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06-26-2007, 10:57 PM
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Level up: 41%, 135 Points needed | | I also support an income tax-free military. The risk is quite enough payment.
Property taxes are a different animal...
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06-26-2007, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sgtdmski  Now when I went to combat in Desert Shield/Storm, during the time I was deployed I was exempt from income taxes. Now I know it has been a few years since then, but does this not still apply.
I know as much as we may like it, we are never exempt from all taxes, we still get hit hard from the payroll taxes. However, being exempt from the income tax was sure a nice thing at the time. Is this still the case Tad??
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06-27-2007, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tadpole256 I believe that the members of the Military should be exempt from income tax, at all times. The pay for the Military comes from income tax, so it seems unfair that they should be partially paying themselves.
Furthermore, I believe that it will serve as an additional, much needed, and well deserved incentive for service. Right now the Military represents less than 1% of the total population... I am sure we can afford it. | I agree with you 100%. This is one of many great ideas; but the huge Republican Tax Cuts and huge Republican increases in spending makes these kinds of ideas impractical. Our National Debt, I like to call it the Debt Tax, is out of control. | |
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06-27-2007, 08:49 AM
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Points: 50,721, Level: 100 | Level up: 2%, 0 Points needed | | I agree. And I wish more people could see that the National Debt IS a Tax... It creates a huge burden on us all. I think that's why it is so important for people to watch government spending, and do whatever they can to curtail it. | |
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06-27-2007, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tadpole256 I agree. And I wish more people could see that the National Debt IS a Tax... It creates a huge burden on us all. I think that's why it is so important for people to watch government spending, and do whatever they can to curtail it. | I actually saw a digital counter for the total National Debt and the amount each family must pay to eventually satisfy it when I went into the city Saturday. I think the per family average was about $180,000 or so. It's out of control, and frankly I think a great deal of it has to do with overspending on the military.
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07-06-2007, 06:54 PM
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Level up: 46%, 181 Points needed | | Even better, there is such precedence for exemption from income tax. Check out sections 851-858 of the IRS Tax Code. I invest in some REIT's and MLP's. Check out the special tax advantages they enjoy. | |
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