"Your taxes will go up if Obama gets elected."
Huh?
"You KNOW that, don't you? Obama will double your taxes. And you don't mind?"
That's what a friend of mine told me a coupla months ago. My reply was inadequate, but I didn't know about the email that's been making the rounds. In fact, I said: "I don't believe that's true. The Bush tax cuts would be repealed for the top 2%. It's just the wealthy who will pay more in taxes."
"No," my friend said. "YOUR taxes are going up."
"I don't believe that," I said. "But if they do, then I'll pay them. I like Barack's programs, and I've got plenty of money. What do I care?"
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Now, I'm not really rich. Don't get me wrong. But I WAS sincere. So get me right.
The problem was, I never knew about those stupid emails -- the ones that start out with:
"INTERESTING DATA JUST RECEIVED ON TAXES"Spread the word....."This is something you should beaware of so you don't get blind-sided.This is really going to catch a lotof families off guard. It shouldmake you worry."
-- and then continue with garbage like
"Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:"CAPITAL GAINS TAX"MCCAIN0% on home sales up to $500,000per home (couples) McCain does notpropose any change in existinghome sales income tax."OBAMA"28% on profit from ALL home sales"How does this affect you?If you sell your home and make a profit, youwill pay 28% of your gain on taxes."If you are heading toward retirementand would like to down-size yourhome or move into a retirementcommunity, 28% of the money youmake from your home will go to taxes. Thisproposal will adversely affect theelderly who are counting on the incomefrom their homes as part of their retirement income."DIVIDEND TAX"MCCAIN 15% (no change)"OBAMA 39.6%"How will this affect you?If you have any money invested in stockmarket, IRA, mutual funds,college funds, life insurance, retirementaccounts, or anything that paysor reinvests dividends, you will nowbe paying nearly 40% of the moneyearned on taxes if Obama become president."
There is more, much more, but I'm sure you get the point. And now I understand where these people are getting these crazy ideas.
So.
To borrow a phrase (or two):
INTERESTING DATA JUST RECEIVED ON (EMAILS)Spread the word.....
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