sacred concept of "progressive" taxation. That's heresy over on this
side of the line.
William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E.
Via iPhone 3G
On Jul 14, 2009, at 4:34 PM, "Thor Tandy" <vicpeng@telus.net> wrote:
> Wrong! I am more than paying my fair share! Instead of currently
> spending
> (enjoying) the asset/wealth on myself I'm contributing to the
> investment
> pool that generates both profit (hopefully) and gains taxes at the
> other end
> but which, in the meantime, helps those companies and systems I
> invest in
> develop and probably generate jobs.
>
> Thor A. Tandy P.Eng, C.Eng, Struct.Eng, MIStructE
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
>
>
>
> Thor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Polhemus [mailto:bill@polhemus.cc]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:29 PM
> To: <seaint@seaint.org>
> Subject: Re: Obama-Care: This Is What It Will Be Like
>
> That's cool. Just remember that in Obama/Democrat parlance you are
> "not paying your fair share."
>
> William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E.
> Via iPhone 3G
>
> On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:06 PM, "Thor Tandy" <vicpeng@telus.net> wrote:
>
>> I work for myself have investments that soak up my declared income
>> and my
>> annual tax is less than 10% of my income ... I'm working towards a
>> 0% tax
>> impact! BTW, it can be done legally.
>>
>> Thor A. Tandy P.Eng, C.Eng, Struct.Eng, MIStructE
>> Victoria, BC
>> Canada
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Johnson [mailto:markajohn@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:03 AM
>> To: seaint@seaint.org
>> Subject: Re: Obama-Care: This Is What It Will Be Like
>>
>>
>> To the Canadian listers:
>>
>> Help me out with a sanity check please. I finally watched Bill's
>> video and
>> remember the following:
>> ------------------------------------------------------
>> in Canada
>> Single-Parent Household with $35,000 total income paid 59.6% total
>> taxes
>> Two-Parent Household with $65,000 total income paid 47.7% total taxes
>>
>> in the US
>> Single Parent Household with $35,000 total income paid 31.25% total
>> taxes
>> Two-Parent Household with $65,000 total income paid 34.55% total
>> taxes
>>
>> a "Subway" sandwhich ($5.00 before tax) costs over $18
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> So, how much truth is there to that?
>>
>> thanks,
>> MJ
>>
>>
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