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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:05 PM Original message |
A "cut in payroll taxes" |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Any money taken from our paychecks is a tax. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. FICA is also known as the "payroll" tax |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. You are right |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Heh. When you're on your third year without a COLA increase, 2% looks pretty good. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. But do they deduct FICA tax |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'm talking about a paycheck. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I can understand how that bit of money can be important |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. amen. doublespeak. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. At the end of the year, you'll pay income tax on that "extra" 2%, too. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Several people here have said that, but it doesn't make sense to me how this would happen. Do you |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Actually you report your taxable income from W-2 box 1. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thanks. Exactly what I was thinking - FICA taxes not deductible, so employee's INCOME tax will |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Very true - this was the party that stood in front of the most vulnerable. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. False. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. Even more appalling is that Obama calls it one of his priorities. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. What lie? |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'm takin' my "tax cut" (groan) and saving it. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
14. That is affirmative. RW policy from a "Dem" president. Seems to be a pattern there. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
15. Question? |
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some guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. No. In 2010 it is 6.4% employee & 6.4% employer. In 2011 it is 4.4% employee & 6.4% employer. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
21. "A cut in payroll taxes" = "A cut in FICA". |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm going to roll that money into my 401K. There ain't going to be anything |
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