Different groups. They don't compare notes.Perhaps the people behind this could speak to group that is trying to find out why so many people are leaving new York state. Just a thought.
Everything this goddamn government does just drives more people away. I have a daughter getting married this summer. After that I am taking a very hard look at other states.They will be losing me in the very near future.
We all know they will keep lowering the hurdle. They are testing the waters with the rich.Soon they'll lower the "wealth" threshold to $15.
I e been advocating for large swaths of people to claim exempt for years. No money in, no pay checks, and then we remake and reelect as we want. Now that thought scares me because of who people would select and how they would want it.You pay when you earn, and that wasn't always the case. You paid when you spent, that was the norm. Now they want you to pay on unrealized earnings, just because they say it has value. And this... Good stuff! Because your WEALTH will be determined by the Govt and then you pay, you pay, and you pay...
Funny shit is the payments are used entirely to fund a dysfunctional govt that has morphed into the most grotesque example I'm sure our founding fathers could have ever imagined!!!
What happens when en mass, entire groups of citizens Tax Revolt and refuse to pay? Stop work en mass for a week in protest! Not that it would happen unfortunately because conflicting political ideology would prevent it... But what if? What of nobody showed up for work? What the fuck would they do? But the single little blip of tax withholding would send shivers throughout the machine for sure... 30+ Trillion as our GNP shut down for a week... ¾ of a Trillion in lost production/taxable gain for the Govt? One little bitch slap across the face!
Of course there's some that would need to work, medical, prisons, etc., Lol... But it's just a thought.
You could do it either way. The sales tax thing is good for folks like me that would save and 401K good portions of their pay. Income tax is likely more steady as sales tax is collected quarterly and can fluctuate more. I also like sales tax because if I spend my money in another state it’s more meaningful.I disagree on ANY INCOME TAX at all... There was a time when there wasn't any. Consumption Tax is all that's needed! You spend, you pay! You don't, then you don't! The Rich spend at levels we only dream of, and the poor do not. It's a simple system that works.
I know my memory is shot lately, but I remember there was a case of a tax objector some time ago that got to the highest court... And their response was something along the line saying that although the person was correct, ie, fighting the legitimacy of the 16th amendment, they said that although he was correct, overturning the Amendment would cause more harm (to the Govt) than good! So he lost, and so did everyone else!
Isn't this what we have now? Your fiat currency is exactly the same as my fiat currency. Why should it be taxed differently based on how much of it we earn?Should be one flat tax based on income level
So you propose a flat tax that progressively increases at some rate based upon income?No it’s a graduated tax level right now with plenty of deductions. If you make $25,000 you’re taxed at a lower percentage than if you make $250,000.