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Taxation on US military pay is interesting, in combat zones no income tax applies but back in the USA income tax does apply.
But here is the interesting part, my nephew a US Marine Officer pays a higher rate of income tax on his pay in the USA than Romney does.
Now I see US conservatives posting how the US military should be honoured, but it seems that those who are wealthy with no military service should be honoured even more with a year round low taxation rate.
Yes, rather a strange tax system.
Taxation on US military pay is interesting, in combat zones no income tax applies but back in the USA income tax does apply.
But here is the interesting part, my nephew a US Marine Officer pays a higher rate of income tax on his pay in the USA than Romney does.
Now I see US conservatives posting how the US military should be honoured, but it seems that those who are wealthy with no military service should be honoured even more with a year round low taxation rate.
Yes, rather a strange tax system.
Conservatives protect a tax system where rich elites can legally evade paying their fair share in taxes. They'll never admit it but they worship rich elites far more than some no-name marine.
Let him get out of the military if he doesn't like it. My taxes are high because i have to pay people like him who enlist to protect America's corporate interests abroad. He is doing nothing to insure my safety and I'm stuck feeding him, clothing him, housing him, paying for his travel, providing for his health care and educating him.
He is a tax feeder himself, ironic to complain about it.
If romney was getting paid, he would pay the same as your officer.....if your officer was making money on the interest he made of what he ALREADY paid taxes on...he would be paying the same....
But no leftist will ever agree with that....
I'll be glad when someone can actually tell me what their fair share is? Was it the 6 million+ that romney paid towards taxes......and charity, combined?
Let him get out of the military if he doesn't like it. My taxes are high because i have to pay people like him who enlist to protect America's corporate interests abroad. He is doing nothing to insure my safety and I'm stuck feeding him, clothing him, housing him, paying for his travel, providing for his health care and educating him.
He is a tax feeder himself, ironic to complain about it.
Hahahahaha...you do realize people in the military pay taxes...right....so they are paying their own pay....
Hahahahaha...you do realize people in the military pay taxes...right....so they are paying their own pay....
Sorry a quick crunch of the numbers shows that government workers do not pay their own way.
you aren't one those people who believes the govt has its own money are you?
But here is the interesting part, my nephew a US Marine Officer pays a higher rate of income tax on his pay in the USA than Romney does.
Now I see US conservatives posting how the US military should be honoured, but it seems that those who are wealthy with no military service should be honoured even more with a year round low taxation rate.
Yes, rather a strange tax system.
Romney is a job creator so he gets to pay less in taxes, while your nephew just puts his life on the line for all of us.
(It is parody of GOP talking points, I have vast respect for all service personnel)
Let him get out of the military if he doesn't like it. My taxes are high because i have to pay people like him who enlist to protect America's corporate interests abroad. He is doing nothing to insure my safety and I'm stuck feeding him, clothing him, housing him, paying for his travel, providing for his health care and educating him.
He is a tax feeder himself, ironic to complain about it.
Taxation on US military pay is interesting, in combat zones no income tax applies but back in the USA income tax does apply.
But here is the interesting part, my nephew a US Marine Officer pays a higher rate of income tax on his pay in the USA than Romney does.
Now I see US conservatives posting how the US military should be honoured, but it seems that those who are wealthy with no military service should be honoured even more with a year round low taxation rate.
Yes, rather a strange tax system.
First, while your nephew may be in a higher marginal bracket than 15%, I seriously doubt the income tax he pays as a portion of his income exceeds 15% Second, how much of his income was taxed at the 35% corporate rate before it was passed on to him and taxed again, and how much of his income was eroded by inflation before he cashed in on its value?
Taxation on US military pay is interesting, in combat zones no income tax applies but back in the USA income tax does apply.
But here is the interesting part, my nephew a US Marine Officer pays a higher rate of income tax on his pay in the USA than Romney does.
Now I see US conservatives posting how the US military should be honoured, but it seems that those who are wealthy with no military service should be honoured even more with a year round low taxation rate.
Yes, rather a strange tax system.
You will find that anyone who is working in Iraq, and living in Iraq does not have to pay tax on the money they make while out of the country, if they are absent long enough, that doesn't apply to just service men. But military personnel that live state side have to pay taxes just like the rest of us. You would be surprised if you knew how many of Obama's cabinet members are either behind on their taxes, or not paying taxes. But none of us can do anything about the government elite who seem to be above the law. One term in office and they have a lifetime income. No social security is held out of their pay, and they aren't under the same healthcare program the rest of us are. Doesn't sound fair to me, but there is nothing any of us can do to fix it, voting won't help unless we vote them all out of office and start over.
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