What percentage government revenue came from taxes in 1937? In 1997? What does this difference mean to you?
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The government’s average employment share increased from 5.2 percent in 1937 to 12.3 percent in 1960 to 18.4 percent in 1994. The rate of increase of this ratio has declined during the past couple decades in most countries, but one ought not to make too much of that deceleration.  The difference shows that we have grow to have more money and just overall more economically smart. \n\nhahaha i found the anwser =]
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Raises taxes or lowers taxes.
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Tax is a common use for percentages. A percentage can be written in fraction or decimal form.
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Going how far back in years?   1983 $25 today would have been approximately equivelent to $12.65 according to the government.\n1960  $3.76\n1940   $1.77\n1900   $1.11\n1850    $1.025\n1800    $1.51\n1700    $1.025\n\nNotice something interesting?   Inflation picked up dramatically as government deficit spending increase.  Governments say, "What the heck.  Let's pay back our debts in inflated dollars."\n\nhttp://oregonstate.edu/Dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/derive_infcf16652005.pdf
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STINKIN LICONLN!!!\n\n\nIn 1862, during the Civil War, President Lincoln and Congress created the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and enacted an income tax to pay war expenses. The position of Commissioner still exists today. The Commissioner is the head of the Internal Revenue Service.
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We pay quite a bit more taxes than most people realize.  Our employers pay payroll taxes before giving us our paychecks, we then turn around and pay taxes again on that same money.  Whenever a business making a product has to buy resources to make that product, they pay taxes which are then pushed on to us.  Conservative estimates are that taxes make up a minimum of 30% of almost every product we buy (before states tack on a sales tax)\n\nDon't forget other types of taxes, permits to build a home, registration on your car, insidiously high excise taxes on gasoline, and many many other taxes that we are used to paying (like tolls).\n\nThe federal income tax was started to fund the civil war, read more in my second included link.\n\nDon't forget that lack of representation and unfair taxes are what caused this country to break away from England in the first place.  Our forefathers would be disgusted to know that are taxes are many times higher now than under the rule of the King. :(
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Proper change is proper change.  Paying taxes is not balancing the budget, as we have seen with the republicunts. In Europe they pay a higher tax rate but have more services for all people across the board, plus they pay no tax in their retirement years.  I would rather pay higher taxes and have health insurance then supply the military for the world.
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Fiscal policy= \n1. increase/decrease in taxes both for consumers and businesses. Were there new incentives for business that the government offered?\n\n2. Government spending- subsidies, infrastructure spending, etc.. that will help businesses grow- and therefore increase jobs. War also creates jobs.\n\n3. Interst rates (although monetary, not fiscal)- they were so low (which is expansionary) and corporations could borrow more at a low interst rate- that creates incentives to invest and build, and therefore create jobs.\n\nOne thing to check is the 243,000 jobs- check whether that's non farm only- you want to make sure it's the services and manufacturing sectors.\n\nThe conservative administration is focused on helping industry (business) and they have created many incentives to boost growth. \nCheck the bureau of labor statistics
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For revenue and to pay the taxes imposed by the government.
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Here we go again.\n\nFunny how the top 10% of all the income earners in the US still pay 90% of the taxes. But we, once again, hear the typical spew from the lib answerers about taking money from the poor or the middle class. Hell, if ANYTHING it should be the middle class and the wealthy to complain that we are in a punnishment tax system, where the wealthy pay more of a percentage than everyone else. (As you can tell I am a proponent of the flat tax system, with no loopholes or deductions, everyone paying the same percentage)\n\nBut as for what this administration/party has helped do. The economy is in a slow growth cycle, enabling workers to find new jobs, companies to prosper more (providing more chances at advancement), and small businesses to take a chance and thrive again with the increased power of spending. Thank GOD this is not another sudden boom movement like in the 90's, resulting in the inevitable market and economic correction.\n\nReduction in tax rates to have more $$$ in the pockets for those that earn it (notice I did not say more money given to those who feel the government OWES them a living)\n\nIncreased defense efforts to help secure this country more than what it was before. Still much more to be done, but this is better than cutting defense like some other President that can easily be named.\n\nTried to put more control over retirement funds back to the individual, instead of being controled by an outdated and failing Social Security system. I still have hope that this will happen in some form in the future. Again, the government is not responsible, and should not be responsible for the monetary well being of any individual that is not employed by that government.\n\nThe list can go on. But many of the uber-libs will continue to have it go in one ear and out the other, per usual.
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I believe that the Federal Income Tax was instituted during World War I, to pay for the war.\n\nObviously, whoever said that the government could "never be able to spend all these taxes" had no idea what politicians can do with someone else's money.
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It is mostly tax to fund the government
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You mean how much must he pay for tax. Let's not\nbe ambiguous.   .07(51)= 3.57
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The original income tax system established by the New Deal was necessary to provide federal support to thousands of Americans during the Great Depression.  At the time of its institution, it greatly assisted in spurring the American economy out of the desperate times.\nThe prior 126 years of American history details a financial different picture than today's America.  For one, the country was a lot smaller with few people.  The great immigration boom did not occur into the earlier part of the 20th century.  Governmental obligations were not as substantial as today's responsibility, and this is not just social programs.  We could not raise enough money through tariffs, excise taxes, and property taxes, to overcome our current debt obligations.  Furthermore, if this was the only form of tax, it would place a substantial burden on the middle class and imports.  Considering our current export/import ratio, foreign importeres would simply have to cease distribution to stall the American economy.\nI do however feel the system created by the New Deal has been bastardized into the current system, which is excessively in equal towards corporations and wealth Americans vs. middle/low income Americans.  I believe the system could be streamlined at both the federal, state and local levels.  Currently, although we do not pay high income tax (countries in Europe fair a lot worse) we pay additional taxes and government surcharges every day.  Ex. total taxes and fees on your personal cellphone bill average approximately 24% - 28% over your usage charge.\nNow, as to find ways to cut spending....yes, there are definitely areas in our budget to cut spending? will this get done?...only by the perservenence of the American people and the general understanding of what are taxes are paying for.  The "pet projects" or massive government failures (thing Boston Big Dig) continually drain our economic resource, and when our governmental debt is so strangulating that we have to keep increasing our cap, we will never be able to recede our government spending to levels able to sustain our American People.\nSome of the solutions presented: flat tax, purchase tax, etc, all sound equitable but each do have their own loop hole.\nPersonally, I would like to have a flat tax.  I would like to at the beginning of each year write a check for a fixed amount of money to the government for a percentage of my forecasted earnings for the upcoming year and not have anything come out of my check for the rest of the year.  But with this money that comes out, I would like programs which make sense - good education, good healthcare, good social security.  Our children should not have to suffer, our elder should not want for anything and every American should be able to get quality healthcare/preventative maintenance to sustain life.
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I think your asking how can you have paid out more than your share of taxes.  If so then it means that either your employer has put you in the wrong tax bracket or your being taxed at a higher rate than what you should be for your income.  There is nothing wrong with doing this as you will get the difference back, just a question of money now or money later.
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The government has many forms of taxes. The higher prices increase government tax income. This is a cash cow for the government.
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That is what was used to establish the federal income tax. Yes, seriously.