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Rip
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Rip asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 8 years ago

Why must we call taxes revenue? Lets call it what it is. Taxes!?

Harry and Barry are sugar coating it when the say we need to increase revenue, translation: higher taxes on the working people of America! This sux!

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    It would be one thing if taxes really did raise revenue, but Barry and Harry's methodology has less to do with taking IN money, and more to do with taking it AWAY.

    Cards were laid out on the table during the first round of debates, when in the face of INCREASED revenue as a result of REDUCED taxation (lowering the capital gains tax increased gross revenue to the government twice during the 1990's - and it was a proven cause and effect), Obama said he'd raise the taxes anyway, out of fairness.

    Even though he promised over and over again that I would not see any tax increase because I make less than $250,000 - my paycheck is a lot smaller after Jan 1. My healthcare costs went up and my payroll taxes went up, and the cost to heat my house and cook my dinner went up. I did not get a Cost of Living adjustment this year, because "times are tough". I have less money to pay bigger bills, and Barack Obama is directly responsible for this.

    You're damn right it sucks.

  • 8 years ago

    you all know Green Marxism increases that as wel as elected media but of course will not hear about controlling means of production in media which claims seeks truth unless the national inquirer . at least that one is original in what it covers. put in green marxism there. only place likely to get it in media.. elected media is good also.could just dispense with currency altogether civic disobedience and have nions control means of production use bill of rights to take back control of america. of course not understood where resides contempt being prevelant for citizens. cops might not undrstand thatuse clubs on citizens.

    Source(s): bll of rights. green marxism.
  • 8 years ago

    I have no idea who "Barry" is.

    The President's name is Barack. Always has been.

    "Revenue" is the proper term.

    Taxes are what one pays.

    Revenue is what one gets.

    You want businesses to stop calling it "revenue" and start calling it "prices"?

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    And let's stop referring to spending as "investments."

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Or, you may simply and correctly refer to it as "government abuse", "theft", "highway robbery", "insane"...the list goes on.

    Source(s): Personal experience as a 35% bracket taxpayer.
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    from the point of view of the government it is incoming

    from you point of view it is outgoing

    from the point of view of the total american economy, what difference does it make?. it is money in motion

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