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Do you expect your federal taxes to go up or down?

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2017, 04:23:39 PM »
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Maybe I should start a new thread to draw more attention? Or, is there a thread specifically for this?

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2017, 04:25:40 PM »
My account told me a long time ago I don't need him.
Before I opened my own business I did my own taxes. Government employees are typically simple tax returns.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2017, 04:28:06 PM »
Poll added.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2017, 04:29:43 PM »
Poll added.
Voted.  :)
You should perhaps consider editing the poll to allow a change of vote. (Let's say, once I find out.)

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2017, 04:31:16 PM »
You should perhaps consider editing the poll to allow a change of vote. (Let's say, once I find out.)
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2017, 04:31:29 PM »
I am happy that I don't!
But i hope they go up! It would be for good reasons!
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2017, 04:34:23 PM »
Don't see an option for that?
Here it is. But you may have to delete and restart the entire poll.

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2017, 04:40:03 PM »
Here it is. But you may have to delete and restart the entire poll.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2017, 04:40:48 PM »
I have no problem paying more. The problem I have with the bill is the massive giveaway to the few at the top and corporations. I am just a blue collar worker  that understands when a bill cost 1.5 trillion someone has to pay the bill. As always it will be on the backs of the middle class.

How about you, up or down?
So why don't you?

Aren't there some things on the return you can check which will allow you to pay more?

As long as we have income taxes there will be winners and losers, it's one of the biggest sources of power and target of lobbying in DC.

I have no clue which way my taxes will go (nor do I know what they might be this year, I'm actually contemplating whether I should defer some income into 2018 or not - I am guessing that the cost of thinking about it is greater than any potential benefit, I'll just focus on my work).
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #29 on: December 18, 2017, 04:42:43 PM »
How do I delete?
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #30 on: December 18, 2017, 05:02:15 PM »
I have no problem paying more. The problem I have with the bill is the massive giveaway to the few at the top and corporations. I am just a blue collar worker  that understands when a bill cost 1.5 trillion someone has to pay the bill. As always it will be on the backs of the middle class.

How about you, up or down?
If it would be on the backs of the middle class then it wouldn't cost 1.5 trillion, it costs that much because the gov is paying for it.

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #31 on: December 18, 2017, 05:03:59 PM »
If it would be on the backs of the middle class then it wouldn't cost 1.5 trillion, it costs that much because the gov is paying for it.
And where does the govt have money from?
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #32 on: December 18, 2017, 05:04:41 PM »
I give you all a brocha that your taxes should keep going up!
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #33 on: December 18, 2017, 05:08:40 PM »
So why don't you?
Because I give it to my local church. Makes no sense just to pay more when it goes to those who don't need it.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #34 on: December 18, 2017, 05:15:58 PM »
Because I give it to my local church. Makes no sense just to pay more when it goes to those who don't need it.
It was you who said:
I have no problem paying more.

I do have a problem paying more to a corrupt, bloated, and inefficient government (but right now that's the best we have so I guess we have to pay something. I would much rather see a more efficient and fair tax regime based on consumption rather than income).
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #35 on: December 18, 2017, 05:21:09 PM »
It was you who said:
It is not like you to take something out of context.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #36 on: December 18, 2017, 05:22:13 PM »
And where does the govt have money from?
Same place they had it from since the last time there was a surplus/balanced budget.

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #37 on: December 18, 2017, 05:22:37 PM »
I would much rather see a more efficient and fair tax regime based on consumption rather than income).

That would never be possible.

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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #38 on: December 18, 2017, 06:07:03 PM »
Same place they had it from since the last time there was a surplus/balanced budget.
Borrowing from China?
BTW, ven then the govt was trillions in debt. They just weren't adding to it.
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Re: Will your federal taxes be going up or down next year?
« Reply #39 on: December 18, 2017, 06:07:38 PM »
That would never be possible.
IINM India just made a major change in that direction.
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