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Posted: 6/7/2019 6:45:08 AM EST

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Posted: 6/7/2019 6:47:38 AM EST

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About 6% state income tax.

Property taxes are pretty reasonable in most places.

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AR has no income tax. Property taxes are low too. It does have a high sales tax but you only pay tax on what you spend, not make. I pay about the same property tax on 240 acres as I did for 5 acres in MI.

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:50:27 AM EST

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I'm in the 35% Federal tax bracket. On top of that I pay $14k property tax on a one-bedroom house on four-tenths of an acre (because it's on a lake - they asses everything from the water frontage to the view). Then there are scores of hidden taxes - look at your phone bill, for example.

When I add them all up, I am easily forfeiting over half of what I make. And yet the nation is $22 trillion in debt. How long is this sustainable?

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:53:36 AM EST

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Rich people problems.

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:55:00 AM EST

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you must live in OHIO.

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:56:35 AM EST

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Everyone bitches about how their looted monies are spent. I complain about by treasure being thrown at the feet of welfare bunnies and illegals, my hippie neighbors bitch about their treasure being wasted on the "military industrial complex" and corporate bail outs.

Neither one of us is happy with the situation, and yet, here we are. Complaining loudly and voting for the least odious options.

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:57:19 AM EST

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Since you don't have a state with your screen name, have no idea which state you are complaining about.

I would suggest you give TN a try. We have a sales tax and City and County property taxes, which are relatively low in most places, but no state income or property tax.

Posted: 6/7/2019 6:58:46 AM EST

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I pay an average of $75 a day in taxes

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And you're complaining, want to trade places with Bernie Madoff?

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:04:23 AM EST

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I'm in the 35% Federal tax bracket. On top of that I pay $14k property tax on a one-bedroom house on four-tenths of an acre (because it's on a lake - they asses everything from the water frontage to the view). Then there are scores of hidden taxes - look at your phone bill, for example.

When I add them all up, I am easily forfeiting over half of what I make. And yet the nation is $22 trillion in debt. How long is this sustainable?

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Good heavens man. I sure hope you are not a money manager for a living. I wouldn't hire you. Surely you could do better somewhere else?

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:06:18 AM EST

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Is GA high tax?

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Quit your job and move to a low tax state.

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Is GA high tax?

@whiskerz

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:21:52 AM EST

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Make less money

or at least less over the table.

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:23:51 AM EST

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Quit your job and move to a low tax state.

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Or retire

No more SS/FICA tax

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:36:15 AM EST

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You could cripple the us govt if every business refused to withhold federal income tax and FICA.

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:38:26 AM EST

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Then dont pay them.

Eventually there will be a tipping point... a tax strike nation wide is better than armed revolt.

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I fully anticipate there being a time to disobey an illegal/false government at some point in my life.

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:40:21 AM EST

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"You know, I've never liked paying bills. I don't think I'm going to do that either."

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:40:30 AM EST

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My CPA wife gets this often from some of her clients (who make well into the 7 figures).
She just tells to make less money or focus on what you're keeping...

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The firms I've worked in all have wealthy clients. I never heard any of them complain about tax but I did hear an NFL star complain about his bill for planning and compliance work.

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:45:10 AM EST

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Thank a democrat

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LOL you think dems and repubs are different.

Posted: 6/7/2019 7:52:58 AM EST

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Thank ~~a democrat~~ all politicians regardless of affiliation

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FIFY

EDIT: Beat...

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:01:34 AM EST

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Quit your job and move to a low tax state.

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Bingo. I think taxes are too high period but the blue states are out of control.

Vote with your wallet guys.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:13:43 AM EST

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Im honestly surprised the American people lets themselves be taxed at the rate they do

Im shitty bout it every fuckin week

Now theyre charging sales tax online in my state

Bunch of fuckin cucks

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:22:33 AM EST

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Thank a democrat

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Also thank a Republican.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:25:58 AM EST

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About 6% state income tax.

Property taxes are pretty reasonable in most places.

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Is GA high tax?

About 6% state income tax.

Property taxes are pretty reasonable in most places.

Our property taxes are mostly school taxes. We build new $30,000,000 high schools to keep the football team more competitive with smaller schools, then the school board raises the tax a little more.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:45:50 AM EST

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Thank a democrat

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Lol, more than just Democrats unfortunately.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:51:23 AM EST

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That is all

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Hey man it’s just the cost of living in a civilized society.

That has to pay for actions from three centuries ago.
That is sick with corruption.
That has a large amount of incompetent citizens.
That spends money like a crackhead on payday.
That Seeks to remove all the characteristics that made it successful in the first place.

...I mean, what you gonna pave you own roads, fight your own fires man? We NEED that tax money.

Oh and we need a higher percent next year too, for the children.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:54:29 AM EST

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Came here to post this. I don't mind the taxes, I do mind the way those tax dollars are wasted!

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The sickening waste of a good portion of my taxes is what makes me angry. The global trade welfare, national welfare, welfare/payments to other countries, worthless wars and world policing. Yea, we could have more freedom and pay a lot less taxes.

Came here to post this. I don't mind the taxes, I do mind the way those tax dollars are wasted!

Anyone with an ounce of intelligence is capable of understanding the necessity for having SOME type of taxation in a modern society.

Our government and a large portion of the population believe that others may better serve them than they can serve themselves using financial means...

...and those same people think there is a pile of money somewhere to PAY for EVERYTHING. Meanwhile the charity VISA that is the US economy is hot as a blazing inferno.

Posted: 6/7/2019 8:56:58 AM EST

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My wife and I own our own business you should see what we pay.

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:08:35 AM EST

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OP, if it helps any I can honestly tell you I have felt this way since about 1919.

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Posted: 6/7/2019 9:27:12 AM EST

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My wife and I own our own business you should see what we pay.

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Most people that work for a paycheck have no idea.

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:33:42 AM EST

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So don't put yourself in a taxable situation.
EG investments, lottery earnings, stocks, bonds, etc etc.
Everything is taxed when you take your untaxed labor money
and invest in interest bearing accounts.

Carefully read the W4 that you sign and in most cases you are exempt.

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:39:53 AM EST

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I can’t stand that I pay a shit load of taxes but the Governor signs a law in Nevada giving poor people FREE solar. Free solar in public-paid housing? Wow. WTF Over? Yet I am paying for that shit and my solar ain’t free mofos.

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:48:40 AM EST

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Fucking tell me about it... I was just looking at my YTD Federal Taxes.

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Posted: 6/7/2019 10:49:10 AM EST

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Tax Free Wealth book

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:59:47 AM EST

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I can't stand my tax dollars being given to illegal aliens and lazy welfare/social security freeloaders.

Posted: 6/7/2019 11:06:12 AM EST

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Get better at accounting?

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Probably this.
Or earn less.

Posted: 6/7/2019 11:09:08 AM EST

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US DEBT CLOCK

GO overseas.

Posted: 6/7/2019 3:04:22 PM EST

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Quit your job and move to a low tax state.

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Lol. Good one.

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:05:23 PM EST

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Make up a new name and become homeless.

No taxes.

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:06:56 PM EST

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Do your part, citizen!

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:08:42 PM EST

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So where can I go that I will pay less than 25%+ of my gross income in taxes?

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There are no statewide income or sales taxes in Alaska—in fact, residents receive annual checks from the state just for living there (the Permanent Fund Dividend). That doesn't mean Alaskans pay no taxes at all, however. There are still local sales taxes, which range from 0% to 7.5%, as well as property taxes.

Alaska ftw

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:52:34 PM EST

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I might not have enough to pay my bills for the first time ever this month. Thought about emptying my savings out to buy canned soup to eat.

Thanks, liberals, for using what little money I have to buy votes!

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Why would continue to just pay? There are so many things you can do.. legally even... to lower your tax burden.

Posted: 6/7/2019 9:54:51 PM EST

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I tried that once, it did not end well.

Now, most are forced to pay 22-25% before the direct deposit hits. Plus 9.95% sales tax, plus property tax, wheel tax, ammo tax,etc.

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You could increase your dependents so less is taken out, then start your own small "business" in your "home office" and file a schedule C profit and loss statement. Instead of paying the IRS invest in yourself, and do something with the money.

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:54:08 PM EST

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Rich people problems.

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Stop being poor?

Worked for me

Posted: 6/7/2019 10:57:52 PM EST

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If it makes you feel better, we are effectively paid in after tax dollars.

So our wages are set on the same basis.

If we all paid zero taxes, the free market would adjust so that your wages were the same amount after tax as they are now.

Posted: 6/7/2019 11:06:31 PM EST

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Most people that work for a paycheck have no idea.

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I owned my own business for 5 years. Yes it sucked, but the write offs helped offset that.

Now?

ALL of my income gets taxed out the ass

And I signed a clause that says I won't work for myself or others.

Yes I put myself into this position, which relatively is a great position, but it still sucks to pay so much knowing that 45%+ish of our population just pays no taxes.