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kayt00 wrote: Fri May 08, 2020 5:45 am

oljames3 wrote: Fri May 08, 2020 1:05 am

The Annoyed Man wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 5:01 pm

oljames3 wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 4:54 pm Checked IRS.gov and saw that ours would hit the bank May 6. The contract on which I was working ended Sep 23, 2019. Seems no one wants an old, broken down, artilleryman. So, I retired about 1 year before we had planned. God's taking good care of us. This money will go to continue to reduce debt so that we can continue to improve our financial position.

Ours was a paper check in the mail, complete with the Donald's name on it.

Cool. I would like to have Trump's autograph. We got ours by direct deposit.

Got ours via direct deposit as well but still got the letter a few days later.

madwildcat wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:27 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:55 pm

madwildcat wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:28 pm

Much like MSNBC, you didn't check your facts. Medicare tax, plus both sides of the payroll tax (employee and employer) plus other related state taxes depending on your area of work could easily make it over 50%, even with deductions especially if you are in a low overhead field. Might be worth checking the facts next time before comparing someone to the news

As for crying about it, I don't see any tears, but unless we all were transported to North Korea when I wasn't looking, I didn't lose my right to state I disagreed with the system.

We were talking about income taxes. Now you want to cry about other forms of taxes? Just like the fake news. Shift the topic when you are wrong.

Longtooth simply asked how folks were spending their stimulus checks. He did not ask what everyone thought of them. Maybe it is time to allow it to get back on topic.

Apparently you don't understand that the Medicare and Payroll taxes are an "income tax" (you pay them based on your income). If you haven't run your own business, this is understandable, as your employer was covering part of it. When you are self employed, you cover it all. Again, might be worth a fact check on your part before assuming you are right .

Back to the OP, if I got a stimulus check, I would be trying to spend it on the local businesses, even some of the restaurants if possible for take out. We have already had a couple close that stated they won't be coming back due to length of closure which is sad as they were all mom and pop places with good original food.

madwildcat wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:28 pm

Much like MSNBC, you didn't check your facts. Medicare tax, plus both sides of the payroll tax (employee and employer) plus other related state taxes depending on your area of work could easily make it over 50%, even with deductions especially if you are in a low overhead field. Might be worth checking the facts next time before comparing someone to the news

As for crying about it, I don't see any tears, but unless we all were transported to North Korea when I wasn't looking, I didn't lose my right to state I disagreed with the system.

madwildcat wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:26 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:20 pm

chamberc wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:05 am

longtooth wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:14 pm

chamberc wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:23 pm

longtooth wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:14 pm I have been thinking about what to do with the stimulus check we are supposed to get. For sure I won't spend it til I get it in hand.
I hope everyone spends theirs local and in the small businesses of your county or the State of Texas.
First I will pay the tax on it.
After that I am buying 2 holsters. Both from Tucker Gun Leather. Both I really need.
Then I am buying a pair of shoes from a local Lufkin small business owner that I am friends with. I don't really NEED another pair right now but will have it when I need them and he will need the $$s for sure.
Then I am buying 2 Belts. One each from 2 young guys that have started leather work shop here in Angelina County.
If this goes over whatever I get I will still make up the rest.
These things will be my reminder of what our God has brought us through.
If I have some left over I will find a local place to spend it.

How bout you. Any plans on arms or gear???

Many of us won't get one, which basically means they're taking money from us and giving it to everyone who is getting one.

Agree with 03lightning above. If I get one and dont know for sure if I will but I pd in all yr + self employment tax as a Pastor. They are just giving me back only some of what they took

And giving none of what they took from many of us who contribute more.

You sound bitter. If you make more, you should pay more. That is how it works. I don't know what you make but I do know that by coincidence, those who are in higher income categories are also the ones who can work from home and not take any hit at all on income. The stimulus money is actually meant to help all those who are sitting at home with no income. Sitting at home while you earn money working from your computer is not called roughing it.

I think I would be careful assuming those at the top of the income range somehow are all able to work from home. Many doctors (yes, healthcare providing doctors) are making nothing as clinics that are "non-essential" have been shut down and most others are being hit because no one wants to go in. Some can do Telemedicine, but the guy who injects your back to make your pain go away for 6 months or the gal who checks your heart murmur can't do that over the computer. And yeah, I think we have a right to be a little bitter given many are getting stimulus checks who are making zero income, which in many cases means, they were living off the system just fine without the stimulus check. I can live with a somewhat progressive system, but perhaps you should do a little more research on how much that ends up being for some of us before judging. Some pay more than half what they make into taxes, which seems like more than many would be okay with Uncle Sam taking.

chamberc wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:38 pm
The same can be said for any "we do it the way we do it because we've always done it that way"... I'd gladly give up my social security contributions if we could finally end that Ponzi scheme. Bottom line is, having unequal tax contribution is pure and simple wealth redistribution.

Sure, it probably won't change, but it doesn't make it equal or an American value.

chamberc wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:25 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:20 pm

chamberc wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:05 am

longtooth wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:14 pm

chamberc wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:23 pm

longtooth wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:14 pm I have been thinking about what to do with the stimulus check we are supposed to get. For sure I won't spend it til I get it in hand.
I hope everyone spends theirs local and in the small businesses of your county or the State of Texas.
First I will pay the tax on it.
After that I am buying 2 holsters. Both from Tucker Gun Leather. Both I really need.
Then I am buying a pair of shoes from a local Lufkin small business owner that I am friends with. I don't really NEED another pair right now but will have it when I need them and he will need the $$s for sure.
Then I am buying 2 Belts. One each from 2 young guys that have started leather work shop here in Angelina County.
If this goes over whatever I get I will still make up the rest.
These things will be my reminder of what our God has brought us through.
If I have some left over I will find a local place to spend it.

How bout you. Any plans on arms or gear???

Many of us won't get one, which basically means they're taking money from us and giving it to everyone who is getting one.

Agree with 03lightning above. If I get one and dont know for sure if I will but I pd in all yr + self employment tax as a Pastor. They are just giving me back only some of what they took

And giving none of what they took from many of us who contribute more.

You sound bitter. If you make more, you should pay more. That is how it works. I don't know what you make but I do know that by coincidence, those who are in higher income categories are also the ones who can work from home and not take any hit at all on income. The stimulus money is actually meant to help all those who are sitting at home with no income. Sitting at home while you earn money working from your computer is not called roughing it.

You're dang right I am bitter of paying more than my fair share. Any conservative should be. Everyone should pay the same percentage from an income perspective. Sliding scale taxes are pure discrimination against those who contribute the most to the economy.

Anyone who supports taxing some more than others are pure and simple socialists...

chamberc wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:05 am

longtooth wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:14 pm

chamberc wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:23 pm

longtooth wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:14 pm I have been thinking about what to do with the stimulus check we are supposed to get. For sure I won't spend it til I get it in hand.
I hope everyone spends theirs local and in the small businesses of your county or the State of Texas.
First I will pay the tax on it.
After that I am buying 2 holsters. Both from Tucker Gun Leather. Both I really need.
Then I am buying a pair of shoes from a local Lufkin small business owner that I am friends with. I don't really NEED another pair right now but will have it when I need them and he will need the $$s for sure.
Then I am buying 2 Belts. One each from 2 young guys that have started leather work shop here in Angelina County.
If this goes over whatever I get I will still make up the rest.
These things will be my reminder of what our God has brought us through.
If I have some left over I will find a local place to spend it.

How bout you. Any plans on arms or gear???

Many of us won't get one, which basically means they're taking money from us and giving it to everyone who is getting one.

Agree with 03lightning above. If I get one and dont know for sure if I will but I pd in all yr + self employment tax as a Pastor. They are just giving me back only some of what they took

And giving none of what they took from many of us who contribute more.

chamberc wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:23 pm

longtooth wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:14 pm I have been thinking about what to do with the stimulus check we are supposed to get. For sure I won't spend it til I get it in hand.
I hope everyone spends theirs local and in the small businesses of your county or the State of Texas.
First I will pay the tax on it.
After that I am buying 2 holsters. Both from Tucker Gun Leather. Both I really need.
Then I am buying a pair of shoes from a local Lufkin small business owner that I am friends with. I don't really NEED another pair right now but will have it when I need them and he will need the $$s for sure.
Then I am buying 2 Belts. One each from 2 young guys that have started leather work shop here in Angelina County.
If this goes over whatever I get I will still make up the rest.
These things will be my reminder of what our God has brought us through.
If I have some left over I will find a local place to spend it.

How bout you. Any plans on arms or gear???

Many of us won't get one, which basically means they're taking money from us and giving it to everyone who is getting one.

United States residents who have Social Security numbers with income of up to $75,000 will receive payments of $1,200. For every $100 you earn above that threshold your payment shrinks by $5. Someone making $85,000, for example, will take home $700. The payments phase out entirely at an income of $99,000. You can use the Washington Post’s online calculator to see how large your payment will be.

srothstein wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:12 pm
This is not quite true this year. If the dependent is over 17, no one gets the stimulus for them. It is 1200 for each adult that files taxes and 500 for each child, defined as they will be under 17 on Jan. 1, 2021. I have two college age dependents and get just the basic amount for me and my wife.

Paladin wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:58 am No check for this household. And I am finding it disturbing that "There is no minimum income threshold. Even if you make $0 you qualify for the $1,200 payment."

Rafe wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:37 pm I've been holding up a typical suburban "privacy" fence with chewing gum and paper clips. It's time to find a good, reputable, licensed, insured, reasonably-priced, 2A-supporting company in the northwest quadrant of Houston to put a new one in from post hole cement up. If anybody can refer the right contractor, just drop me a private message.