FuzzNJ
Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:34:00 PM
Hey big chief, I live in NJ, taxes are higher here than in almost everywhere in the country. I think they are too high. We pay a lot. Too much for what we get back in services. Corruption is high here as well. Has to be fought and stopped.

Living off my parents? lmao. My father is a retired minister. Living off my wife? We're a family, we all live with and off each other, just like every other family. We support each other financially and in every other way. Our household income is fine, if we lived in any other area of the country we'd be rich, but not here. Oh well, here is where the jobs are.

Trust funds, me personally, no. My kids, yeah. We have some set up so their college is all paid for for as long as they want to study, and I'm happy for that. Still, I would love for them to get scholarships, and I think they will.

I don't care about things. I really don't. I just need good tobacco, whiskey, coffee and a decent computer to play around with. I don't need a fancy car or house or clothes. The money goes to retirement accounts and the kids really.

Go ahead and research taxes and the history over the last 50 or so years and see how much you are paying now as opposed to how much you would have been paying over those last 50 years and then complain.

big chief
Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:46:00 PM
ahhhhh!

Silly Chief! I should be happy about the tax rates...I get it now!

donutboy2000
Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:41:00 PM
State income taxes:

No. 1: Hawaii

Top rate: 11%

Applies to: Taxable income over $400,000 per couple, $200,000 for a single.

No. 2: California

Top rate: 10.55%

Applies to: Taxable income over $1 million.

No. 3: Rhode Island

Top rate: 9.9%

Applies to: Taxable income over $372,950.

No. 4: Vermont

Top rate: 9.5%

Applies to: Taxable income over $372,950.

No. 5: Oregon

Top rate: 9%

Applies to: Taxable income over $15,200 per couple, $7,600 for a single.

No. 6: Iowa

Top rate: 8.98%

Applies to: Taxable income over $63,315.

No. 7: New York

Top rate: 8.97%

Applies to: Taxable income over $500,000.

No. 8: New Jersey

Top rate: 8.97%

Applies to: Taxable income over $500,000.

forbes

chiefburg
Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:26:00 AM
^ Interesting.....all very blue States......
HockeyDad
Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:36:00 AM
Blue states have higher redistribution requirements.
wheelrite
Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:38:00 AM
TX has no State Income Tax,but our Property Taxes are very high...

wheel,

HockeyDad
Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:45:00 AM
That is how we do it in Florida as well. It is a wealth tax instead of an income tax. (Nails the out-of-state property owners)

Funny thing is, New York and New Jersey also have very high property tax as well as income tax!

big chief
Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:06:00 PM
^ what is a high property tax rate?

Where I'm at in Cali, we pay 1% of the sales price yearly, plus re-assessment on any permitted improvements.

It's worse across the border In Oregon, almost 3x what it is here.

jpotts
Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:53:00 PM
The HockeyData: 223

Lumpa: 134

FuzzNJ: 1

jpotts
Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:54:00 PM
(Fuzz's only point is because The HockeyDad spotted him a point.)
donutboy2000
Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:05:00 PM
One point for being a househusband.