| mrstickball said: Exactly what don't you believe? That's exactly what American taxation is like. I'll give you an example from my actual work stub: Income Earned: $5,025
That's 21.7% + State Sales Tax (7.0% where I live, on all purchases) on whatever I buy, which equals out to about 28.7%. I make $30,000/yr on salary, so I am certainly in the lower section of taxation. In my case, every 4th paycheck goes to the government for FIT, Medicare, SS, and SIT alone. If you are on welfare, or the like, you keep your money, and do not get taxed on it. Now, in my case:
Yet I pay for them. Crazy world with crazy taxes. I think that some of the people arguing on these forums about taxation have never paid taxes, and realized how their money gets spent. Americans constantly argue about minimum/living wages, but fail to realize that a large part of what could be living wages are taken out via taxation, and not due to minimum standards. |
I agree that sometimes it seems unfair on how much I am taxed and where my taxes seem to go, but its all part of being a member of society. The people elect government officials with the intention that they will carry out the people's wishes. This may not always pan out, but I think for the most part we have it pretty good. If people don't want to pay the taxes imposed by that government, or feel they are being spent against their wishes, there are other countries in which to live that may not tax as high.
The 3 items taken off your paycheck may not help you directly, but they almost certainly help you indirectly.
Fun fact: Canadian income tax was originally a "temporary" measure to help pay the expenses of WWI.
