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dan herrick's avatar

Just kill the withholding process. God claims the first fruits as His own. The US Government grabs the first fruits before the taxpayer sees them. And so much more than God claimed. If the people are required to pony up the tax out of funds that pass through their hands the uproar will be glorious.

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Barbara's avatar

Agreed! As a sole proprietor, I pay in estimated taxes and let me tell you, it's a painful process! It makes me really angry when I think of the government waste and what those same dollars could do for my family. Citizens' voting would completely change if each citizen had to pay the government every week or two or quarter to fund Ukraine, prisoner sex changes, illegal immigrant housing while their own family struggles with groceries and household expenses.

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Monterey's avatar

Yes, as small business owners we did the exact same thing for years and understood that very few people get what it is like to feel taxation in real time instead of in withholdings.

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79SmithW60's avatar

Exactly, Dan! I've said that for years. If people had to actually pay at the end of the year, they would view things much differently. The slow, small cuts every week or two weeks doesn't have the same pain as the sword through the chest or mace across the head at the end of the year.

It is obvious, that is why the implemented "withholding" and also so that they could be cavalier with the constant flow of "income" into the treasury in the form of our taxes. Purposeful manipulation of the people. Those Dems and RINOs back when they introduced the withholding theft were smart in some ways back then, I'll give them that...

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daverkb's avatar

Excellent! Thank you all!

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Donna Oliphint's avatar

Someone once said taxes would be brought under control (or eliminated) if tax day was moved from April 15 to the day after Election Day!

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dan herrick's avatar

Thanks, Donna! I'm going to add that one to my repertoire (usually forgetting the attribution).

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Donna Oliphint's avatar

Should have said the day BEFORE the election.

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Stacy's avatar

That’s how it used to be, as recently as the’50s. People sent their checks to the Treasury every year.

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Monterey's avatar

Really?

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daverkb's avatar

Good Point! Excellent! The 'government' inverts the intended order head over heels. And another example of the state's insurrection against God and Scripture.

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