Cool Website Calculates Tax Benefits

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Cool Website Calculates Tax Benefits
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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 2:55pm

Here is a cool website where you can enter your family filing status and AGI and see whether/how your family will benefit tax-wise from the candidates' proposed tax plans:


 


http://home.comcast.net/~adiabat/VoterEducationTools/Obama_vs_McCain_on_Taxes.htm


I will do better under Obama.

Sopal


Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 10:56pm
That $474 will pay the increase in your electric bill...yes.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-05-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 10:59pm

Whatever you want to believe.

 

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 10:59pm

<<Why should someone making only 35,000 have to pay 20% of their income to taxes, and someone making 350,000 only pay 20%.>>


Why shouldn't they?

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:01pm

<<The difference is having 28,000 as opposed to having 280,000. Greed wins all the time. So, hopefully, the business making 280,000 profit, the people left with 28,000 won't be stupid enough to buy their product, if it's something they can do without. >>


Why is that greed?

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-31-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:17pm
Yes, and your point? 28K for food, clothing and shelter in will provide the bare minimum almost everywhere. 280k is an excellent
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:26pm
I have done all I can to show you how the tax forms determine AGI.

Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-28-2004
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:35pm
Playing around with different options, found that Obama will raise taxes on an elderly person making 10,000 and McCain cuts taxes. Was little difference for me.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-09-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:50pm

Men who have received the Noble Peace prize for the economy (or

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 12:02am

<Playing around with different options, found that Obama will raise taxes on an elderly person making 10,000 and McCain cuts taxes. Was little difference for me.>


First, he won't

Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 12:07am
Don't the wealthy get a tax write-off for charitable donations up to a certain amount?

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