Does anyone really care how much the president pays in taxes?
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It was just reported that last year he paid $187,000 in income tax on about $735,000 of income.\n\nI'm wondering if someone is going to try to make an issue of it one way or the other.\n\nI say, who cares.\n\nI think the bigger problem is that the entire tax structure needs to be redone.
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I've answered this question before, but I'll answer it again.\n\n1.  I grew up in the Reagan era, watching one of our truly great Presidents in action.  Reagan was by the far the greatest President of my lifetime, and his ideas and vision resonated with me.\n\n2.  Republican ideas (that's general ideas, not necessarily the actions of the current Congress) are more in line with my beliefs than Democratic ideas.\n\n3.  I always seem to pay more taxes when Democrats are in charge.  For instance, here in Pennsylvania, we have something called the "Occupational Privilege Tax", which is $10 a year essentially for the "privilege" of being employed in PA.  Well, under current Gov. Ed Rendell (a Democrat), that number has magically soared to $52.  I got a raise a few weeks ago, but that was also the week they took the extra money out, which wiped out the extra money I made that week.\n\nThose are the main reasons for me personally.
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who cares? does it really matter?
1153776
Bush (President) is doing a good job--for the super-rich corporate interests. The little people are only here, to provide wealth to the super-greedy, some of whom own the private Federal Reserve.  The tax-collecting division of the Fed, the IRS, shakes down the little people, to provide tax payments (not even covering the interest) that go toward whittling down the National Debt. (Your taxes do not pay for government.)
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Does anybody really care?!
906152
i completely agree. democrats are very uneducated when it comes to whats right for our country. i personally dont want to pay taxes for people who could work for themselves. we shouldnt give welfare to people just sitting on their butts. welfare should be earned through a steady job... and pay. and how is it bush's fault for 9/11. he hadn't even been in office for a whole year. did you know that what happens in one presidents' term is a reflection of the president before him/her? because clinton was too lazy to do anything... we are in this predicament with the middle east. and it is important to be in iraq. sadaam was like hitler. he murdered 500000 of his own people. we needed to get him out of there before he massacred anymore people. we are helping the country recover. it took more than a year to build rome.. so being in iraq will take a little while. \n\nim embarrassed that democrats are in control of congress. and im also afraid of how downhill we are going to go with democrats leading us.
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Big U.S. Oil Corporations\nU.S. Rebuilding Contractors with No-Bid Contracts Courtesy of GW Bush\nThe Elitist Republicans Who've Shifted the Tax Burden to the Poor and Middle Class While Proudly Proclaiming They've Cut Our Taxes\n\nDo you think GW Bush cares about the average american?  Just look at the New Orleans / FEMA debacle.  I don't care how many visits he made to the city, it's all for nothing if people don't get the help they need.
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I would say that I agree with the no attack ads.  The electoral system also has serious issues. The idea of the presidents salary coming from a check box on your tax form might not be a bad idea but I believe that it is far past time to reform the tax issue and do away with income tax altogether. The fair tax as it has been presented by Neal Boortz is an exceptional idea that spreads the taxes evenly amongst ALL.
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uhh, who really cares??
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I would love to see how much of the overall taxes that they make up... \n\nand how much do the loopholes help them... I've heard a lot, and I know some people who are weathy and they know a few tricks to cut down on what they pay.... \n\nWe all know the most profitable business in America, the oil compaines have tax cuts from the government... I wonder about the personal taxes?\n\nblackcorgi... aren't there "tax-free" investments that you make? or deductions that you have that cut down on that percentage considerably?... wouldn't anyone that makes that much be "a fool" to not take adavantage of these (no offense if you don't)?
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You realize you hurt your cause by asking this question. First off, I thought liberals were the ones who wanted to raise taxes, right? \nTell the truth? Hello, can we look at who's in office right now?\nI don't know where you got your info, but I don't think you're going to get a whole lot of support.
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way to go 'just honest'!!!\n   I have to say that since Bush has been in office, I get more money on my Income Tax returns and they take less out of the checks each week. That has been a blessing for us. Does the man make mistakes...who doesn't?!? I believe he has done what he has done with honest intentions. In my opinion the ones who are the enemy of the American people are the stupid politicians in the capitol that want to argue over every stupid thing and hinder any plans to make things better. Quit getting committees together to investigate everything and spending our money on it and get of your duff and do something for the American people for a change. \n   As far as the foreigners are concerned...who cares what they think...
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Boy am i with you look at the question i asked a couple of hours ago!!!!\n\nI'm sick to the back teeth of handing all our hard earned wages over to them.\n\nWe will be taxed the "AIR" we breathe before long, and i don't think that is to far retched!!!\n\n\nI am with you all the way, good luck to you and yours.\n\nAnd this is to the people "Who have obviously have a few quid in their pocket" \nIt's not that we don't expect to pay tax, stop being so jumped up!!!\n\nWe are just fed up of getting screwed over????
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The ruleing is worded in such a way as to allow the president to continue as before, just under a different pretense. The cost to the tax payers could be summed up by the time wasted to put this in front of the supreme court in the first place. Can you say MILLIONS already??
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More than any self-respecting, hard-working (non-elected politician), North American taxpayer would allow, or be pleased to know. . .\nDo YOU have an actual 'figure'???\nIf so - please include in your details of this question?\nThanx -\n\nPS - I truly DO appreciate you 'doing more research' and including the anstronomical figures in your details . . . that's some awesome numbers that you have reported . . . and we the people are powerless to stem the flow!!! as we continue to allow those dollars to be 'taxed' away from our grocery money!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ---- can we all say?\n"I'm so proud to be an American"
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They hardly pay any taxes at all. Dick Cheney got a 1.9 million dollar tax return from 05 this year. That is also a crime and over the compensation limits to be in the presidency. A tax return is clearly stated as income on the IRS's 1040's.
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The President of the United States is paid $400,000.00 annually plus a $50,000.00 expense budget for expenses relating to his job.