Originally posted by @great-king-rat I'm not sure what you mean by "will all that extra cash be worth it" since I made it quite clear I don't care much for money. Maybe I misunderstand you.
And yes, I certainly agree that taxes and their financial implications are an important topic, certainly with regards to such things as welfare, but - and I say this admitting I don't know Sh76 pe ...[text shortened]... y criticizing, I'm just entertained by the hunger for money that seems ingrained in most humans.
=== when caring how much more money you can save becomes sort of silly, since you already have more than enough ===
Very few people reach that point. I certainly haven't.
Originally posted by @sh76 === when caring how much more money you can save becomes sort of silly, since you already have more than enough ===
Very few people reach that point. I certainly haven't.
I'll let you know when I do, though.
I have. That is to say, I have a steady income, I can pay the bills and still live comfortably and when casting my vote I don't need to care much about the proposed tax plans, at least not on a personal level.
Originally posted by @mott-the-hoople dems didn't cut taxes for anyone either.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted in February 2009, included $288 billion in tax cuts. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act.asp
Originally posted by @sh76 So, I get to keep my tax cut, the 1% get stuck with a little extra hit they could certainly afford and we balance the budget?
I could live with that.
The final version of the tax cut probably helps me a little.
Originally posted by @no1marauder The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted in February 2009, included $288 billion in tax cuts. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act.asp
It's a bit misleading to call it "Trump's tax plan"; it has little in common with what he promised in the campaign and was written apparently with hardly any input from Trump himself.
Originally posted by @quackquack I personally find it tiresome to have an inefficient government take my money and use it for programs designed to help politicians get re-elected.
I personally find it tiresome that people only care about themselves and their 401(k) and can't really be bothered to care about people (yes, they are people, unlike corporations) on welfare, or SS, or disability, or living on the streets. I also find tiresome, in the extreme, people like you and whodey who cynically claim that programs that actually keep people alive (albeit minimally) are just "designed to help politicians get re-elected". And I suppose that you also use a similar excuse to not give to charities because you think these people should just "get a job".
Originally posted by @great-king-rat ....I'm not really criticizing, I'm just entertained by the hunger for money that seems ingrained in most humans.
Sorry, the you was you plural, more a rhetorical aside to weigh in judgement and find wanting, the notion that a few extra dollars might be worth the risk of increased social dysfunction.
I think you'll find more often than not, that we're probably on the same page with most issues....
Will the tax cut become permanent?
09 Jan '18 20:33
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