Taxes

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by bobabode

What a country, eh?

That's what I was led to believe.

[whell]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

Americans are spending $153 billion a year to subsidize McDonald’s and Wal-Mart’s low wage workers

This is nothing new but coming around tax time does provide a stark contrast.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/postev...rkers/?hpid=z2

Well, there is this "fix":

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/bu...year.html?_r=0

Anyone wanna take bets on how long it will take the owner to rescind this compensation plan? Or on how long the company stays in business?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Well, there is this "fix":

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/bu...year.html?_r=0

Anyone wanna take bets on how long it will take the owner to rescind this compensation plan? Or on how long the company stays in business?

What? Money can't buy love and loyalty?

What odds are you offering, Mike?

[donquixote99]

Headline lies. The estimate is that amount subsidizes ALL low-wage workers in the economy, not just those of Wal-Mart and McDonalds. I expect better of the Washington Post.

If the government is paying workers, they should be doing non-profit work.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

Well, there is this "fix":

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/bu...year.html?_r=0

Anyone wanna take bets on how long it will take the owner to rescind this compensation plan? Or on how long the company stays in business?

I bet that three years from now, the company will still be with this plan, and will be 'in the black.'

[icenine]

Most in Congress are super rich....do not count on them to reform a system that rewards them already.

[BlueStreak]

I got a $1700 refund, which I used to pay down debt, from the Feds. I had to pay the state of Virginia an additional $2.

I feel so oppressed.

Rich people who bitch about taxes can go fuck themselves for all I care. They're a bad joke. A fat man puking after gorging himself. Mr. Creosote complaining about skimpy pate'.

We need leaders that publicly humiliate the whiny, spoiled little gluttonous assholes. Unfortunately, we may never see that beautiful day.

Dave

[JJIII]

I know some of you have been waiting for this, so here it is.

www.fairtax.org



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[whell]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I bet that three years from now, the company will still be with this plan, and will be 'in the black.'

I'll take that bet.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

I'll take that bet.

Done. On 4/16/2018, we check and see if Gravity Products is still paying all workers a minimum of $70,000/year or more, and is operating at a profit as of that date. Except we still must agree as to the stakes. I propose the following:

If you lose, you must post a message on Political Chat, that says "I lose the bet. I was dead wrong, and DonQuixote99 was right--'minimum annual pay of $70,000' at Gravity Payments worked!

I I lose, I must post a message that says: "I lose the bet. I was dead wrong, and Whell was right---'minimum annual pay of $70,000' at Gravity Payments didn't work!

Further, loser must PM winner with a link to the message.

Agreed?