So the reveal of a certain person’s taxes for 2010 and projected for 2011 comes to about 14%. Think about it. The amount of money he gives the church is more than the taxes he pays.
Then go to the other end. If you don’t make enough money, you don’t have to pay taxes either. You might get some help from food stamps or other programs and I am sure things are not rosey – but again your tax ratio is low on non-existent.
Then there are those of us in the middle. We seem to be getting squeezed. It is almost a struggle to try to continue. I always laugh when I see those commercials from some financial company. The one where people are walking around with some huge number – like 2,345,989 – and they say that is their number to retire. Get serious folks. I feel like a loser each time that commercial is on.
Let’s face it folks. The gap between rich and poor is huge. Middle class or the bottom is not the place to be. Bottom line – there is nothing going to be done about it for a very very long time.
Wonder if I could find an app to let me know what the lottery numbers will be. Yeah I didn’t think so. That damn publisher’s ch keeps telling me that I am destined to win. Somehow I think they are lying to me…
I was just thinking about retirement today. It seems pretty darn near impossible to believe the average person in America can save enough money to ever stop working. Let me know if you find that app