tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5562731511436146276..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Tax shares updateScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-85716434021188252052012-10-30T03:12:57.651-07:002012-10-30T03:12:57.651-07:00Amazing post in this blog. Hope more people reachi...Amazing post in this blog. Hope more people reaching your blog because you are sharing a good information. I noticed some useful tips from this post. Thanks for sharing this.......... <a href="http://www.ppiadvisors4u.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Best ppi refund company</a>Ronithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040938910419926721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18658688052712014232012-10-23T00:31:04.383-07:002012-10-23T00:31:04.383-07:00It's a nice blog to provide a good information...It's a nice blog to provide a good information. You shared a really good information. I bookmarked this blog further more useful information. Thanks for sharing this.......... <a href="http://www.ppiclaim4me.com" rel="nofollow">Reclaim PPI</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300217372077549507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28454661424955501502012-01-05T01:17:17.351-08:002012-01-05T01:17:17.351-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ashwariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172178758210914926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9502568842191021482011-12-11T00:42:18.568-08:002011-12-11T00:42:18.568-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ashwariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172178758210914926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31417218740666804362011-11-24T20:16:29.780-08:002011-11-24T20:16:29.780-08:00"Ed R said...
This chart is entirely disingen..."Ed R said...<br />This chart is entirely disingenuous. It picks out just about the ONLY major tax that is disproportionately paid by higher income earners. There are many other forms of taxation that are highly regressive."<br /><br />Ed, you are out of touch, as federal taxes, represents my second largest household expenditure and I am far from a 1%er..<br /><br />Moreover, the home Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-84075001966828423872011-11-16T14:27:29.603-08:002011-11-16T14:27:29.603-08:00This chart is entirely disingenuous. It picks out...This chart is entirely disingenuous. It picks out just about the ONLY major tax that is disproportionately paid by higher income earners. There are many other forms of taxation that are highly regressive.Ed Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720176132423294274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-64607061741672716552011-11-16T13:58:01.983-08:002011-11-16T13:58:01.983-08:00These comments that tax rates do not play a strate...These comments that tax rates do not play a strategic business decision is total BS based on what I have seen. I work for an American company with U.S. and overseas assets. I have seen us transfer production overseas in a down market despite a lower cost of manufacture in the U.S. Why did we do that? Because the tax rates were lower overseas. I also saw us expand overseas when the investmentJunkyard_hawg1985https://www.blogger.com/profile/18114117558513498514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63436876787787998262011-11-16T10:18:59.674-08:002011-11-16T10:18:59.674-08:00In all of the startups I invested in or launched, ...In all of the startups I invested in or launched, the tax rate was never a consideration. The product and competitive market were number 1 + 1A.<br /><br />Those are simple facts I am willing to bet are reflective of most businesses in America.Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21119069128858899782011-11-16T10:10:17.689-08:002011-11-16T10:10:17.689-08:00It is nonsensical to argue that taxes have no impa...It is nonsensical to argue that taxes have no impact on business decisions. What about the $1 trillion in corporate profits that are being held offshore? Corporations have already paid foreign tax on those profits, and they resist the idea of also paying a huge U.S. tax if the profits are repatriated. Taxes play a very important role in almost every business and personal decision.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53087213698048957312011-11-16T09:56:34.370-08:002011-11-16T09:56:34.370-08:00Good post by Mark Cuban on taxes.
http://blogmav...Good post by Mark Cuban on taxes. <br /><br />http://blogmaverick.com/2011/11/15/my-views-on-corporations-taxes/<br /><br />Simple truth is: tax rates play no role in strategic business decisions or hiring unless you want to line your own pocket.Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51405096740556573552011-11-16T09:03:33.410-08:002011-11-16T09:03:33.410-08:00I am sure Scott will post it, but CPI fell today.
...I am sure Scott will post it, but CPI fell today.<br /><br />So we have PPi falling, CPI falling, and unit labor costs going down. And 9 percent unemployment.<br /><br />You think the Fed realizes it has a dual mandate?Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-2283389557327007542011-11-16T09:02:33.853-08:002011-11-16T09:02:33.853-08:00Marmico and Mmanaged account are right. Personal i...Marmico and Mmanaged account are right. Personal income taxes are a declining relative to GDP. Corporate income taxes also.<br /><br />What is rising is payroll taxes.<br /><br />And yet the national boo-hoo-a-thon is conducted on behalf of the wealthy. Go figure.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-89844589346059271862011-11-16T04:25:06.160-08:002011-11-16T04:25:06.160-08:00MARMICO is right. The individual income tax revenu...MARMICO is right. The individual income tax revenue as a % of GDP has fallen from 9% in early 1980s to 6.5% in 2009. <br /><br />Maybe if those 47% of households that pay no income taxes started paying, that % would go back to 8% plus.mmanagedaccountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188469703346980431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-38597812170010343802011-11-16T01:21:21.386-08:002011-11-16T01:21:21.386-08:00I also note that federal income taxes as a share o...<i>I also note that federal income taxes as a share of GDP were approximately the same in 2009 as they were in the early 1980s, thus proving that lower tax rates do not necessarily translate into reduced tax revenues.</i><br /><br />You are flat out misinformed. <a href="http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=205" rel="nofollow">Income tax revs</a> as a % of GDP were 9%+ marmicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277071086056574486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54889425463101625692011-11-15T19:59:58.781-08:002011-11-15T19:59:58.781-08:00Unfortunately, the "lucky" rich people w...Unfortunately, the "lucky" rich people who geneally did not earn their wealth simply do not pay for their luck -- let's face it, life isn't fair -- and that lack of fairness applies to rich people as well -- rich people whine too much -- and that's probably because they are lucky...McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-11607366013637585992011-11-15T19:12:09.430-08:002011-11-15T19:12:09.430-08:00With all due respect, your argument is a canard.
...With all due respect, your argument is a canard.<br /><br />What does the U.S. government pay out in contracts to private corporations? This seems like basic economic data. I can't find it. Do lobbyists pay to keep it hidden? <br /><br />Mr. Grannis, do you know? Can you put up some pie charts, please?.<br /><br />Those "overtaxed" millionaires cast their bread (taxes) on the watersJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4315273956078911852011-11-15T15:04:44.853-08:002011-11-15T15:04:44.853-08:00Public Library-
Despite the national boo-hoo-a-th...Public Library-<br /><br />Despite the national boo-hoo-a-thon conducted on behalf of the wealthy, in fact--when all taxes are taken into account, state, local and federal--the tax code is roughly flat, or neither regressive or progressive. <br /><br />I have worked at minimum wage jobs, and know a few people making $10 an hour or less. I contend such people should not be taxed at all. <br /><brBenjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-20199194515798767592011-11-15T14:54:26.442-08:002011-11-15T14:54:26.442-08:00What about sales tax, property tax, and other stat...What about sales tax, property tax, and other state taxes? The bottom 50% get pummeled....Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75476094097925669022011-11-15T13:37:22.639-08:002011-11-15T13:37:22.639-08:00The chart, as noted, excludes Social Security taxe...The chart, as noted, excludes Social Security taxes, and so tends to overstate the case.<br /><br />That said, I worry more about the size of the slice taken, than who it is taken from.<br /><br />If we cut federal taxes to 16 percent of GDP, and raise it through luxury consumption taxes only, I would vote for that. <br /><br />Being rich in the USA is a great deal in life. The rich in the USA Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-85996832342233101902011-11-15T13:09:25.555-08:002011-11-15T13:09:25.555-08:00The best solution to that problem is to eliminate ...The best solution to that problem is to eliminate deductions and earned income tax credits in exchange for lower and flatter tax rates.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-30005236616059227672011-11-15T13:04:00.294-08:002011-11-15T13:04:00.294-08:00The first step needs to be the elimination of the ...The first step needs to be the elimination of the negative income tax rates. The federal government spends about $60 billion annually on tax refunds of money that was never paid in taxes. If a person's income tax refund due exceeds person's income tax paid, only the money paid in taxes should be refunded. This represents over $600 billion in a 10 year period. Do you think that the &Junkyard_hawg1985https://www.blogger.com/profile/18114117558513498514noreply@blogger.com