Great commentary over at the Washington Times by Michael Whalen. He owns properties under Subchapter S, and thus falls into the “rich” category. Using 2008 numbers, he lists out a handful of the taxes he pays on a 100-room (limited service) hotel in Iowa. It is amazing how fast it adds up. Hard data makes it clear how ignorant a lot of the public is when it comes to taxation.
I’m still finding it amazing how many people don’t even realize how much they are taxed on a normal basis. Most people think of taxes and they think of the ones that are out in the open (income tax and sales tax). A lot of people I talk to in daily life don’t remember that they pay property taxes (it is hidden in escrow on their mortgage or imbedded in their rent payments). Many don’t even take the time to look at their paycheck and see the obscene amount of money put into Social Security and Medicare (let alone the fact most don’t realize that their employer matches). It is nearly impossible to explain to people how taxes “trickle down” from the top (through raised product and service prices).
Anyone who is stupid enough to actually buy into the whole “the rich don’t pay their fair share” mantra needs a huge education. A simple look at effective tax rate charts shows how you pay a larger percentage the richer you are, in other words you pay more than your share the more you make. Besides, the more you tax the high end, the more it trickles back down to the bottom (higher costs and lower wages). Class warfare is simply a ploy used by politicians on the ignorant.
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Posted under Economy
Written by admin on March 19, 2010
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