"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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