Increase in Taxes

Rasputin · Feb 1, 2013

What are your thoughts about the tax increase that we are paying?

As a teacher we have lost 4% of our paychecks over the past few years, while cost of living continues to grow exponentially.

Our government continues to ignore the masses who plea to them to cut back on spending, yet they continue to spend huge amounts, causing great waste, and their answer...increase taxes on the middle class!

The State Legislature continues to give themselves RAISES, but raises taxes on others. They are also able to retire and receive "retirement" pensions after only serving 4 years, while a teacher has to work 30 years to receive full benefits.

I am sick and tired of the "good ole boy" system our government continues to run on. Until the masses join hands and demand a change, the corruption is going to continue!

ValuJet · Feb 1, 2013

92 will be on here in a moment telling you that Obama is coming for your guns.

lazlohollyfeld · Feb 1, 2013

Meh, shut up and pay your fair share.

Rasputin · Feb 1, 2013

ValuJet said:
92 and Bamaro will be on here in a moment telling you that Obama is the Second coming of Christ.

Fixed

jthomas666 · Feb 1, 2013

I'm fairly confident that we could replace the AL state legislature with a herd of rabid orangutans and get better results.

But yeah, the process is broken. While part of the problem is that we keep re-electing people, the larger reality is that the electoral process--specifically the amount of coin needed to run a campaign--makes it virtually impossible to get someone elected who isn't beholden to the status quo.

ValuJet · Feb 1, 2013

lazlohollyfeld said:
Meh, shut up and pay your fair share.

Right on!

Dare to be a patriot!

92tide · Feb 1, 2013

ValuJet said:
92 will be on here in a moment telling you that Obama is coming for your guns.

sorry i didn't respond quickly enough, i was downstairs answering the door. they showed up and took all of my guns and told me to move to somalia

anyway, i thought teachers were overpaid public employee leeches that were takin all of my hard urned money from me through union thuggery or something like that

Bamabuzzard · Feb 1, 2013

Government jobs and the government way of life in general has become a safe haven for financial security on the backs of the taxpayers. It's not going to end because truth be told they don't want it to end. I've decided that "cutting spending" is a laughable topic and an inside joke among both parties in the white house when the cameras and reporters leave. They all walk around saying to each other "We need to cut spending" in a sarcastic way as they pass in the hall.

Do we really think this government is going to cut spending in a material way? The answer is no. It is simply not going to happen and until the taxpayers simply do something radical to get their attention, we need to just accept it.

Rasputin · Feb 1, 2013

Bamabuzzard said:
Do we really think this government is going to cut spending in a material way? The answer is no. It is simply not going to happen and until the taxpayers simply do something radical to get their attention, we need to just accept it.

Until we stop accepting it, something radical is not going to happen...

MattinBama · Feb 1, 2013

ValuJet said:
92 will be on here in a moment telling you that Obama is coming for your guns.

More likely he'll tell him to just move to another country and not say anything negative ever.

edit: ^ close enough

92tide · Feb 1, 2013

MattinBama said:
More likely he'll tell him to just move to another country and not say anything negative ever.

wait a second. i thought i was all for public employees leeching off of the government teat. i am getting confused

Rasputin · Feb 1, 2013

92tide said:
wait a second. i thought i was all for public employees leeching off of the government teat. i am getting confused

We agree on something!

92tide · Feb 1, 2013

you know, this wouldn't be a problem if everyone home schooled

Tide1986 · Feb 1, 2013

jthomas666 said:
I'm fairly confident that we could replace the AL state legislature with a herd of rabid orangutans and get better results.

I greatly appreciate the lack of productivity of our state legislature -- the less they do the better.

rizolltizide · Feb 1, 2013

Rasputin said:
Until we do something radical to stop it, something radical is not going to happen...which is why I'm stockpiling tuna, pork and beans, and .22 longs

Fixed.

92tide · Feb 1, 2013

jthomas666 said:
I'm fairly confident that we could replace the AL state legislature with a herd of rabid orangutans and get better results.

i would like to see a cage match between the AL and GA state legislatures. we've got some pretty special idiots over here as well.

MattinBama · Feb 1, 2013

92tide said:
i would like to see a cage match between the AL and GA state legislatures. we've got some pretty special idiots over here as well.

I'm good with that if it's to the death.

jthomas666 · Feb 1, 2013

92tide said:
i would like to see a cage match between the AL and GA state legislatures. we've got some pretty special idiots over here as well.

I dunno...I'd put Mo Brooks and Shadrack McGill up against just about anybody...

92tide · Feb 1, 2013

MattinBama said:
I'm good with that if it's to the death.

im pretty sure the bulk of ours are undead

seebell · Feb 1, 2013

jthomas666 said:
I dunno...I'd put Mo Brooks and Shadrack McGill up against just about anybody...

To paraphrase Shadrack; "Teachers should be paid very little. Teachers should teach for the love of the job. Teaching should be a calling." At the same meeting; " Our legislators should be well paid so the best can be attracted to public service"

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