School Internet Plan Would Raise Phone Taxes 17.2%
"Impact on the consumer will be small.."
More government B.S. They work this by raising a little here and a little there. No one increase is all that much, but add them all together and it takes a big chunk out of people's income. Then they take the revenue and use it to shift other tax revenues to other things. That's how the whole lottery/education thing works. The money from the lottery goes to education, but the tax money that used to go there, goes somewhere else. Litttle to no net increase
If they had any guts, there would be one tax used to fund the entire government. No nickel an diming with gasoline, alcohol, phone service, etc. Have the guts to make the people actually have to write their check to the government and see how that works instead of hiding them in ...
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If they had any guts, there would be one tax used to fund the entire government. No nickel an diming with gasoline, alcohol, phone service, etc. Have the guts to make the people actually have to write their check to the government and see how that works instead of hiding them in ...
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isnt income tax at 30% ?
they take 30% off your paycheck.
then when you go buy stuffs, they taxes you again !
in calfornia is almost 10% sale taxes!
you making 10$ a hour, reality is you only making 6$ a hour !
they take 30% off your paycheck.
then when you go buy stuffs, they taxes you again !
in calfornia is almost 10% sale taxes!
you making 10$ a hour, reality is you only making 6$ a hour !
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Historically, no tax increase is ever enough, because whenever government revenue goes up by $1, there is a $1.20 increase in spending, which means that whenever government revenue increases, government debt increases at a faster rate.
17.2 percent increase is a heck of a lot more than $2 per year in taxes! Heck, since my bill is over $150 a month, I'm sure 17.2 percent of that will be a heck of a lot more than $2 a year, and more than $2 a month even. Not sure how they are calculat...
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Forget about the %
Why are federal agencies trying to decide what local schools spend?
And why are phones simultaneously excise-taxed as a luxury item while subsidized for poor people as a necessity of life?
And why are phones simultaneously excise-taxed as a luxury item while subsidized for poor people as a necessity of life?
"And why are phones simultaneously excise-taxed as a luxury item while subsidized for poor people as a necessity of life?"
I imagine it is the same reason that government increases the tax on cigarettes to encourage people to quit, and then turns a...
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I imagine it is the same reason that government increases the tax on cigarettes to encourage people to quit, and then turns a...
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Hows that e911 upgrade coming along?
I was hoping they might finalize that e911 rollout and stop charging me that fee Ive been paying since like 1997 before they put in a new flat line fee.
And don't forget, there is still a 'telephone luxury tax' imposed in 1898 to pay for the Spanish American War, that particular fee is still on our phone bills every month. Isn't that war paid for by now?
Lie Down Before You Hurt Yourself
If you read the Times article regarding the "tax increase," you'll see that what they're talking about is a 17.2% increase in the Federal Universal Service charges, NOT an equivalent increase in all the taxes on your bill.
For example, with three phones on contract with Verizon, I'm paying a total of $5.40 per month in Federal Universal Service charges. If this thing passes, and you know it will, I'm looking at an increase of $0.93 per month. Not exactly the end of the world.
Do I want the Federal government sticking its wet, meddlesome nose into every tender crevice of my life? Not even a little. But if you're going to get pissed off about something (and there's plenty of things to be pissed off about, let me tell you), it should be ...
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For example, with three phones on contract with Verizon, I'm paying a total of $5.40 per month in Federal Universal Service charges. If this thing passes, and you know it will, I'm looking at an increase of $0.93 per month. Not exactly the end of the world.
Do I want the Federal government sticking its wet, meddlesome nose into every tender crevice of my life? Not even a little. But if you're going to get pissed off about something (and there's plenty of things to be pissed off about, let me tell you), it should be ...
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"If you read the Times article regarding the "tax increase," you'll see that what they're talking about is a 17.2% increase in the Federal Universal Service charges, NOT an equivalent increase in all the taxes on your bill. "
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