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Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:32 pm to GentleJackJones
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For the sake of discussion, would you be for/against a complete exemption of federal income tax for U.S. military service members who have served active duty for a specified number of years?
If you're for the exemption, how many years do you think one should serve as active duty to qualify for the exemption? 5 years? 10 years?
What would be the point of this? Are we facing a shortage of soldiers?
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:33 pm to Jorts R Us
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In a purely accounting sense, that makes no sense.
Military personnel are paid via taxes. They can't possibly contribute to tax revenue.
This is not to demean anyone, it's just a reality.
Anyone who receives their income from the federal government doesn't really pay federal income tax in a real sense.
This post was edited on 2/3/20 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:33 pm to GentleJackJones
100% against. No reason for that vs. a pay raise, if one is in order.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:34 pm to Wtodd
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Seriously? Want to know how good all those combat vets would be without support from others?
Bullets don’t fly without supply!
Shut up, pog
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:35 pm to HempHead
Economic entity principle, baw.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:37 pm to GentleJackJones
The problem with any sort of tax exemption is, once you create one, everyone else is gonna want one too, and then you end up with a tax system that looks like what we have in Louisiana.
If you exempt military pay, then the policemen and fireman who are "just as brave" are going to want it. Then the EMTs and teachers. Then other government employees, etc.
Dramatically raise the pay of the military members, especially the enlisted. Then let them pay their own taxes.
If you exempt military pay, then the policemen and fireman who are "just as brave" are going to want it. Then the EMTs and teachers. Then other government employees, etc.
Dramatically raise the pay of the military members, especially the enlisted. Then let them pay their own taxes.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:38 pm to Lakeboy7
This right here.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:41 pm to GentleJackJones
Big difference kicking down doors in Fallujah as an infantryman.
And being a quartermaster.
Or to quote Bill Burr.
The pilot is a hero.
Is the guy with the flow sticks saying "the battle is over there a hero?"
How do you account for that???
And being a quartermaster.
Or to quote Bill Burr.
The pilot is a hero.
Is the guy with the flow sticks saying "the battle is over there a hero?"
How do you account for that???
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:42 pm to LSUFanHouston
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policemen and firemen
I don’t know where the comparisons to our military and veterans started, but you are correct that they would be demanding it as well.
And eventually the bootlickers would give it to them.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:44 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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they would be demanding it as well.
they already retire with a pension that almost equals their pay pre-retirement in many places, plus health coverage
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:45 pm to GentleJackJones
Sure. But their spouses still have to pay. Still have to pay on capital gains. Have to lose the VA benefits. And the home loan benefit. And the free college.
Have to define income. You’ll see massive amounts, and I’m taking mountain range massive amounts of fraud. Absolutely would have to have an annual cap on exempt income.
The numbers, in the end, would net benefit the govt. Not the vet. It would be better to eliminate the waste in the Pentagon and the VA.
And last, if you think the govt give a single solitary frick about vets, go find a thousand homeless vets and ask them. They’re not hard to find.
Have to define income. You’ll see massive amounts, and I’m taking mountain range massive amounts of fraud. Absolutely would have to have an annual cap on exempt income.
The numbers, in the end, would net benefit the govt. Not the vet. It would be better to eliminate the waste in the Pentagon and the VA.
And last, if you think the govt give a single solitary frick about vets, go find a thousand homeless vets and ask them. They’re not hard to find.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:48 pm to 777Tiger
The reasoning behind this was to attract better quality candidates and on the surface I’m not opposed. The question is what in the frick happened?
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Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:48 pm to PetroBabich
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Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:50 pm to HempHead
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In a purely accounting sense, they are already exempt, as are all federal employees.
This might be the dumbest thing I’ve read in a while.
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You can't owe money to those who pay you.
Federal money goes to a lot more than federal employees. So by your logic does a employee of Lockheed Martin pay taxes when they are working from government contracts? Bc that is where the money is coming from. What about contractors working on a federal highway?
This post was edited on 2/3/20 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:53 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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The question is what in the frick happened?
municipalities can't maintain the pension funding over the long haul
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:55 pm to GentleJackJones
As a vet, I'm 100% in favor of active duty and retired receiving exemptions
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:56 pm to tketaco
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I have 2 herniated disc's and advance arthritis of the spine.
Welcome to age 50.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:57 pm to 777Tiger
No, they can not and those policies didn’t attract the best people.
This is the same reason I would be against making active duty and veterans tax exempt. I’m not one to denigrate someone else’s service, but there are some real shitbags that skate by to 20 years of service at the expense of the taxpayer already.
This is the same reason I would be against making active duty and veterans tax exempt. I’m not one to denigrate someone else’s service, but there are some real shitbags that skate by to 20 years of service at the expense of the taxpayer already.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:58 pm to GentleJackJones
What about people that have disabilities from preventing them for joining the military, like bones spurs, or fibromyalgia or lupas. Can they get tax breaks too since they wanted to join but can't?
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