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re: Terrorist attack in Paris; shooting/grenades at bar & soccer stadium

Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:39 am to
Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
Member since Apr 2011
13315 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:39 am to
Not to mention that employees basically pay the employer side of FICA indirectly.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464347 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:40 am to
quote:

I am too and end up paying in the 30s,

my state and payroll alone is going to be 21% on the majority of my income

that's before federal income, sales tax, gas tax, etc
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
161615 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:44 am to
yes but the ignorant masses still believe the rich don't pay taxes.

I partly blame people like Buffet who make such claims, knowing full well his situation is different than most.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40524 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:44 am to
Wonder what John Oliver will say about Syrian immigration and the security risk it poses now.

He was quite impressed with himself a few weeks ago on his show.
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
37010 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:44 am to
I've never watched his show. He seems very smug though.
This post was edited on 11/14/15 at 11:45 am
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40524 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:47 am to
I agree with him sometimes and disagree sometimes.

He was pretty convinced how xenophobic anyone against this uncontrolled migration was and that security issues were overblown.

Now we know they were not.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92902 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:47 am to
Your payroll tax is over 16%?
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
39781 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:48 am to
I mean come on
Posted by John88
Member since Sep 2015
6412 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:49 am to
Seeing reports of raids in Belgium related to Paris. I may be late on that news. Just saw it on WDSU.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40524 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:49 am to
Come on what?

If I say something with conviction (and with substantial mockery to other opinions) I must be prepared when counter evidence is presented.

We have that now with passport found being processed via Greece.
This post was edited on 11/14/15 at 11:53 am
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92902 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:51 am to
I saw that John Oliver piece and he is so fricking dumb, I should go back and find the people who posted it on FB so I can mock them
Posted by bisonduck
Oregon City, OR
Member since Apr 2011
13315 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:51 am to
Higher income earners are the ones that are fricked. Passive income earners pay less.

Between FICA, FUTA and Medicare it's 21%. Add in federal, state and the fact that I pay little interest on the house and can only claim standard deduction, I am fricked.

What really gets me is how people don't see that close to 13% is going to social security and the largest benefit is like 2200 monthly. That is a shitty investment.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
39781 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:52 am to
quote:


If I say something with conviction (and with substantial disregard to other opinions) I must be prepared when counter evidence is presented.




Just doing the john Oliver "I mean it's 2015.....come on"
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:52 am to
Did you read the comments in that pamgeller link? Several people claim that New Orleans is a hub for funneling money to Syrian Isis
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40524 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:53 am to
Oh

He does do that a lot.
Posted by Panny Crickets
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
5596 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:53 am to
quote:

very easily find themselves in the 50% range


Which is why I gladly pay for a bad arse CPA.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
82798 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:53 am to
The libs will simply say these attacks are from the guys who the refugees are running from
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464347 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:54 am to
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Your payroll tax is over 16%?

since i'm self employed i have to pay right at 15% on my income
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40524 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:56 am to
quote:

The libs will simply say these attacks are from the guys who the refugees are running from


Which may be true.

The issue was that it was deemed xenophobic to even consider slowing this down to weed those people out and here we are.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
464347 posts
Posted on 11/14/15 at 11:57 am to
hey now

when a perceived crisis emerges, freaking out, thinking emotionally, and "doing something" is all that matters
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