Invest in America - it's good for government
Obama's Dividend Assault
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...LEFTTopStories
".............Keep in mind that dividends are paid to shareholders only after the corporation pays taxes on its profits. So assuming a maximum 35% corporate tax rate and a 44.8% dividend tax, the total tax on corporate earnings passed through as dividends would be 64.1%...................."
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".........Of course, the White House wants everyone to know that this new rate would apply only to those filthy rich individuals who make $200,000 a year, or $250,000 if you're a greedy couple. We're all supposed to believe that no one would be hurt other than rich folks who can afford it. .............."
Back to work slaves - the government needs it's fix.
And now for the lighter side
Chart of the Week: Nearly Half of All Americans Don’t Pay Income Taxes
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/19/...-income-taxes/
"..............“One of the most worrying trends in the Index is the coinciding growth in the non-taxpaying public,” wrote Heritage authors Bill Beach and Patrick Tyrrell. “The percentage of people who do not pay federal income taxes, and who are not claimed as dependents by someone who does pay them, jumped from 14.8 percent in 1984 to 49.5 percent in 2009.”......"
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