Per Capita Taxes Have Nearly Doubled Since JFK

[Weatherman2020]

Every time the government "shuts down" does anyone notice?

lol Yes, dummy, people do tend to notice total dysfunction.

What was dysfunctional in the last government shutdown? Besides the Park Service paying rangers overtime to block off areas outside of national park property that is?

You are such an idiot I don't even know where to begin to explain to you all the shit that would hit the fan if government truly would shut down fully for even a week.

But I will put it to you in terms of politics - Republicans would be out of office so fast it would make your head spin.

Government shuts down every few years. We are told to care because nobody notices.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Shut down fully for a week. Try it.

 

[Weatherman2020]

No, the middle class dos NOT carry the load of federal taxes on their shoulders, the upper class carries the burden federally....

In State taxes, the lower and middle class carry the tax burden....

What's your cut-off for middle class? Even after socking away $24,000 in a 401k just before retirement at the end of January the wife and I will be paying almost that amount in federal taxes this year. That's a healthy chunk to us and I have no class.

Upper Middle Class
Approximately 25.2% of the U.S. population lives in a upper middle class household, or a household with an annual income between $75,000 and $150,000.

Lower Middle Class
The second most common household income level is lower middle class with approximately 23.5% of Americans living in a household earning an annual income between $25,000 and $50,000.

Which Income Class Are You?


So your income is in the very upper bound definition of middle class.

Oh great. $75K gross for a family in LA or SF paying $3,500 a month rent and a 10.5% sales tax are considered upper middle class to the dufus's.

 

[Timmy]

One of the major reasons millennials are having such a difficult time getting ahead. Then there’s all the regulation. If the 1961 town fathers of Gardendale, Alabama had proposed requiring teenagers to get a “business license” before cutting grass they’d have been run out of town on a rail — perhaps literally.


Real federal taxes per capita have more than doubled since John F. Kennedy served as president — and argued for lower taxes.

In 1961, the fiscal year Kennedy was elected, the federal government collected about $94.388 billion in taxes, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The population that year was about 183,691,481, according to the Census Bureau. That meant federal tax revenues equaled about $514 per capita — or $4,121 in 2016 dollars.

By 1965, the fiscal year Lyndon Johnson beat Barry Goldwater, the federal government collected about $116.817 billion in taxes from a population of about 194,302,963. That year federal taxes equaled about $601 per capita — or $4,578 in 2016 dollars.

In fiscal 2016, according to OMB, the federal government collected about $3.268 trillion in taxes. That equaled about $10,114 for each of the 323,127,513 people in the country.

Per capita federal taxation in fiscal 2016 was 121 percent more than it was in 1965 and 145 percent more than it was in 1961.

Per Capita Taxes Have More Than Doubled Since JFK

Fucking red states!


Lol. But hey, I bet there's more to this story . Probably a shady business guy "subcontracting " teens to get around being a legit business .

 

[Weatherman2020]

One of the major reasons millennials are having such a difficult time getting ahead. Then there’s all the regulation. If the 1961 town fathers of Gardendale, Alabama had proposed requiring teenagers to get a “business license” before cutting grass they’d have been run out of town on a rail — perhaps literally.


Real federal taxes per capita have more than doubled since John F. Kennedy served as president — and argued for lower taxes.

In 1961, the fiscal year Kennedy was elected, the federal government collected about $94.388 billion in taxes, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The population that year was about 183,691,481, according to the Census Bureau. That meant federal tax revenues equaled about $514 per capita — or $4,121 in 2016 dollars.

By 1965, the fiscal year Lyndon Johnson beat Barry Goldwater, the federal government collected about $116.817 billion in taxes from a population of about 194,302,963. That year federal taxes equaled about $601 per capita — or $4,578 in 2016 dollars.

In fiscal 2016, according to OMB, the federal government collected about $3.268 trillion in taxes. That equaled about $10,114 for each of the 323,127,513 people in the country.

Per capita federal taxation in fiscal 2016 was 121 percent more than it was in 1965 and 145 percent more than it was in 1961.

Per Capita Taxes Have More Than Doubled Since JFK

Fucking red states!


Lol. But hey, I bet there's more to this story . Probably a shady business guy "subcontracting " teens to get around being a legit business .

Tell us what States have cities requiring kids to have a restaurant license for selling lemonade on a street corner.