Why are we taxed to death in the U.S?

Question

We have federal and state income taxes, social, security, and medicare from our paychecks. Then we pay property taxes, sales taxes, junk food taxes. There is a tax on about everything we buy in addition to what uncle sam takes from our check. I'm all for paying my fair share but when is enough...enough?

Answer 1

greed and people not wanting to give up money

Answer 2

I think everybody is getting to that point in the United States. I have heard that most of Europe is taxed even more. I wonder what they actually pay....

Answer 3

quality of life issue is mute.

you can't compare a nation of our size to smaller countries.

they don't have defense, budgets great science projects

like  space. most of these countries are homogeneous.

for does in Rio Linda. it's  one culture.

they are all socialist government.

the problem is when more then 50% are collecting hands out

they voting the party {democrats } in power.

then watch your taxes go up.

Answer 4

Taxes are needed to fund the military, Pay for schools, Pay for social security benefits for the elderly, Repair roads ect.

Right now we are trillions in debt so appearently some of us are not taxed enough. The rich repuplicans want thier war but don't want to pay for it. Thats why the top 1% of this country get the largest tax cuts.

Answer 5

Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

Capital Gains Tax

CDL License Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Court Fines (indirect taxes)

Dog License Tax

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)

Hunting License Tax

Income Tax

Inheritance Tax

Interest Expense (tax on the money)

Inventory Tax I

RS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Local Income Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Recreational Vehicle Tax

Road Toll Booth Taxes

Road Usage Taxes (truckers)

Sales Taxes

School Tax

Septic Permit Tax

Service Charge Taxes

Social Security Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Toll Bridge Taxes Toll

Tunnel Taxes

Trailer Registration

Tax Utility Taxes

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers’ Compensation Tax

Land of the Free my *** Land of the Taxes is more like it.  This is why liberals need to die.  I'll give a quarter to the first person who puts a liberal in a burn center instead of actually killing them.  Make them suffer first they deserve it.

Answer 6

We (the middle class) is so overtaxed because the poor have no money to pay and the rich bribe the politicians so they don't have to pay (due to tax credits, loppholes, tax cuts, etc.).

It happens in many countries. much like Rome, where the middle class became so overtaxed, the country collapsed.

Until everyone pys their fair share, the middle class will get screwed.

Answer 7

lol Come to Australia and you'll find out what REAL tax is!

Answer 8

In Germany, they pay more in taxes than we do, 50% of their take home pay.

Answer 9

I don't know but I sure wish we could do away with taxes... In some places it's like 6 % .... UGH !

Answer 10

Cute.

Why don't you go live in Sweden or anywhere in the Western Europe for a while to see what "taxed to death" REALLY means?

That said, with political systems that are sort of fool-proof (as in, a fool like Dumbya and his d**k could never make it to the top), their standard of living is far superior to that of the U.S. because of such taxes and their wise distribution; it is wildly far too complex for Americans, focused on the most complex thought they can come up with, "I want all the money I earn" to even comprehend how that works. Naturally, since less than 1% of Americans have a clue about how it is to live in a really high standard country, there is no base for comparison and poor American isolationist babies think they're taxed to death by the small cut they pay, and they still whine, incapable of getting how the health insurance, for example, even works.

Answer 11

It is far worse than you have outlined.

Taxes are not what we send the government - taxes are what the government spends.

The past 7+ years have been the worst spending spree in history.  Check the increase in national debt since Bush took office (google national debt) - the numbers will make you cry.

Answer 12

I'm not taxed to death. we are taxed to pay for highway, cops, firefighters, schools, libraries, government projects, the list can keep going on and on. now maybe you don't like public schools or police but that's something you should take up with your local government official.

Answer 13

It's quite simply actually,  at the Federal level there are numerous programs that are not specifically authorized by the Constitution that waste BILLIONS of tax dollars every year. I suspect the same is true at the State levels as well. People keep demanding that Government do more and more for them and fail to realize that this empowers Government to take more and more of your hard earned money.

Solution, immediately repeal each and every program not SPECIFICALLY authorized within the Constitution, do away for the power of congress to assess new fees or taxes and ensure no new programs can be started without a direct vote of the people.

Answer 14

Because "We The People" have forgotten that the Government works for us! It's our own fault and it's up to us to change it.

When was the last time you were ask to "Vote" on their pay raises or had a say in how much they make?

When was the last time you were ask "How and Where" the tax dollars should be spent?

When was the last time you were ask "Should we take care of our own homeless and hungry" before we sent "OUR TAX DOLLARS" to some 3rd world country instead of doing something here at home?

When was the last time you were ask " Shoud we mind our own business and let the other countries work out their own problems?

I could do this for hours! It's time to take "Our Country" back. They (Washington) are not going to do a thing to make things better for us because it doesn't benefit them. Wake up America and step up to the plate! We need a ten million person march to "OUR" White House and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH and take our Country back!