wtf taxes

[d0z3rr]

I have to pay a penalty for owing state taxes this year. WTF?! That sounds like paying a fee for having to pay a fee. Or being ass raped because you were ass raped.

[Yamio]

It just piles on doesn't it?

Me and my ex-wife owed on our taxes every year for the last 6 years of our marriage. Roughly about 6 grand a year. We had to pay so much and for so long that when I saw your post, I just sighed and thought "oh well", just like if I was still married and finding out I owed even more. They bend us over a table and force us to keep taking it over and over until our legs give out.

And then we take it some more.

[Coltimar]

Taxes are so messed up. It's hard to feel sorry for the politicians that keep falling out of Obama's cabinet, but in a way you do. One accounts says one thing, one says another. Then you are stuck looking like the schlep who don't pay his taxes.

[Skuggomann]

Come to iceland man, the economy is shit yea but atleast the tax is only 37,2%(befor tax discount). Im currently palying 0.00000% tax (cuz i is pro, naa its my discount :P)
Also companys get a nice discount ( ther tax is set @ 15%)

[Frosty]

Move to New York..there's no taxes here... :whistling:

We have a tax that was passed (in the pure interest of the people's health) that requires any drink with sugar be taxed extra.
Great right? We need to be healthier!
Just saw on the news they are pushing a tax now on gym memberships! WTF?

[Basilikos]

Being out of work, I was bumped down two income brackets (as far as 2008 goes) and got some money back. In my situation, it's actually quite a bit of money. And now you all hate me, but don't start the hate so fast - you all have jobs (I assume).
Anyhow, garbage like this is exactly why I stopped looking for work in certain places and states. The taxes are so screwed up that there is no reason to live there unless you're attached to the area, and clearly I'm not. A few days ago, I heard that those in California that should get money back from the state aren't going to do so for quite some time because their refund checks are being held to balance the budget. Great.

[d0z3rr]

Yeah not really that mad about owing, after all I still do have a job and have not been layed off.

I was mostly pissed because I have no idea what the hell the penalty I owe is. Instead, I have to fill out some convuluted form 760c or some shit, with like 80 different boxes and 50 different calculations on how to figure out what my penatly is for owing over $150 in state taxes!

Couldn't me more confusing......

[Bigfish]

Geez, what state is that?

[Bigfish]

Being out of work, I was bumped down two income brackets (as far as 2008 goes) and got some money back. In my situation, it's actually quite a bit of money. And now you all hate me, but don't start the hate so fast - you all have jobs (I assume).
Anyhow, garbage like this is exactly why I stopped looking for work in certain places and states. The taxes are so screwed up that there is no reason to live there unless you're attached to the area, and clearly I'm not. A few days ago, I heard that those in California that should get money back from the state aren't going to do so for quite some time because their refund checks are being held to balance the budget. Great.

No, I'm actually quite happy for you. Being out of work sucks, and I'm sure the refund will help out. Here's to hoping your refund check is as fat as possible.

[-silencer-]

And how do we feel that so much of our tax money is going towards businesses with failed financial policies? How large is the federal deficit going to be in next year's budget? What will the total national debt be? $12 trillion? Do you know what amount of our taxes last year were wasted on paying just the INTEREST on the national debt? Try around 8% of the total budget. That's 8% of your tax dollars taken last year just to keep the national debt from growing on interest. Would you have rather had 8% less money taken out of your taxes in the first place? That's the problem with carrying a national debt. There's a reason the national debt has grown every year (including all 8 of Bill Clinton's years, even though he likes to claim a "surplus") - we blow so much money on paying interest on the debt. We'd be lucky to squeeze a $500 billion surplus (AFTER interest has been paid *cough* Clinton *cough*) out of Washington every year.. that'll pay off that national debt by 2033. Yeah, that'll happen.