victor809 wrote:Don't pretend you weren't given money.
You earn money.
You pay taxes on that money to maintain certain aspects of the government. Infrastructure, military etc. You know the drill.
A tax plan that reduces the amount of money you have to pay into those aspects of the government without significantly reducing the amount of money the government is spending is giving you money.
We know this because the money has to come from somewhere. So if your taxes went down, someone elses went up, or we went deeper into debt, which means a future person's taxes went up.
You were given money.
You can pretend it's your money and you earned it and no one should be taking any of it, let alone as much as they do. But unless a complete elimination of the federal government, all federal activities and agencies as well as a default on federal debt is associated with the tax reduction... you're just taking money from someone else. Just like the democrats.
Nope, not what I said...........The company I work for is booming, new contracts coming in every day, new machinery being purchased to handle the increased workload........more employees being hired.........I was called into office the other day and given a YUUUUUGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! wage increase "because of my performance and the fact that they need a 2nd shift leader in the Mfg. Dept. to train and oversee all the new employees being hired". Since Trump has become president we have more work than we can handle with the current workforce.
As far as taxes go, I pay them as required and they weren't even a consideration when I made my OP. Not saying I like paying them, but I do and I understand the necessity of them.
I've been working and paying taxes and SS since I was 12 years old, so I think I'm pretty well versed in the way the system works..........I don't think I need economics lessons from you or anybody else...........as I said in Op, I earned what I got and your Damn right.........I am VERY VERY proud of what I've earned........the only people I'm taking money from is the company who sat me down and said I deserved it..........maybe you would have told them you didn't want it or deserve it, but from where I sit I'll go to work and take the money when they sit me down and tell me I deserve it!!!!!
As I said before, PM me and I'll give you my addy and you can send me what you aren't proud of or what you feel you haven't earned.....