'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
You guys there in the US of A don't pay a lot of taxes do you? I don't mean this in any offensive way, that's far from it, just would like to know if you could compare America with western European Countries, how much in taxes you guys pay.
Nah, we have really low tax rates. I pay about 20% including Income Tax and Social Security Tax, for example, which is typical of a youngish middle class person I think. The top tax bracket is around 35%, and the rate for capital gains, which is the primary source of income for a lot of rich people is only 15%. People who make under a certain amount pay no taxes at all.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Actually, I am not sure what my percentage would be - combining state, federal, social security, medicare, etc. But for federal I currently pay a marginal rate of 33%
State is around 5.9%.
The dollar amount is too shocking (and saddening for me to think about right now).
The problem with Obama is that he wants to raise capital gains (which would cost me money), and income tax (which will obviously cost me a lot of money)- have your health insurance premiums taxed as income (which costs everyone with healthcare at work at lot of money).
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Only long term capital gains are taxed at 15%. Short term capital gains are taxed at your marginal rate.
Do you guys think we are missing out on something paying our taxes?
To clarify, do you think an average american family(with 2 working adults) can afford more things then your average german/swedish/commie(:P) family?
The nerve is called the "nerve of awareness". You cant dissect it. Its a current that runs up the center of your spine. I dont know if any of you have sat down, crossed your legs, smoked DMT, and watch what happens... but what happens to me is this big thing goes RRRRRRRRRAAAAAWWW! up my spine and flashes in my brain... well apparently thats whats going to happen if I do this stuff...
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
What regions in America are known for making awesome BBQ ?
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
OK, then I guess I'd say the South, the West, the North, and the East. Each region kind of has their own way to do barbecue, and they're all pretty damn good. Most of the time, if you ask anyone where the best barbecue is from, they'll quote whatever state they're from.*
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
My favorite barbecue is the stuff I used to do in my backyard in California. I'd go down to a butcher shop in Los Altos, and buy a bunch of premium cuts of meat (steak, chicken, pork ribs, etc.), go out back with an old Weber charcoal grill, and cook it all up with 5-10 friends, and we'd all sit around the deck and just enjoy some of the best barbecue the world has to offer. We'd also grill up some veggies and some potato steaks with it. Too bad I live in an apartment now and can't have a grill.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
mmmm....mcrib....best bbq ever.
I have an outside patio area on my apartment in which I can actually grill. *People have thought my building was on fire if you looked at it from the ground because it's not every day you see smoke coming out of a building lol
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And wtf, where did that * come from in that last post? *I didn't type that...
---------- Post added 2012-03-07 at 06:29 PM ----------
WTF It did it again lol