Comments on: Tax Collection by Type of Return 2006 http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/24/tax-collection-by-type-of-return-2006/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fred http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/24/tax-collection-by-type-of-return-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Fred Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:46:39 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/24/tax-collection-by-type-of-return-2006/#comment-410 It would be much more relevant to show the income of those taxed versus the amount of tax dollars collected as I am sure a very very small percentage of the population is paying the great majority of the taxes collected by our government. Add on to that the dubious idea of taxing the corporations earnings and then the distributions, interest and dividends earned when received. Our system is designed to encourage everyone to spend every cent you earn and borrow to the hilt then when you cant repay a legally binding contract ( a mortgage) simply walk away and the government will take care of everything. Oh, they'll even send you a check when they are running a deficit!!! It would be much more relevant to show the income of those taxed versus the amount of tax dollars collected as I am sure a very very small percentage of the population is paying the great majority of the taxes collected by our government. Add on to that the dubious idea of taxing the corporations earnings and then the distributions, interest and dividends earned when received.

Our system is designed to encourage everyone to spend every cent you earn and borrow to the hilt then when you cant repay a legally binding contract ( a mortgage) simply walk away and the government will take care of everything. Oh, they’ll even send you a check when they are running a deficit!!!

]]> By: Courtney http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/24/tax-collection-by-type-of-return-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Courtney Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:33 +0000 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/24/tax-collection-by-type-of-return-2006/#comment-409 That's absurd! That’s absurd!

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