Oldandtired
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- Aug 17, 2009
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Now, I have heard people "demonize" certain large corporations, especially financial firms.
Are you a board member at one of those?
And has Obama, Pelosi or anyone for that matter made it clear to the public that not ALL people in the fianncial world are greedy?
Try being wealthy in NYC......it sux ass. You are stared at in restaurants, given the finger throiugh the window by passersby......have beer thrown on you at ball games when in your box seats.....have peole call you "Jew" when waiting on line at a Broadway show...
And what have I done? Acheived success?
I pay big bucks in taxes....yet I have yet to hear Obama do anything but take credit for taking MY money and giving it to others.
Maybe...JUST maybe...if he said that MOST oif the rich earned it, deserve it, and pay 90% of the tax revenue of this country, people would be a bit more civil to us.
It sux.
Listen man, I'm not poor by any means, and I live and work in NYC. I really have no clue what you're talking about. "Stared at in restaurants"???? People call you "Jew"???
When you say "NYC" you do mean New York City, right?
Seriously, you need to either lay off the pot, or the talk radio. One of them is getting to you really badly.
And tax revenue is from wealth. If someone is paying 90% of the revenue, then they have 90% of the wealth.
Of course, what you folks always ignore when it comes to this subject is Payroll Taxes which are at about 6% (12% if you count employer contributions) for people making up to 80K and are then capped. So someone with an income of 800k is effectively paying .6% in Payroll taxes.
And, since SS money is being used for other things, and it's likely I'm never going to see any of it, Payroll Taxes have effectively become the same as Income tax.
When you include Payroll Taxes in larger pie, the percentage "the Rich" pay is much less.
They have 90% of the wealth...yes...but they EARN 90% of the wealth.
I am an emp;loyer...so yes, I have the statatory costs for an employee that amounts to about 17% of salary...but I do not see where you are going with that.
I take a salary...and pay my6 share as well as my "employer" share....and then I ytake distributions...usually monthly...and pay quarterly taxes to stay up to date...
But when all is aid and done....we pay about 150K to federal and state...and thenl, of course, FICA...which is now maxing out at I believe 104K...(I remember when it was 60K)....
As for my complaints....sure I love my pot...never listen to talk radio.....but do you have box seats at the stadium? I do. This year I have seen fellow box seat holders get dumped on with beer nearly every game..and yes, it happened to me once. Never saw it hapopen over the past 8 years I have had tickets.
I do nto appreciate your assumption that I am delusional...I am not. It happens and it is reported frequently in the post and newsday...Times and WSJ dont touch it.
Recall the busloads of people that went to the AIG homes? It spread like a cancer to many of those that are frrustrated with the economy...and they blame the rich.
They have a right to be frustrated......but they need to get real and understand that we are not to blame....we are there to help...and we do.....
But where is our leadership? All I hear is how Obama is a great man by taking MY money and giving it to someone else.
Maybe Obama should be like Favre....thank his line and not take all the credit? It may quiet the masses down and maybe even open the door for support from someone like me.