Attack on the Feds independence

[thomas89]

This thread ought to convert some people if the past 35,397 political threads didn’t. Just like what politicians have been selling for decades…”I promise I’m different than the last one!”

Congratulations that kind of thinking is part of a bigger problem. We all lose when thats how people form their opinions.

This is so true. I’ve met some truly fascinating people in my life, 9 out of 10 of them I have no idea their political affiliation and it makes no matter at all to me. So sad it’s at the forefront of everyone’s brains anymore.

 

[SaskHunter]

My god. Is there a standard deduction or do poor people really pay 25.5% on every dollar earned?

Depending on your income, household size and age, dependants, etc., you are entitled to tax breaks, child benefits, subsidized childcare, etc. So there's a good chance they are not paying that much taxes, but yes, some people would be taxed at that level.

 

[Bonasababy]

This thread ought to convert some people if the past 35,397 political threads didn’t. Just like what politicians have been selling for decades…”I promise I’m different than the last one!”



This is so true. I’ve met some truly fascinating people in my life, 9 out of 10 of them I have no idea their political affiliation and it makes no matter at all to me. So sad it’s at the forefront of everyone’s brains anymore.

Sad yes...but very understandable. Someone who daily expresses behavior we wouldn't let a child get away with. A convicted and widely acknowledged abuser of women, a compulsive liar, who wants to be treated like a dictator, who outinely belittles, degrades and attacks those who disagree with him, and runs roughshod over the constitution....

Certainly does not help, but its pretty easy to see how many think that people that support that person like and agree with all of those very evident problems themselves.

 

[Bonasababy]

My god. Is there a standard deduction or do poor people really pay 25.5% on every dollar earned?

You are probably ignoring how much those taxes pay for.

Just look at health insurance alone.

Right now for awhile we are paying 36k a year for health and dental insurance insurance. That will drop to 11k or so when we hit 65. That's at today's prices, which go up every year.

Canadians pay....nothing.

 

[RG300]

if your paying 36k for medical & dental, you need a different employer...
if you think Canada has such great health care, move there & find out how long it takes to get anything done....
They pay in other ways as well....like promoting assisted suicide.