[deMolay]

This is a Canadian article. At what point does a Taxation level become Criminal? http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/burden+heavy+getting+heavier/1551706/story.html

[jdmartin]

I guess at the point that people quit paying the taxes.

The article doesn't really tell you a whole lot. They use "average" rather than "median", which is automatically suspect. There's little discussion as to what benefits (a lot, little, none) are derived from those taxes. There's no comparison with similar societies regarding tax burden.

In short, the article (was it an article or an editorial?) is pretty weak.

[AAA]

Does Canada have tax-free investments like the US?

[odegaard]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('deMolay', 'T')his is a Canadian article. At what point does a Taxation level become Criminal? http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/burden+heavy+getting+heavier/1551706/story.html

[Tyler_JC]

What did you expect?

Democracy ALWAYS leads to bigger government.

People are dumb. They want free lunches. Politicians are smart. They "offer" them.

Taxpayers get hit with the bill...

[Turlox]

effective next payday, May 7, 2009, employers in Arizona are required to withold Arizona income tax according to a new schedule of percentages.

The Arizona income tax rate is not changing. However, the witholding rate percentage elected is changing. What this means is that when you complete your Arizona tax return for 2009, the tax liability will be calculated at the same rates as this past year. However, when the Federal Government lowered their witholding tables allowing you to recieve more money in your paycheck starting March 2009 it automatically lowered the amount the State receives in payroll taxes because the State witholding is a percentage of the Federal witholding. In order to bring the amount the State receives back up to the previous level a new percentage table has been created that increases the witholding rate and will be in place until the end of 2009. Beginning January 1, 2010, there will be more changes to the table and detailed information will be provided later this year.

Old Rate New Rate
19 21.9
23 26.5
25 28.8
31 35.7
37 42.6

what all this mean at least to me is that wonderful 20 dollars that I received has now been cut to 15 dollars every two weeks in additional revenue.

[jdmartin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('odegaard', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('deMolay', 'T')his is a Canadian article. At what point does a Taxation level become Criminal? http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/burden+heavy+getting+heavier/1551706/story.html

[neocone]

To my knowledge Indiana is the only state where "increasing tax is not an option".

I believe some States can make a good marketing at attracting self employed and telecommuters... for example if you can telecommute a few days a week, get a house in the midwest and deduct it as office + plane tickets etc...and of course declare residency there.

[deMolay]

What I see in the article is that the average working family now pays more in taxes, than they do for food, housing and clothing. Is that not significant?

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'W')hat did you expect?

Democracy ALWAYS leads to bigger government.

People are dumb. They want free lunches. Politicians are smart. They "offer" them.

Taxpayers get hit with the bill...

[neocone]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'W')hat did you expect?

Democracy ALWAYS leads to bigger government.

People are dumb. They want free lunches. Politicians are smart. They "offer" them.

Taxpayers get hit with the bill...

[odegaard]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'P')eople are dumb. They want free lunches. Politicians are smart. They "offer" them.
Taxpayers get hit with the bill...

[deMolay]

Part of the reason the tax burden is so high is the size of Government. Look at these perks that Gov. Employees made sure they had, all nice secure pensions and entitlements. How does your pension plan compare. http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/05/4820-california-govt-workers-collect.html

[jboogy]

marginal taxation rates are about as low as they've ever been. So quit your pissin' and moanin'.

tax rates are much higher in western europe/australia/canada......yet their people are much happier,live longer, are better educated, have free health care,free higher education, gauranteed pensions, longer paid vacations, retire earlier, ....all while working fewer hours for fewer years.

look at where we rank in standard of living
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

[Tyler_JC]

My problem with the Human Development Index is that it is based on a bunch of statistics that don't mean anything.

Example: Education Index.

Brazil outranks the United States, France, Belgium, Germany, and Japan.

The occupied Palestinian territories outrank Hong Kong.

Does that make sense to anyone?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index

[odegaard]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'M')y problem with the Human Development Index is that it is based on a bunch of statistics that don't mean anything.
...

[odegaard]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jboogy', 'm')arginal taxation rates are about as low as they've ever been. So quit your pissin' and moanin'.

tax rates are much higher in western europe/australia/canada......yet their people are much happier,live longer, are better educated, have free health care,free higher education, gauranteed pensions, longer paid vacations, retire earlier, ....all while working fewer hours for fewer years.

[jboogy]

odegaard wrote
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')y problem with the Human Development Index is that it is based on a bunch of statistics that don't mean anything.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jboogy', '&')quot; well ...we produce more per person and we have more money to buy stuff your government provides for free, and by the way , we all have to work our asses off over here or we live in a box under the overpass...so there"

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jboogy', '&')quot; well ...we produce more per person and we have more money to buy stuff your government provides for free, and by the way , we all have to work our asses off over here or we live in a box under the overpass...so there"