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I tried to live a tax free day today.....

By Terry Miller

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Miller Homes Group

September 18, 2009 09:22 AM

I tried to live a tax free day today... Yes I failed and failed badly.

*Alarm rang- Tax on electricity

*Went to buy a breakfast Taco- Gas tax and sales Tax

*Made a phone call or two- Phone tax

*Wrote some blog posts- Electricity again.

*Needed to go to the bathroom- Tax on the toilet paper. City sewer Tax.

*Stood on a corner and just breathed in the air- Ticket for loitering Tax. (Kidding on this one)

*Went to the office- Property Tax

*Counted inventory at work- Inventory Tax

*Bought a car- Sales Tax

*Got a paycheck-Tax,Tax and more Tax

It's impossible to live one minute tax free in America.

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Darren Revell

Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley - Temecula, CA

Yes, but as Robert Kyosaki put it... I don't mind paying taxes, look what it gives us... Just don't want to pay more than my share.

Are we tax burdened? Yes, in many ways...

Do we get to live in a free country? Yes, again in many ways.

Oh.. I have to comment... Your wallpaper is great....

Sep 18, 2009 09:31 AM

Melissa Anderson

Be My Neighbor Mortgage - San Antonio, TX

Your Texas Lender

I closed a loan today, more & more taxes on the way!

Sep 18, 2009 09:59 AM

Kate Kate

San Diego, CA

Terry, I like that quote from RK that Darren gives. But I'm resenting that our share increases due to runaway spending. There was a reason our forefathers sought refuge from taxation without representation. Kate

Sep 18, 2009 10:04 AM

John Secor

EXIT Real Estate Results - Winter Springs, FL

Terry - remember the Beatles song "Taxman", here's a link to the lyrics:

http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/beatles/taxman/212785/lyrics.jhtml

Sep 18, 2009 02:59 PM

Charles Stallions

Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL

850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

Most enjoy paying taxesin fact even here on A/R we have folks that think we ought to be paying higher taxes so indigents can have health insurance. BTW what happened to that guy with assisted suicide.

Why can't families take care of each other like they did in the early 1900 and if you want to donate money to help others give it to them. But I worked for mine and I don't want to give it to the government to give to Acorn or any other nut.

Sep 19, 2009 01:25 PM

Don Rogers

Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO

Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

They can call the day whatever they want but someone is going to get an extra nickle out of you. Go figure!!

Sep 19, 2009 03:01 PM

Lane Bailey

Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA

Realtor & Car Guy

Isn't that the goal. You know that in official language, the money that you make and get to keep is referred to as an "expenditure"... The government feels like they have the right to it all, and we should only have what THEY think we deserve.

Sep 19, 2009 03:58 PM

Wallace S. Gibson, CPM

Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA

LandlordWhisperer

Great post * Good thought *** These taxes are HIDDEN * we are aware of them when LIBS bring them OUT when they want to give TAX CREDITS to people who don't pay INCOME TAXES.....yet, it is this portion of our country that they TAX the GREATEST...and who don't have the ability to take advantage of our tax codes with business expenses (except when given tax advice by ACORN)....mortgage interest deductions or REAL ESTATE DEPRECIATION!!!! Yeah!!! my favorite!!

Sep 19, 2009 11:48 PM

Charles - the fact is, you already pay a hidden tax for indigent health care or don't you realize that your direct cost of coverage and benifits is higher because of the care extended to those without coverage or the ability to pay?

Sep 20, 2009 01:00 AM

Rob Arnold

Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL

Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F

Don't forget that you made a phone call and got charged phone taxes, lived in your house and property tax, every good and service has a sales tax, had a closing and got charged deed transfer taxes and property taxes, and the list goes on and on. Government at all levels is breaking the backs of the American people.

Sep 20, 2009 03:09 AM

Jon Budish

Resident Realty - Fort Collins, CO

We are all paying more and more in taxes, and struggling to make ends meet, while the govt. collecting confiscating it from us still goes deeper and deeper into debt!

Sep 20, 2009 03:48 AM

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