tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post7764704924575219425..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Get Ready for VATmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-53095890175982683582010-04-08T14:54:16.959-07:002010-04-08T14:54:16.959-07:00I would cut spending before raising taxes.I would cut spending before raising taxes.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-43429611012390489882010-04-08T13:08:59.197-07:002010-04-08T13:08:59.197-07:00sorry about the rant Mike. What do you think is th...sorry about the rant Mike. What do you think is the way to cut the deficit when the expenses are more than the income? this is neither a republican or democrat issue or rich /poor issueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-68613515369589024132010-04-08T11:59:49.858-07:002010-04-08T11:59:49.858-07:00Children please. We are not how much money we make...Children please. We are not how much money we make. <br /><br />First, I didn't say I like the VAT more or less than an income tax hike. I said it had a better chance of passing. It does. It's easier to hide. <br /><br />That said, we are all equals here.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-73613952302797524202010-04-08T11:51:58.438-07:002010-04-08T11:51:58.438-07:00you don't know me and you have the chutzpah to...you don't know me and you have the chutzpah to write this response. I paid 64k in taxes in 2009 and will probably pay lot more next year. I do not want to go into pissing contest with imbecile but for the record, it is close to 2M over last 25 yrs.<br /><br />I was trying to make sense to Mike's statement of VAT is better than pre Reagan days of progressive tax. I would rather get it over with a flat tax than the annual April 15th tax exercise which is a joke because at my tax rate the deductions allowed are not worth the expense involved. You make 250 k plus and you pretty much lose on kid's college,AMT, home mortgage, healthcare, travel and other deductions enjoyed by the middle class. Knee jerk statement is what you made and shame on youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-19670127681948138602010-04-08T10:21:40.097-07:002010-04-08T10:21:40.097-07:00Hi Anonymous,
You can always add 1% of your incom...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />You can always add 1% of your income voluntarily to your taxes this year and every year, to help out with the deficit. There's no law against that, and, in fact, I encourage you to do so.<br /><br />However, I suspect that you don't actually pay any taxes; that you're part of that 47% of Americans that gets a free ride off the backs of the rest of us. You're happy to say we don't pay enough because you know it won't cost you a dime.<br /><br />Get a job, slacker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-77280773903374656952010-04-07T13:21:49.836-07:002010-04-07T13:21:49.836-07:00I pay 1% anytime over the potential US dollar gett...I pay 1% anytime over the potential US dollar gettting devalued due to debt. Likewise I would have taken Hillary's plan ov er Obama's plan 15 yrs later. All we did in last 15 yrs is only increase the health costs. Now the latter is out of hand. The shortsighted political goals are costing the tax payers. They {DC experts}just blame each other for political gains but end result is same...more debtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-40959901076295594332010-04-07T11:03:25.191-07:002010-04-07T11:03:25.191-07:00VAT is much easier, in my opinion. First, 72% is e...VAT is much easier, in my opinion. First, 72% is enormous. Second, VAT is much more difficult to track in a cause effect. Neither will happen.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-65111705893479272962010-04-07T10:57:59.452-07:002010-04-07T10:57:59.452-07:00Here's a fun question: which would be easier t...Here's a fun question: which would be easier to pass: resetting the top marginal tax rate to pre-Reagan levels, or a VAT.AGnoreply@blogger.com