ask you for more money because I misspent the last money, its like a little kid who keeps losing their allowance money.
ReplyDeleteThat being said - if new needs arise and taxation is the means left to provide for those needs, I would vote for it. But not if we weren't thoughtful and looked to other solutions first. Taxation should not be the first avenue. Our people need the money in their pockets to survive, too.
Finally found the Chron article, amongst my piles of newspaper, that I wrote about a while back.
ReplyDeleteWe are indeed heavily taxed, especially in this county. Marin and San Mateo counties are the two highest counties in terms of percentage of income paid in taxes and amount in dollars.
Then there are the hidden taxes, one of which is our 11+ percent franchise fee charged to ratepayers on their garbage bills here in Pacifica. That rakes in $1.15 million per year, according to the S.M.Co.Times.
The article: links@sfgate.com/ZJWS
The study:
www.cbp.org/pdfs/2010/100624_Making_Ends_Meet.pdf
Thanks Steve, hard to keep track of who is who with these "our gang" pseudo-names (kind of reminds me of past president George W. Bush and the names he ascribed to individuals around him). So, would Todd support pro-economy Wagner running for city council and even contribute $10 to Wagner's campaign? Wouldn't happen.
ReplyDeleteAnon @8:54am. Government needs lots of money, examples: roads, police, fire, regulatory and oversight agencies, security protection against ourselves and terrorists; city, county, regional infrastructure (grants to Pacifica); the environmental protection agency (Vreeland's job); parks and forest, wildlife, wetlands; rising tides and greenhouse; hazard protection, diplomacy, public education at all levels, libraries, civic and arts improvement; management and oversight of health, welfare and social security; parks, endangered species, clean air and water, toxic clean-up, research of all kinds, transportation, NASA, immigration, boarder protection, internal revenue service management; licensing, various government bodies, courts at all levels, disaster preparedness, international relations, economic forecast oversight, public information, food supply oversight, legislation, crisis intervention, technology and delivery of services improvement-- to name a few.
Lionel has mentioned some additional fees and taxes, plus the "Making Ends Meet" link. Here's a link that says in 2005 that taxes may be 54.4%. Don't remember hearing taxes went down since. Tax Estimate- how much to we really pay?
You're right, Anon 9:24. If we didn't put hundreds of thousands of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, they would have attacked us and we'd all be dead. And those trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives lost pale in comparison to the few dollars it costs to protect endangered species.
ReplyDeleteKathy, what I was calling silly was a list of taxes that includes made up names and repeats itself. The TOT is the hotel tax and is both listed and called new in Mr. Wagner's opening which it is not. The list is designed to be fear mongering and misses the point. How taxes are spent is very serious. So the point is find good people to use the money wisely. It is easy to say we pay too much, but our infrastructure is falling apart around us.
ReplyDelete"...The list is designed to be fear mongering..."
ReplyDeleteI think my take home pay did a pretty good job of that!
Infrastructure is falling apart because our taxes we pay into it get used elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteFire all elected officials that borrow from peter to pay paul.
Hire conservative spending people who will scrutinize every cent.
Cut the size of Government in half.
Send all foreign government workers back home.
Hire Americans to do the job.
Problem solved.
Start with retiring Jerry Brown from government for life. He has been in California politics far to long and has not accomplished one good thing. Except, a huge pension and millions of dollars in perks. You really need to take a look at what he gets from all of us California Taxpayers, you will crap your pants.
ReplyDeleteLife costs money -- we have to pay to participate in it one way or another.
ReplyDeleteMemo to all Government Leaders; I pay for my life and many others, I don't get to know who they are. When I run out of money, which is coming soon, I will only be able to afford to pay for my own. Please be on notice. Your job will be eliminated.
ReplyDeletewow such lamness being spoke of.....half the stuff you mentioned is NOT A TAX....THEY ARE USER FEE's......If you dont want to pay for crossing the bridge or the expresslane....you dont have too...Also I look at my taxes and there is no Homeland security tax....
ReplyDeleteYeah there is a Disability tax....but thats not really a tax...its like inssurance...you pay for it so if you need it you can use it...
Hey Mush Brain, what do you think a fee is?
ReplyDeleteIts not a tax...its a user fee...I.e. if you dont use it you dont have to pay for it...Its no diffrent then paying for services for your cell phone....or cable TV...drop your joint and figure it out
ReplyDeleteThe list is bogus. There is repetition, some of the "taxes" we don't have, some are invented and don't exist, some are not taxes at all. This B.S. defeats the point the post is trying to make. If you have to lie to make your case, it must not be legitimate in the first place.
ReplyDeleteSpanky, you bad little boy! Leave these poor folks alone, they do not understand your sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteDo you need a phone? Whether it is a cell or a landline, there are fees forced on you that you have to pay. Pres Clinton signed a bill that allows congress to charge a fee on your cell bill that gives all illegal aliens and welfare recipients free phones. There are many more examples of how these fees are created , signed into action and charged on all services and products.
ReplyDeleteSo when you say "Its not a tax...its a user fee...I.e. if you dont use it you dont have to pay for it...Its no diffrent then paying for services for your cell phone....or cable TV...drop your joint and figure it out" What are we supposed to use a dixie cup?
Some sense of humor . . .
ReplyDeleteSo I guess the "sense of humor" is okay if it just keeps people afraid and angry. Sounds like a stupid plan and no way to work on our collective problems sanely.
ReplyDeleteHey I got an idea - let's not let you, Mr. Wagner, use any of the items associated with the fees or taxes put on this list. Without using anything paid for by government you could not come out of your home - can't drive on the streets, can't go to the parks, can't go to the beach, can't even breath the air....oh well maybe if the sewer backs up you will have to leave your house cause that's right, you stopped paying for that too. Really dumb...but not very funny.
Government=We The People.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 5:54pm. Think you've got your 54% worth of taxes in Pacifica? My post link 9/12, 9:58am. And, yep the TOT was on that one, just doing speed reading.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 5:11pm-- oops, the sewer tax is really just a sewer fee (shared cost), not a tax. Don't see it on the article list (above), but then I missed the last one.
Anon@ 5:54pm. "We the people"? Are you feeling that strongly in Pacifica?
PEN and PAPER...worked well for people before the invention of electronic leashes....ToddB...thanks for the Anonymous advice!!
ReplyDeleteTodd Bray wrote "Leave these poor folks alone, they do not understand your sense of humor." Wow, Todd! I guess I'm one of those poor folks. Oh please, please do explain how this city got itself into this pathetic financial and infrastructural mess. I really do want to understand.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 5:11 said "So I guess the "sense of humor" is okay if it just keeps people afraid and angry. Sounds like a stupid plan and no way to work on our collective problems sanely."
ReplyDeleteRight, Anon. Lets reelect the incumbents to allow 4 more years of sane work to solve our collective problems. nothing like asking a wolf pack to take care of the flock. We need a change!
California: Excessive population density, high crime rate, copious smog, high cost of living, aggravating traffic, earthquake prone, over-inflated real estate prices, expensive building permits, restrictive zoning, high sales tax (as much as 8.5% in some counties!), draconian gun control laws, MTBE-tainted municipal and well water, high income and property taxes, multiple terrorist and WWIII targets, mediocre public schools, a cluttered radio spectrum, a state budget crisis that has reduced the state’s bonds to junk bond status, a proliferation of anti-small business and environmental regulations, exploding illegal immigration, anti-home schooling legislators, expensive car registration, high car insurance rates, the highest worker’s compensation insurance cost in the nation ($5.23 per $100 in payroll!), high health insurance rates, a very litigious and biased court system, and an ever-expanding socialistic Nanny State. California K-to-12 students ranks 48th of the 50 states in academics. Democrats in charge.
ReplyDeleteAlmost as bad as Bush and the Republicans when they controlled Washington. How many years will we be paying for their screw-ups?
ReplyDeleteBawny Kwank said on the Larry Kudlow Show that it was alllll his fwalt. And, he is "so sorwey".
ReplyDeleteSounds like you should move to the south.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to marry in california. We have judges that will always overrule the will of the people. The south is dirty. We are green and clean here in california. The democrats will have the taxpayers pay for my sex change. I love California!
ReplyDeleteThis going to blow your homophobic mind, but our founding fathers kind of intended our Constitution to establish a framework of checks and balances.
ReplyDeleteThe separation of powers doctrine: heard of it? Nah, probably not.
Founding Fathers never intended government to force Americans to pay for sex changes either.
ReplyDeleteThose words are too big for the Fox News crowd.
ReplyDeleteThat is why California taxes are so high. We pay for most of the worlds health and welfare and are getting less and less in return.
ReplyDeleteJerry Brown’s pension is over 1.6 Million dollars a year for the first five years, then it is adjusted for the deficit and has scheduled increases of 754,000.00 a year each year for life. His pension includes a new car of his choice every three months, his 22 million dollar mansion paid for, with a full staff, paid for, and a mandatory vacation even in retirement at any destination he wishes with travel expenses of 25 thousand dollars a day for the entire time he is away from his home. He gets a private jet, a private yacht, all fully crewed and on call 24 hours a day, and all of this is tax free for life.
ReplyDeleteTHAT is Jerry Brown’s pension until that grubbing weasel shows us what it actually is. Until that time….I, being the comptroller of Government pension disbursments, do solemnly swear that lib turd senior is getting what I wrote above. Jerry Brown is welcome to refute it with his factual on paper proof I am mistaken at any time he chooses.
My union sent me a letter in 2007 telling me my pension was in a "critical status". They are urging me to vote for Jerry Brown. He will approve of all tax increases to help re-fund my pension.
ReplyDeleteMy question is; should I trust him? Will he re-fund my pension or his?
The parcel tax is interesting to me since Pacifica is only one city served by the Jefferson Union High School District. Measure N was a voter approved parcel tax for Pacifica schools paid by Pacifica residents only. Are all the other cities in the Jefferson Union High School District also asking their residents for $95 per parcel or is this asking everyone in the County to pay $95 per year for four years? I don't really see this defined anywhere. Please help! And, Prop 25 negates Prop 13 and changes the 2/3 vote to a simple majority? Would that mean all the seniors who are on fixed incomes would suddenly start paying full share property taxes? Um, we'd have a lot of homeless seniors :( Your commentary is amusing and informative. We should all meet for coffee. Drinks might get nasty LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, it would force seniors out of their homes and in shelters. I think that is what Prop 25 purpose is. There are those who think seniors should sell and move on, therefore the city would get the higher prop tax payment.
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous @ 9:44 a.m.:
ReplyDeleteAll voters within the boundaries of the Jefferson Union High School District are eligible to vote on Measure P, the 4-year, $96 parcel tax on the November ballot. That means that voters in Daly City and Brisbane, as well as Pacifica, will decide.
Just like Measure N, Measure P requires a 2/3 majority, has an exemption for seniors, a citizen's oversight committee, and the requirement that its funds may not be spent on administrator salaries.
Also like measure N, it will provide a critical local source of funds to mitigate the cuts coming down from Sacramento.
If you believe that our high schools need to improve, and not take backward steps because of state budget cuts, then I urge you to vote Yes on Measure P. Thanks!
There are many such taxes coming. Other examples: A 1% tax
ReplyDeletewill be added to EACH bank transaction you carry-out. This includes, but is not limited to:
deposits, withdrawals, check transactions, ATM transactions. If you are still fortunate to have
an employer, much less have an employer who is paying your health insurance as part of your
salary package, you will begin to be taxed on the monthly premium paid to keep your health
insurance intact. This tax on the premium will be considered income. If you spend $600 at a
business during the coming fiscal year, you will be required to obtain a 10-99 Form from that
business, as well as their company mailing address and tax I.D. number, and you will have to
declare the $600 on those forms for each business where you spend $600 during the year. This
is a lot of paper work for small businesses, and home businesses.
There is active discussion to push "Cap and Trade" through after the elections and prior to the new
ReplyDeleteCongress being sworn in January. If this legislation is passed, it will have a devastating effect
on business, as well as our Nation's economy. The continued devastation on our Nation's economy
is a National Security item and concern. As our country loses its' ability to be financially stable, the
ability to protect our assets internationally all lose; our ability to flex military might, when necessary,
loses; our ability to influence many countries who look to us for guidance loses; our ability to assist
our allies is lost. Our ability to care for our own people and needs of our own Nation is lost. A slow
unraveling of society begins. These are security concerns.
Continue to prepare yourself and your family for very lean times. Prepare your neighbors so a strong
ReplyDeletesense of community is developed. Prepare to fend for yourself and your family in the likelihood of
civil unrest. DO NOT go off "half-cocked," but DO sit down and begin a serious review of your ability
to survive a disruption in food distribution, as well as fuel and energy. Serious hyperinflation is coming;
what cost a dollar today will cost far more in the not-so-distant future. DO NOT think the elections of
Republicans will stem the tide and usher in a Golden Era. The deliberate plan to bring America down to
Third-World status is NOT merely a Democrat v. Republican issue. It is far more deep and wide than a
simple conventional political explanation. Please don't lull yourself into a false sense of belief that all
will be fine the morning after the November election.
Please prepare yourself and your family now while there is still time.
To add to my earlier comment, based on a question I received offline:
ReplyDeleteMeasure P is not only on the ballot for every registered voter in the Jefferson Union High School District, every property within that same district would be assessed the tax if it passes - not just the properties in Pacifica.
In fact, the bulk of the revenue would come from Daly City, which has over 100,000 residents compared to Pacifica's 40,000.
Also, I left Colma out of my earlier statement; sorry! Colma residents will get to vote on it (and be levied for it) too.
After reading small business owner I will be voting against all tax increases and will vote for candidates that will vote the same.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading small business owner, I need an opthamologist. My eyes rolled so far they're stuck in the back of my eye sockets.
ReplyDeleteThe end is near. Be afraid, be very afraid.
ReplyDeleteSmall Business Owner-
ReplyDeleteGiven that the House and Senate both adjourn for the year on October 8th, please explain how Congress plans to "push through" cap-and-trade after the November election and before the 112th Congress begins on January 3, 2011.
After you explain this magical feat, feel free to share with us a) how much Lithium you're supposed to take each day and b) why you stopped taking it?
Everything will be just fine.
ReplyDeleteThe House and Senate have been passing bills without votes.
ReplyDeleteHello America! Do you now understand that the "the ruling class" who wants to dictate every moment of your life has no conviction that they're telling you is the truth and they have absolutely NO intention of living the life they're saying you must.
ReplyDelete"Homer Simpson" we're not! We will not tolerate this.
""Harry Reid caught using fleet of SUVs to talk to "Green Activists" only 100 yards away.""
Libturds are going down.
ReplyDeleteBring it on, Conservaturd.
ReplyDeleteBush and the republicans? Are you serious? Both the Demacrap's and the Repuliturds are both bad...they both waste money and are only out for themselves....the dems hide it by wasting money on their tireless effort to Socialise the US....the Republicans do it buy allowing buisnesses and major corporations to wiggle into shady buisnes dealings.
ReplyDeleteIt makes little difference whether its Republicans or Democrats in power. Big Business and big unions have our so called elected representatives in their big fat deep pockets. Its all about money. Always has and always will be. Only the players change. Elections are futile. The Niners lost. The Giants lost. Dang, I feel optimistic.
ReplyDeleteHold out man...the Sharks start soon....maybe this will be the year
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between a tax cut and a tax credit?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between a tax cut and a tax credit?
Not much.
If you get a $100 tax cut, you get that up front, meaning you don't have to pay that $100 out of pocket in taxes throughout the year.
You'd only get the $100 tax credit after paying your taxes throughout the year and then getting the $100 back as part of your tax return.
Think of it this way:
tax cut = price reduction
tax credit = rebate
Steve should delete that comment. I shouldn't have let the people with more time on their hands than sense drag me down to their level of discourse.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr Sir. I think I prefer the tax cut. Due to America's financial situation, our states financial debts, a rebate may be impossible to get.
ReplyDeleteO.K. you guys, and you know who I'm talking about. Be careful, you might just get what you wish for as far as the upcoming elections. I must say, not a bad game plan, as long as you can control the monster you have unleashed from also devouring all of you for desert. Some people just never learn from history.
ReplyDelete"Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Pacifica, Proximo. This is not it. This is not it!"
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember that guy who would scream at Vreeland during council meetings, all bug-eyed and raving? No one says "credibility" like that guy.
ReplyDeleteVery mild insults or criticisms can stay up. If we're going to criticize council members, it's only fair that we allow ourselves to be criticized.
ReplyDeletePeople won't be allowed to throw tantrums and carry out personal vendettas. Those comments will be removed.
savoir faire is everywhere!!
ReplyDeleteoh man
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (at 11:17 a.m.) wrote:
ReplyDelete"Laurie Frater: Former Terra Nova High School PTO President."
Current PTO President, actually. Re-elected to a second one-year term in April, I offered to resign (at the August PTO meeting) in light of my appointment to the JUHSD Board, but my election was reaffirmed.
"Currently working for Jefferson Union High School District as a trustee (How did that happen!)."
That happened because the JUHSD was faced with the option of spending at least $83K on a special election or of appointing someone, and chose to do the latter. Four people applied, three were interviewed, and the required board majority voted to appoint me.
"Attacks anyone who is against tax parcels that would go towards the school district."
The primary reason I carry a machete around with me!
"Has access to all school records and such."
If true, good to know! Would be useful if ever I have an appropriate need for it.
"But you may ask yourself if this blog is really worth your time."
Anonymous at 11:17 a.m. obviously thought so!
Steve, time to get the hook on this repeat offender, and rip-out most of his comment texts. There should be no license for being an out-of-control, off-topic poster.
ReplyDeleteThis person who is forging these personal series of attacks (mostly at you) who has at this time nothing good in mind for the benefit of elevating the conversation.
John Maybury did learned something after the first few years of his blog.
Kathy, all I can do is delete Jeff's posts after he's put them up. Anyone who's as obsessed with this as he is needs help.
ReplyDeleteIf there is no way to block repeated serial offenders, maybe we could get 9 people to donate $10 or 18 people to donate $5 per month to have a clean pro-economy blog with more control that can block such comments.
ReplyDeleteSmall Business Owner said:
ReplyDelete"A 1% tax will be added to EACH bank trasaction you carry out."
I checked Snopers on this, the very first tax listed by SBO. It is a bill that is only supported by one congressman, and the bill would abolish ALL income tax. Hardly an example of taxes run amuck! Most of the other taxed listed are similarly mischaracterized.
Snopers?! If you mean Snopes, Snopes is completely unreliable and does not tell the truth.
ReplyDeleteRead the financials.
http://humorland.wordmess.net/20081025/what-the-real-crisis-is-like/
ReplyDeleteUnder the new health care bill - did you know that all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax? The bulk of these new taxes don't kick in until 2013 (presumably after obama’s re-election). You can thank Nancy, Harry and Barack and your local Democrat Congressman for this one. If you sell your $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax. This bill is set to screw the retiring generation who often downsize their homes. Is this Hope & Change great or what? Does this stuff makes your November and 2012 votes more important?
ReplyDeleteOh, you weren't aware this was in the obamacare bill? Guess what, you aren't alone. There are more than a few members of Congress that aren't aware of it either (result of clandestine midnight voting for huge bills they've never read). AND, there are a few other surprises lurking.
Under the new health care bill - did you know that all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax? The bulk of these new taxes don't kick in until 2013 (presumably after obama’s re-election). If you sell your $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax.
ReplyDeleteDid you know you are a raving lunatic and that this is incorrect?
"Did you know you are a raving lunatic..."
ReplyDeleteEditor, are you now allowing this crap from the likes of "Mr. Sir"?
The post was made by the same individual who warned us of impending food riots and claimed Congress was going to ramrod through a cap-and-trade bill while both the House and Senate were in recess.
ReplyDeleteThat's not the thought process of an individual with a firm hold on reality.
Editor, are you now allowing this crap from the likes of "Mr. Sir"?
ReplyDeleteI sure wouldn't want to think that some of my employees are spending company time surfing the Internet, chatting on blogs (and insulting others) and viewing porn sites!
ReplyDeleteLook at these guys white-knighting some blowhard making totally false claims -- that "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% sales tax" and that "if you sell your $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax."
ReplyDeleteI'd ask for some proof of those claims, but since there is none, we'd never get any.
You forgot to take your meds today, didn't you M. Myers?
"You forgot to take your meds today, didn't you M. Myers?"
ReplyDeleteAre you selling?
I thought all the insults and incivility were supposed to end once you railroaded simons off the blog . . .
ReplyDeleteWell, in his attempt to be too cute, M. Myers has revealed who he is on this blog.
ReplyDeleteI'll be taking it up with Sinai.
Mr Sir knows very well what he is doing. Mr Sir is censoring the truth from being revealed by intimidation, name calling, threats, lying to the public. I sure hope Mr Sir is not a government employee.
ReplyDeleteI do know what I'm doing. By overplaying his hand, I've figured out who M. Myers is and his relationship to this blog.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll find the dozens upon dozens of ridiculous postings under a variety of pseudonyms to be attributable to this individual.
I'll talk to Steve about it.
Reggie Bush has given back his 2005 Heisman Trophy, since he wasn't actually qualified to receive it at the time.
ReplyDeleteStill waiting for news on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize and Al Gore's Oscar.
"Snopes is comptetely unreliable and does not tell the truth."
ReplyDeleteTranslation "Reality has a liberal bias."
Anon @10:10AM you made some claims including.."Under the new health care bill - did you know that all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax?"
ReplyDeleteIf true, under the new health care bill you should be able to show us that language. Connecting health care to real estate sales seems not correct. And, possibly Mr. Sir @ 10:19 may have made a good point.
Generally health care financing has been related to FICA payroll taxes, and health insurance premium cost. There is a special cigarettes tax to fund a "guarantee issue" State medical plan. Anyhow, let us know.
The Senate votes this week on a small business tax-break bill which also contains controversial provisions to boost community-bank loans to small business. That is, Washington wants to “nudge” small banks into making loans that they’d otherwise avoid. Kind of like what the government did with home mortgage lending, with results some party poopers might characterize as catastrophic, but hey, who’s paying attention to things like that anyway.
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