What's the point?

[Phridae]

=D
these replies have to have at least 10 characters now, wtf is that? >=(

I give up on posting this flippin' picture. You can all just click the link.

 

[rescuecpt]

Ah, the Terrormeter. Brought to you by the US Dept of Fearmongering.

"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the trade unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me." – Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984)

One Nation, Under Surveilance..............................

Ah, we talk about fearmongering and then this quote gets posted. How ironical.

 

[rescuecpt]

Quit giving the rich and famous tax breaks they already have more money than sense anyways, they should pay their fair share.

That's bull. It's all rhetoric. Do you realize that as your income increases, so does your percentage that is taxed? How is that fair? My vote is for one standard tax rate for everyone - rich or poor. Just because I make more money because I work harder, longer, do a shiittier job, etc, doesn't mean I should pay more percentage wise. Hell, I should pay less for actually doing what Americans were meant to do instead of bellyaching and asking for a handout.

Here are the 2005 tax rate schedules from http://www.irs.gov. The "rich" obviously pay a hell of a lot more... 25% more PLUS a fixed amount (close to $100k at the top) as well compared to the "poor". And honey, $326k is not rich in many parts of the country, especially when you're paying $94k in taxes, plus another $81.5k(25%) and paying for ridiculously small houses that cost $400k - $700k because the housing market is insane. I'm tired of having to take care of everyone else. I work my rear off. I should be able to see some of the benefit.

Schedule X — Single
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $7,300 10% of the amount over $0
$7,300 $29,700 $730 plus 15% of the amount over 7,300
$29,700 $71,950 $4,090.00 plus 25% of the amount over 29,700
$71,950 $150,150 $14,652.50 plus 28% of the amount over 71,950
$150,150 $326,450 $36,548.50 plus 33% of the amount over 150,150
$326,450 no limit $94,727.50 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

Schedule Y-1 — Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er)
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $14,600 10% of the amount over $0
$14,600 $59,400 $1,460.00 plus 15% of the amount over 14,600
$59,400 $119,950 $8,180 plus 25% of the amount over 59,400
$119,950 $182,800 $23,317.50 plus 28% of the amount over 119,950
$182,800 $326,450 $40,915.50 plus 33% of the amount over 182,800
$326,450 no limit $88,320.00 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

Schedule Y-2 — Married Filing Separately
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $7,300 10% of the amount over $0
$7,300 $29,700 $730 plus 15% of the amount over 7,300
$29,700 $59,975 $4,090 plus 25% of the amount over 29,700
$59,975 $91,400 $11,658.75 plus 28% of the amount over 59,975
$91,400 $163,225 $20,457.75 plus 33% of the amount over 91,400
$163,225 no limit $44,160.00 plus 35% of the amount over 163,225

Schedule Z — Head of Household
If taxable income is over-- But not over-- The tax is:
$0 $10,450 10% of the amount over $0
$10,450 $39,800 $1,045 plus 15% of the amount over 10,450
$39,800 $102,800 $5,447.50 plus 25% of the amount over 39,800
$102,800 $166,450 $21,197.50 plus 28% of the amount over 102,800
$166,450 $326,450 $39,019.50 plus 33% of the amount over 166,450
$326,450 no limit $91,819.50 plus 35% of the amount over 326,450

 

[rescuecpt]

=D
these replies have to have at least 10 characters now, wtf is that? >=(

I give up on posting this flippin' picture. You can all just click the link.

Cute pic.

 

[Phridae]

Well, I'm confused now.

 

[Phridae]

Cute pic.

Yeah, I found that a while ago.

 

[rescuecpt]

And watch our country deteriorate even further.... h34r:

Your education theory is a little flawed though. Most students are not AP caliber. Those who ARE AP caliber shouldn't waste their time in vocational classes. I hated shop and home ec and junk like that. You present a very strict educational track that most students cannot follow, then end it off with teaching them a basic low-paying job? Why prep them for college then force them to take vocational training?

 

[FFEMT1764]

AP caliaber...HA...60% of the students in schools today dont even speak english! how can we expect them to take an AP class if they wount take the time to learn our language

 

[TTLWHKR]

AP caliaber...HA...60% of the students in schools today dont even speak english! how can we expect them to take an AP class if they wount take the time to learn our language

Where did you get the 60%?

 

[EMT_Chick]

Where did you get the 60%?

From South Carolina.. LMAO!!

 

[CaptainPanic]

the reason for giving them vocational skills is if college does not work for them, then they have something to fall back on- and if they want they can build on those vocational skills and earn a degree while they work, or they can choose another path if they decide they dont want to go that route. But if you give a person skills to enter the workforce with, then the unemployment rate drops. they raise their chances of finding employment with a skill and a H.S. Diploma. rather than just a H.S. Diploma. In todays world a H.S. Diploma just doesnt cut it anymore unless you want to spend your life flipping burgers in McDs.

Most places in oder for you to make a decent living you have to have a either a marketable skill or an Associates Degree.

And as for the strict curriculum, those are the bare minimum requirements for completing a secondar school curriculum in many other countries, especially in Europe.

A high school graduate in my opinion should be able to:
speak and write a foreign language fluently
do basic algebra without the use of a calculator (folks many of our parents did before calculators became affordable)
Can tell me who the 22nd president of the United States is
Can explain to me in detail the full process of reproduction without mentioning the words "sex" ":censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:" "horny" "big o", or "****"
Can explain in full detail how our government works
and possess a skill that they can use for the rest of their life. Not everyone wants to go to college, and not everyone can hack college, and there those who may choose to continue in college and build on their skill.

Think about it by the time a european student graduates high school they can speak 3 languages and can explain how their governments function and how their economies function in great detail. Their high school education is compared to that of our 2 year college degree here. And when a European exchange student comes here to study for a year, they often do not receive educational credits for it because our system is badly lacking.

Folks, this would actually HELP our country, not hinder it. If we raised the bar, we would be doing our children and grandchildren a huge favor.

-CP

 

[coloradoemt]

That's bull. It's all rhetoric. Do you realize that as your income increases, so does your percentage that is taxed? How is that fair? My vote is for one standard tax rate for everyone - rich or poor. Just because I make more money because I work harder, longer, do a shiittier job, etc, doesn't mean I should pay more percentage wise. Hell, I should pay less for actually doing what Americans were meant to do instead of bellyaching and asking for a handout." end quote

Exactly!!! Well said. This type of taxing truely is rediculous as well as lop-sided. Thanks for the tax chart. :wacko:

 

[Jon]

Thanks for the tax chart. :wacko:

Yeah.... that is what happens when folks work EMS for "fun" and have other jobs that pay the bills...

 

[TTLWHKR]

WAIT! :censored:

This was a joke about the Homeland Security things...

Who the :censored::censored::censored::censored: started a fight about education? Hijackers...

 

[rescuecpt]

Yeah.... that is what happens when folks work EMS for "fun" and have other jobs that pay the bills...

Hahaha - It's not my fault you want to be a professional whacker instead of a CPA...

 

[emtff376]

I had to become a professional geek to support my EMS habit.