Just exchange USA for your country when applicable if you are not from the United States...
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of it's releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain...let's take a look at New Orleans ..
It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans Interesting number...what does it mean?
A. Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child)
you each get $516,528.
B. Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or... if you are a family of four... your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D. C HELLO! Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Air (cell phones) Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal , State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened? Can you spell POLITICIANS!!
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of it's releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain...let's take a look at New Orleans ..
It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D) is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans Interesting number...what does it mean?
A. Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child)
you each get $516,528.
B. Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or... if you are a family of four... your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D. C HELLO! Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Air (cell phones) Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal , State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened? Can you spell POLITICIANS!!
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High taxation and financial burdens don't plague only people in the US. For example in Germany the effective situation for employees look like this:
Income tax: 15 - 42%
Annuity insurance: 9.95%
Unemployment insurance: 1.65%
Health insurance: 6.95%
Nursing insurance: 1.10%
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Overall deduction: 34.65% - 61.65%
Now this is just an basic and easy version, neglecting any further special deductions. It also has to be mentioned that in practice you won't see anything of the money you paid for annuity insurance anymore. The national pension system is outdated and incapable. To get anything in old age, you need to sign an additional private old age pension system beside the compulsory one (in other countries such a thing would be called robbery).
The taxes and dues are just one side of the medal, the other one are incomes and those stagnate since 1990s in most branches, while large companies reached record turn overs. In effect it lead to the crown of world exporter no. 1 for germany industry and at the same time to notable contractions of the domestic market, as people didn't had money to consume.
Back to the US now, the financial crisis and the trade deficit looks so severe as the US market traditionally seem to be an consumer market - like Japan - where money is spent rather then saved.
Income tax: 15 - 42%
Annuity insurance: 9.95%
Unemployment insurance: 1.65%
Health insurance: 6.95%
Nursing insurance: 1.10%
______________________________
Overall deduction: 34.65% - 61.65%
Now this is just an basic and easy version, neglecting any further special deductions. It also has to be mentioned that in practice you won't see anything of the money you paid for annuity insurance anymore. The national pension system is outdated and incapable. To get anything in old age, you need to sign an additional private old age pension system beside the compulsory one (in other countries such a thing would be called robbery).
The taxes and dues are just one side of the medal, the other one are incomes and those stagnate since 1990s in most branches, while large companies reached record turn overs. In effect it lead to the crown of world exporter no. 1 for germany industry and at the same time to notable contractions of the domestic market, as people didn't had money to consume.
Back to the US now, the financial crisis and the trade deficit looks so severe as the US market traditionally seem to be an consumer market - like Japan - where money is spent rather then saved.
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