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Taxes
The purpose of this section is to eventually
capture all the taxes we really pay.
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What
does the middle class really pay in taxes? |
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Just trying to put
some real numbers to what I pay in taxes
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$150,000 total for a couple):
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Tax levied |
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Actual |
Comments |
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Federal Tax rate |
33.0% |
42,000 |
middle
class penalty of alt min. tax of 28% |
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Social Security |
6.2% |
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Medicare |
1.45% |
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Company Contribution |
7.65% |
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Indirectly, the employee does pay for this! |
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California State |
9.3% |
13,950 |
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State Sales |
7.25% |
2,250 |
assume
sped 30,000 for consumables |
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Property |
1.06% |
6,360 |
$600,000 house - low side for California |
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Utilities |
na |
2,000 |
total
of gas, electric, disposal, telephone taxes |
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Gasoline |
na |
432 |
100
gallons per mo at $.36/gal |
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sub-total |
65.9% |
66,992 |
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Indirect Tax levied |
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Actual |
Comments |
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Education |
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middle
class penalty in qualifying for scholarships |
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Health Care |
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middle
class penalty for higher health care fees |
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