EVERY Tax Is Paid By The Poor

 

I have had several people ask me to once again explain how taxing the rich, or businesses, results in taxing the poor. Others have flatly disagreed - they cannot see the larger picture. So, if you will bear with me for just a few minutes, perhaps I can clarify.

First, I can state emphatically that the rich do not pay any taxes - not ever. And the poor pay all the taxes - always. And that is precisely how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Now for proof of the pudding.

Let us say Joe is poor, and Mark is rich. Joe eats a lot of Ramen soup because it's cheap. Mark's company makes the Ramen soup. Joe works for Mark.

The government increases Mark's taxes. They also increase the taxes on capital gains. This pleases Joe because he thinks Mark has too much wealth.

Since Mark's taxes have increased, and he is not in business to lose money, he must now raise the cost of the Ramen that Joe buys. That's business - as costs rise, so do prices. Suddenly, Joe is not so pleased because he is now paying Mark's taxes every time he buys Ramen.

Mark also reduces company benefits, and lays Joe off because the increase on capital gains has forced investors to stop investing in his company. Needless to say, Joe is REALLY unhappy now - and poorer than ever. And he blames Mark, even though it was the "Joe's" of the world who demanded Mark's taxes be raised.

But it is much worse than that - increased taxes on EVERY business and rich person has resulted in the prices of ALL products and services to increase. Joe is now paying more for gas, his lawn mower, milk, pizza, movies, tires, car - everything he buys is now more expensive, because businesses always pass off any increase in costs - including taxes - onto the customers and employees. Taxes are a COB - cost of business - and is passed on to consumers. They have to. And the end result is that his customers are paying his taxes for him, because taxes are an expense, and expenses are built into the price of products and services.

The only people who cannot pass these added costs onto others are the poor - there is no one below them to pass them to.

This is how it works. Every time.

FACT #1: Increasing taxes - regardless of who you tax - always harms the economy, increases unemployment,  decreases investments that make the economy grow, and makes the poor even poorer.

Even you, the working stiff, pass on your taxes to people below you. Yes, you do. In order to pay higher taxes, you must earn more money than if you did not have any taxes to pay. Your paycheck reflects that. As businesses increase prices because of higher taxes, those higher prices mean YOU pay higher sales taxes (when the price goes up on an item, so does the amount of tax - you pay 5 cents on a one dollar item, and 6 cents on that item when the price increases to $1.20). So, when you get hit with higher property taxes, higher sales taxes etc., you have to ask for a raise, or you fall into poverty. And where do you think your boss is going to get that money for your raise? He has no money tree. He will get it from his customers by way of higher prices (again), which results in even higher cost of goods, plus higher sales taxes on those higher prices. But you have effectively passed on your taxes to those below you - and onto yourself again.

Every penny of tax is passed down to those below. And it stops with the poor, because they cannot pass it down - they are already at the bottom. Who would they pass those costs onto?

FACT #2: When businesses are taxed more, or capital gains taxes are increased, the business must do one of three things if they are to stay in business. They must either increase the costs of their products/services, OR they must reduce company benefits and/or lay people off, OR a combination of the two. (A 3rd option is to move to Mexico or China, taking the jobs with them). Regardless which they choose, it will result in a sagging economy, higher unemployment, fewer people insured (lost benefits), and the poor getting poorer.

There can be no other result.

On the other hand, you get the opposite result when you LOWER taxes. The cost of business becomes less costly, so businesses can hire more people. They become more competitive, driving prices down. This means the poor would have jobs and income, and the items they buy will not be increasing in price.

Here is a tidbit for you - until the income tax was passed into law in 1913, virtually everything remained reasonably stable in prices for over 100 years. As soon as the income tax was passed, it caused all prices to rise. And ever since 1913, prices have steadily risen according to the rise in taxation.

Virtually all economic problems originate from taxation. The higher the taxes, the bigger the problems.

Democrat politicians, unfortunately, either do not understand simple economics and logic - or do not care, as they have an agenda. In either case, giving them power is a grave mistake.

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How To Put Hillary Down For The Count

It's a simple matter to put Hillary down for the count, quickly, if a few simple tried and true steps are followed.

FIRST and foremost it is not enough to bore people by simply stating a problem and that you will fix it (YAWN) . You need to entertain while you teach, so they GET IT AND REMEMBER IT! Most folks need illustrations they can relate to. Jesus knew that, and used parables to hammer home a point. Democrats also understand that, and use illustrations like pushing granny over a cliff. Illustrations make things easier to understand, and stick with people longer.

EXAMPLE:

Hillary says we should take the economic pie and cut it into smaller slices so the less fortunate can have more. Really? I say we just bake more pies so everyone can have more, not less. You do that by creating an environment that encourages the entrepreneurial spirit and business growth, which creates jobs, which, in turn, increases demand for products and services. And you do that by lowering the burden on businesses - cutting taxes and regulations. You cannot - CANNOT - get something to grow by restricting it . Restriction is how you grow miniature Bonsai trees, not a strong economy. Hillary's plan of higher taxes and more regulations will insure our economy will be a Bonsai, not a Redwood.

2) State unequivically that starting on Day One you will order a complete and thorough FORENSIC AUDIT of every government agency, and convince Congress to eliminate any and all waste, eliminate AND PROSECUTE fraud and to eliminate every item that is not necessary for the safety and general welfare of America. This will insure there will be an excess of money to continue funding necessary social services, such as Social Security and Medicare.

3) If hit with something that can hurt you, turn liabilities into assets (the basis of Ju Jitsu fighting), and following through on the following points:

*Business history (bankruptcies, debt, outsourcing etc) - in 2006 I was running a business. My responsibility was to my family, my creditors and my employees. As such, it was my job to serve them to the best of my ability. I did that, and obviously did it well. In 2017, as president, my new job will be to serve the American people to the best of my ability, and you can bet I will do that job just as well.

*On releasing tax returns - I am proud to pay the least amount of income tax possible, for several reasons. First, it again goes to my responsibility - first to God, then my family and business. By paying the least amount ALLOWED BY LAW, there is more profit to use for expansion, and hiring, which I continually do. I will do the same for America. It is helpful to note that even the I.R.S booklet states each citizen has an obligation to pay no more than is required by law. And as to charitable contributions, I would like to remind the Secretary and the media that the Bible specifically states that taking credit for good deeds do not store treasures for you in Heaven. To store good deeds to benefit you in Heaven you must give ANONYMOUSLY. If I were to claim them on my taxes, I would be cashing in those good deeds now. I do not need those rewards now - I have plenty already. I'd rather store them in Heaven, therefore I rarely claim all that I give. Christians understand.

*Contrary to what the Democrats and the media try to con people into believing, the recession of 2008 was caused totally and completely by Democrats - it just happened to come apart while a Republican was president. In 1936 FDR (D) created Fannie Mae. 1967, LBJ (D) privatized it, giving it freedom. 1977 Carter (D) signed the Community Reinvestment Act into law, requiring banks to make risky loans. In 1994 OBAMA (D) WAS CO-COUNSEL FOR ACORN in its suit against CITIBANK for red-lining, which led to Clinton (D) to pass the Bliley Bill REQUIRING banks to make at least 50% of all loans to the poor who could not possibly repay them. Since banks cannot stay in business if they lose money, this forced banks to create "derivatives", the bundling of notes to spread the risk, and sold them off, mainly to Fannie Mae. In 1996 Senators Frank (D) & Dodd (D) convinced Congress that Fannie Mae was healthy and needed no more regulation (as was requested by Bush). In 2008, the crap hit the fan...courtesy of 70 years of DEMOCRAT policies.

*Isis - In fighting, what Obama & Hillary do is called "telegraphing" blows, which guarantees you lose. Under my presidency, I will take the advice of the generals and admirals, formulate a plan - and KEEP THE PLAN SECRET until it is implemented and over with. Normandy would have been a disaster if the enemy knew when and where we were coming. Secrecy - That is the ONLY way to win any conflict

* Comey says Hillary plays fast & lose with the truth, and outright lies to American people - then lies about lying. It is unfortunate that he compromised the integrity of the FBI, a fine agency of great, dedicated patriots, but nevertheless he did manage to point out that Hillary Clinton is a serial liar, and compromised national security, and under any other circumstances she could not qualify for even the lowest level of security. Yet, she wants top level clearance.

*BENGHAZI - As S.O.S. she was responsible for all State Department policies and actions. That includes the horrid failure in Benghazi. While the facts do show she bore some direct responsibility, that matters little - as SOS, she was the ultimate party responsible - a boss is ALWAYS responsible for his or her employees and agents, and their actions

*Cyber-security: we need to utilize our best and brightest to get ahead of hackers. We don't have to stoop to the level of our enemies - we just have to prevent them from doing us harm. There are geniuses in America that are quite capable of doing that, and to initiate a social media war against our enemies. We will find those geniuses and pay them very well to get the job done.

*National Security: Unlike Obama & Hillary who follow advice of pundits and political hacks with no experience, YOU will follow the advice of those whose job it is to know how to win wars and keep the enemy at bay - Generals & Admirals. "If I do that, I'm sure they won't have me going off half-cocked. As a life-long, incredibly successful businessman, I know the value of surrounding myself with experts, not partisan bureaucrats, and getting the job done."

*GUN CONTROL: Strange that Hillary now calls gun control "gun safety". Democrats often try to change minds by changing the semantics, like calling illegal immigrants undocumented workers, and aborting a fetus as "choice". And her stance on "military style" weapons is deceptive - military STYLE is not the same as a military weapon. The military STYLE weapons are nothing more than a standard deer rifle  made to LOOK military. It does not function as a military. Military rifles, not available to the public are automatics - bullets keep flying as long as you hold down the trigger (or you run out of ammo). Military "style" weapons available to the public only fire one single shot for each separate pull of the trigger - the very same functionality as any deer rile. Putting on a Superman costume does not make you Superman, and putting a banana clip and hand grip on a deer rifle does not make it a military weapon of war.

*Trickle-Down economics: Hillary says it never works, but facts prove it ALWAYS works - PROVIDED government gets the Hell out of the way. When government gets in the way with higher taxes and more regulations, it upsets the system of free enterprise that allows the economy to work as it should. When "trickle down" fails, it fails only because of government interference. Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman proved supply-side economics is the only system that works that can be sustained. Wealth can only be created when a product and/or service is created, made available and sold. The value is in the product/service, and only money can create, produce and market. The money created is used to BUY inventory & supplies, HIRE employees (adding to the IRS coffers) who, in turn, SPEND on other goods/services, which supports other businesses and the jobs created by those businesses. In short, as Sean Hannity often says, no one ever got a good paying job from a poor person

*RACIST: Donald only went half way by mentioning the Florida club he built - why not mention the FIGHT with other clubs that do discriminate? The ones who tried to stop him? Donald not only invited all ethnicities as members, but fought for the privilege to do so

*IMMIGRATION: There are 3.5 million people entering the workforce in 2016. Only 2.7 million jobs were created in 2015. Unless they bring jobs with them, like drug dealing, illegals must take jobs from Americans, contrary to what Hillary's spinmeisters claim.

ALL OF THE ABOVE should be clearly stated, as shown, in a televised speech. Then commercials should be proliferated on each individual point, and used in debates as needed

DON'T INTERRUPT! It makes you appear to be on the defensive - not good.
DON'T LET HILLARY GET YOU IN THE WEEDS with BS issues that mean nothing to the people. When she or the moderators (or the media) bring up minor issues that don't matter, IGNORE THEM, or simply say, "Sorry, Hillary - I am going to concentrate on the real issues that real people care about. Let me know when you get around to wanting to debate THOSE."

Smile - don't sneer