tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post369462868745360768..comments2023-10-06T09:27:04.936-04:00Comments on VHMPrincess: Obama Says No Tax Cut For Me!VHMPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13616654905892431171noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-53432809375334381032008-11-03T12:15:00.000-05:002008-11-03T12:15:00.000-05:00Charlie, I have no doubt that you know people in t...Charlie, I have no doubt that you know people in these categories. Most people do! ;)<BR/><BR/>My point was that these people are on the lower end of the wage spectrum and will benefit from the tax breaks. They will also benefit from education reform that include putting federal tax dollars toward recruiting qualified teachers and funding NCLB.<BR/><BR/>But I think the bottom line is that the "enjanerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178249099711034027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-78238105591029295342008-11-03T10:44:00.000-05:002008-11-03T10:44:00.000-05:00The "spreading the wealth" quote didn't hit me as ...<EM>The "spreading the wealth" quote didn't hit me as viscerally as it did others, since I know plenty of teachers, librarians, and soldiers and do believe that they deserve higher wages.</EM><BR/><BR/>You may find this surprising, but I know people in each of this categories as well! Since local school districts set salaries, local cities set librarian salaries, I fail to follow your line of Charlie on the PA Turnpikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590500198993017999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-1713707250598366862008-11-03T10:34:00.000-05:002008-11-03T10:34:00.000-05:00Ah, thanks. I find the tax study much more convin...Ah, thanks. I find the tax study much more convincing than the non-stop replaying of the Joe the plumber clip.<BR/><BR/>The "spreading the wealth" quote didn't hit me as viscerally as it did others, since I know plenty of teachers, librarians, and soldiers and do believe that they deserve higher wages.<BR/><BR/>I am interested to see how much people who don't pay income tax, on average, would enjanerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178249099711034027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-63228057179332294222008-11-01T22:57:00.000-04:002008-11-01T22:57:00.000-04:00We'll start with the YOUTUBE, with the senator cla...We'll start with the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80b3wLKzK3Q" REL="nofollow">YOUTUBE</A>, with the senator claiming those who make under $250K won't get a tax increase. Since it's easy to demonstrate that over 95% of all federal income taxes are paid by about 50% of income earners (<A HREF="http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/wp1.pdf" REL="nofollow">source</A>), Sen. Obama's Charlie on the PA Turnpikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590500198993017999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-2237133780938477402008-11-01T14:55:00.000-04:002008-11-01T14:55:00.000-04:00Charlie, would you send me a link please?I've look...Charlie, would you send me a link please?<BR/><BR/>I've looked around, but haven't found any quotes referencing handouts. From the senator, it's mostly talk about decreasing taxes for people working and still not able to earn a living wage (teachers, nurses, etc.). A lot of opinion pieces talk about handouts, but I haven't been able to find any citing references.enjanerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178249099711034027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-50887312091385662442008-10-28T15:32:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:32:00.000-04:00The way I interpret the Obama taxes, they aren't i...<EM>The way I interpret the Obama taxes, they aren't intended to be handouts to distribute your wealth</EM><BR/><BR/>With all due respect, the senator's own words belies that interpretation.Charlie on the PA Turnpikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590500198993017999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-89763059929628995042008-10-28T15:30:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:30:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charlie on the PA Turnpikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590500198993017999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-87163451354836130242008-10-28T00:04:00.000-04:002008-10-28T00:04:00.000-04:00Haha wow, I totally didn't mean to get into the de...Haha wow, I totally didn't mean to get into the details of your finances with that comment.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing though... Apparently it's a good thing I don't have kids. I certainly couldn't afford them. :P<BR/><BR/>And your second to last paragraph, I definitely agree with.<BR/><BR/>The way I interpret the Obama taxes, they aren't intended to be handouts to distribute your wealth. I enjanerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178249099711034027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-48538273956277004942008-10-27T22:03:00.000-04:002008-10-27T22:03:00.000-04:00First of all...our general salary may be higher th...First of all...our general salary may be higher than avg for the nation -but when you figure expense for a family of 5, there isn't much left at the end of the month...<BR/><BR/>Daycare - for us, it's $300 per week. At a center, it would be $500.<BR/><BR/>Groceries - $250 per week for a family of 5<BR/><BR/>Target type stuff - $200 month (things like toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, diapers,VHMPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616654905892431171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-7151690082342495582008-10-27T20:58:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:58:00.000-04:00I tried putting Ian and my salaries/mortgage in wi...<EM>I tried putting Ian and my salaries/mortgage in with your family info and we would get a tax cut</EM><BR/><BR/>Let me ask you: does that calculator take into account the Bush Tax cuts that Sen. Obama has pledged to let expire? If so, you will get a tax <EM>increase</EM> before any tax cut from the proposed Obama plan. Remember, in spite of what the Democrats claim, <EM>every</EM> federal tax Charlie on the PA Turnpikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590500198993017999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970619.post-76119647813164525982008-10-27T19:40:00.000-04:002008-10-27T19:40:00.000-04:00While not trying to argue that your wealth should ...While not trying to argue that your wealth should be handed out to poor, lazy people... I have to say that some aspects of your lifestyle *sound* like you're wealthy. Admittedly, I don't know any details about your life outside of your blog, but the fact that you have a pool and live in the DC/Metro area puts you in the wealthy range.<BR/><BR/>I tried putting Ian and my salaries/mortgage in withenjanerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178249099711034027noreply@blogger.com