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Declared NOL?
You are going to make me pull out my acoustic. My recollection is it is a very straight forward Em, G, Am, C, B7 round with some easy picking.
That’s not really true. We’ve had capital gains cuts and income tax cuts and elimination of whole brackets. And some of that might be reversed soon.
Didn't a lot of those British rock stars move to the US to escape the onerous UK taxes?
I pulled out my electric, it was closer To my ear, your recollection is good. Great song.
Now I always thought it was interesting that people take that line two ways:
"Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Til there are no rich no more"
I figure that if they thought taxing the rich would end hunger, that line would be " 'Til there are no poor no more". But they don't say that, only that we got rid of the rich! And the poor are still around (I think Jesus had something to say about that)?
Hard to say if that was the intention or not, but I think it is the most reasonable analysis of what is given.
-ERD50
We like to think that, but journalists give us what we want. If most of us didn’t prefer to read and share crap, selling more ads, they wouldn’t keep feeding it to all of us. The OP is easily refuted, but few bother. There are articles about billionaires paying no taxes, and articles about billionaires paying millions in taxes (post #10) - which one gets a thread (even) here?This article is more of a reflection on the state of modern journalism rather than any information on tax laws and how they affect billionaires.
Like John Lennon?
“There’s one for you, 19 for me.”
"Tax Man" is a George Harrison song - music and words.
This article is more of a reflection on the state of modern journalism rather than any information on tax laws and how they affect billionaires.
I'm not sure what your point is. I (and many in this thread) don't want this. I want accurate, relevant, unbiased journalism.We like to think that, but journalists give us what we want. …
... There are articles about billionaires paying no taxes, and articles about billionaires paying millions in taxes (post #10) - which one gets a thread (even) here? ...
Interesting thread.
I'm going to stick with Robber Barons - and, that they are not paying their fair share - remember this started because some pay zero or near zero, and corporations that pay zero or near zero. ....
I love the music of our generation and enjoy studying the lyrics and learning about how the words and music came to be.
It is a mistake to attach too much deep profundity to popular song lyrics. Often the song writers were just looking for words that rhyme and match the meter of the song.
And/or were high as a kite!
Or messing with us ( I've given up trying make anything from the lyrics of "Whiter Shade of Pale", and just enjoy the flow and iconic Bach influenced Hammond organ lines).
But in this case "Till there are no poor no more" flows/rhymes just as well.
-ERD50
That is the path! It is all part of the system, whether we like it or not.Once one gets into discussions of carryover, and tax breaks and tax assistance and social engineering with the tax system, it is difficult to stay on the path. ...
... The tax system is not taking in enough to pay the bills - hasn't for a long time. ....
... Lots of reasons, but none matter much except the system is not working - and, there will be hell to pay. ....
... So, fix he system by avoiding so much tax engineering? Not allowing some to not pay (I believe this is a larger number and larger amount than some here, contend)? ...
... Making certain everyone pays and has a stake in the government - the Federal government, ...
Let's hope the billionaires are paying attention to the details."Tax Man" is a George Harrison song - music and words.Like John Lennon?
“There’s one for you, 19 for me.”
Two issues:Many have talked about solving this problem with less spending - what is spent is what is spent - it simply needs to be paid for - and, that is the political context.
Many have talked about solving this problem with less spending - what is spent is what is spent - it simply needs to be paid for - and, that is the political context.