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Originally posted by Gunni
Incometax is like a bloody caveman, a thing that should only belong to the past. I'm an individualist, I belive the stronger you make the individual, the stronger society will become. I mean what is society other than lots of individuals? I mean if people didn't pay more than let's say 10% incometax, then they would have more money to spend on all sorts of shit, business would go up, debts would drop, the local currency would be stronger etc etc etc. If you earn let's say 60k a year, and you keep 50k after taxes, if you don't save 5-10k a year for emergencies, then it's just your own fault if you get fucked. People would just buy health insurrances, and if they are infact poor, the government should use that 10% they get from your wages to help them. Then they got all the money from the vat, and company taxes for all the other stuff
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Boy you're wrong.
And how many people live from paycheck to paycheck?
The more money people (not everybody, some are actually smart) get, the more they spend. Not on useful stuff like medicare, insurances, invest it or put away for their retirement. But TV's, new DVD, a brand new car to flash for the neighbors you name it.
Just look on the boards. People whine when a sponsor only send a check once a month, hell even bi-weekly. Why?
Even if you get paid once a month you get paid the same amount as 2 bi-weekly checks.
But it just shows that people spend all the money when they get the check, then they have to life of noodles until the next check comes.
I live in Sweden and maximum income tax here is just around 60% plus we have shit load of other taxes. So I'm pretty sick of paying taxes.
So I'm all for a society where it's more up to the individual to take care of themself, to a certain degree.
But people has proved that they can't take care of themself.
How many people living below poverty line and homeless are there in the US?
People in Sweden expect way too much. Our government has always taken care of us, and it's hard to switch to something else.
End of my rant
