RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd

Carl,

The worst thing about a discussion on taxes is that it usually talks about
income tax or sales tax only.  You're right, you have to add up ALL of the
taxes.  Payroll taxes, income taxes, wage priviledge tax, per-capita tax,
capital gains taxes, taxes on your phone bill, property taxes, taxes on your
cable bill, taxes on all of the utility bills, --- egad.  It's disgusting
enough to make you jump off a bridge.  Makes the so-called highly-taxed
Sweden look like a tax haven!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Carl Galgano
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:28 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
>
>
> Joel:
> If I could I would opt out of social security today and forfeit
> every penny
> I have contributed to the system over the past 29 years.  Where
> else can you
> earn a guaranteed negative rate of return on your investment?  As many of
> you guys on this list are, I am self employed and pay the other
> side of the
> SS and Medicare taxes every month.  15% is ridiculous.  Is anyone else out
> there paying over 50 percent of what they make to the government (when you
> add up all the taxes you pay).  You are not, maybe I need to meet your CPA
> or tax attorney.  :)
> cjg
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joel Fritz
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:07 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
>
>
> And the really sad thing is what they've been able to buy.  If I were able
> to invest that kind of money in something, I'd want better results.  It's
> not even doing a very good job of serving its real constituents. <g>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jpcarr@tredegar.com [mailto:jpcarr@tredegar.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 6:28 AM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >I fear that will all the taxation and unrepresentation by
> > the people at
> > the
> > >top of the tax brackets  -  Carl
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > I would postulate that the people at the top of the taxation bracket
> > probably have the highest level of Representation that Money
> > can buy.     I
> > feel that the diversity of the leadership is fantastic.    Imagine,
> > executives from 3 Different oil companies are in the white house.
> >
> > But rethinking on this,  you're probably right.   The lowest
> > taxation group
> > most likely have the highest number of high paid lobbyists
> > representing
> > their interests and have been named to cabinet posts.
> >
> >
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