Romney cica o sa revina in afaceri ca membru in Board la Marriott ( familia Marriott sunt tot mormoni).
ceva ce trebuie semnalat:
iote Peter Schiff ( un tip istet cu un hedge fund, contributor CNBC pe care il urmaresc cu atentie pe partea cu investitiile) debunks propaganda socialista cu taxele mari din anii '50 (anii '50 sunt aici in viziunea actuala a democratilor un fel de paradis pierdut al justitiei sociale; da americanii au avut niste ani '50 fericiti, bunicii nostri s-au "bucurat" atunci amarnic de "binefacerile" ideologiei favorite a tov Obama - marxismul
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412...=googlenews_wsj1) rata marginala de 91% era simbolica:
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In 1958, an 81% marginal tax rate applied to incomes above $1.08 million, and the 91% rate kicked in at $3.08 million. These figures are in unadjusted 1958 dollars and correspond today to nominal income levels that are at least 10 times higher. That year, according to Internal Revenue Service records, just 236 of the nation's 45.6 million tax filers had any income that was taxed at 81% or higher. (The published IRS data do not reveal how many of these were subject to the 91% rate.)
2) pana la venituri aproximativ de 1 mil $ ( in bani actuali) rata marginala ( adica cat impozit castigi pentru fiecare dolar castigat peste 1 mil) era de 30% !!!!! acum e 35% si Obama o vrea inapoi la 39.6% cat a fost pe vremea lui Clinton. ca asa i se pare lui ca e just... nu e de ajuns ca top 2% din americani ( 3.9mil de contribuabili - adica indivizi sau mai frecvent familii) platesc deja aproape 50% din impozitele pe venit? da, obtin 24% din venituri ceea ce ar fi de 8 ori mai mult decat media. trebuie sa stoarca si mai mult de pe spatele lor... sa nu uitam ca peste aia 39.6% se adauga contributiile sociale si taxele de stat si locale - in CA sau NYC rata marginala va sari de 50% ( practic egala sau mai mare decat in Germania sau Elvetia si mai mare decat in UK unde tocmai au scazut-o de la 50 la 45%)..
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In 1958, approximately 28,600 filers (0.06% of all taxpayers) earned the $93,168 or more needed to face marginal rates as high as 30%. These Americans?genuinely wealthy by the standards of the day?paid 5.9% of all income taxes. And now? In 2010, 3.9 million taxpayers (2.75% of all taxpayers) were subjected to rates that were 33% or higher. These Americans?many of whom would hardly call themselves wealthy?reported an adjusted gross income of $209,000 or higher, and they paid 49.7% of all income taxes.
NB 93000$ in 1958 era echivalentul a aproape 1mil$ acum...
3) chiar daca cresc aceste rate nu vor acoperi decat 8-10% din deficitul actual al guvernului federal. deci vor trebui sa taie cel putin de 3-4 ori pe atat ca sa rezlve problema deicitelor care ne duc catre dezastru... deficitul actual trebuie cazut cu 60-70% nu e nevoie sa ajunga la echilibru ci doar la un 3-4% din PIB anual si daca nu ne socializeaza de tot poate o sa mai vedem vreodata un boom economic in USA...
4) alta parte a monedei asa numitei "fairness" a codului atunci fata de acum:
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In 1958, even the lowest-tier filers, which included everyone making up to $5,000 annually, were subjected to an effective 20% rate. Today, almost half of all tax filers have no income-tax liability whatsoever, and many "taxpayers" actually get a net refund from the government. Those nostalgic for 1950s-era "tax fairness" should bear this in mind.
deci codul fiscal actual e deja mai progresiv decat era atunci...
5) codul atunci lasa mult mai multe portite de evitare legala a taxelor:
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The tax code of the 1950s allowed upper-income Americans to take exemptions and deductions that are unheard of today. Tax shelters were widespread, and not just for the superrich. The working wealthy?including doctors, lawyers, business owners and executives?were versed in the art of creating losses to lower their tax exposure.
For instance, a doctor who earned $50,000 through his medical practice could reduce his taxable income to zero with $50,000 in paper losses or depreciation from property he owned through a real-estate investment partnership. Huge numbers of professionals signed up for all kinds of money-losing schemes. Today, a corresponding doctor earning $500,000 can deduct a maximum of $3,000 from his taxable income, no matter how large the loss.
asta explica de ce multi doctori batrani au acum multe mici proprietati (ferme, terenuri, case de inchiriat, spatii comerciale). practic atunci cu banii economisiti puteai cumpara proprietati, cum valoarea oscila in anii in care valoarea se ducea in jos contabilizai pierderea ( nu era nevoie sa vinzi proprietatea, doar ii declarai noua valoare de contabiliate)...
6) un alt mod prin care reformele lui Reagan au dus la boom-ul economic din anii '80 si '90 care a dus America la apogeul puterii economice, culturale, militare, politice si as zice chiar morale ( "cine a stat 5 ani la rusi nu poate gandi ca Bush" - al batran adica) la sfarsitul anilor lui Clinton ( mare panglicar dar excelent presedinte si manager)... asta e America la care am visat si muncit pe branci in saracie ca sa ajung aici si sa incerc sa traiesc The American Dream.
So far, so good, nu e raiul pe pamant dar macar munca, efortul, inteligenta sunt rasplatite... de atunci am avut un idiot republican si un gargaragiu marxist care ne-au pus ferm pe drumul catre declin...
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Those 1950s gambits lowered tax liabilities but dissuaded individuals from engaging in the more beneficial activities of increasing their incomes and expanding their businesses. As a result, they were a net drag on the economy. When Ronald Reagan finally lowered rates in the 1980s, he did so in exchange for scrapping uneconomical deductions. When business owners stopped trying to figure out how to lose money, the economy boomed.