Oberloh is CGMC president
August 16, 2011 at 4:01 pm in Worthington Daily Globe
Worthington mayor elected during conference
WORTHINGTON Mayor Alan Oberloh was elected as president for the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) at a three-day conference on Aug. 5. Continue Reading
Wow, it only took The Globe two weeks to report this!
Congratulations to Oberloh.
Don’t worry about those that think the CGMC is a group of Democrats, like Democrat is a dirty word or something.
They must think police, fire and road paving are funded by the police, fire and road paving fairy.
They don’t wan’t their taxes increased, but they don’t want them to be government funded either.
Hot debate. What do you think?
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naughtydog, why do you continue to slam the globe’s reporting? You obviously read the online edition and like to use the Areavoices.
As far as taxes are concerned, if you don’t think you are paying enough taxes why not write a check to the state or the feds?
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Slam? It is fact.
Don’t you like a complete picture? I thought more people would like as many pieces to a puzzle, OUR puzzle, as possible. You don’t have to like my piece, but it is part of the puzzle.
I like as complete and unbiased picture as possible which is why The Globe is not my sole source of local news. I use it in conjunction with other sources and Area Voices is not the only site I voice my opinion either.
So onto the topic.
I think the uber rich ought to be pulling their own share and if they did, the rest of us probably wouldn’t have too. The other 98% of us are already carrying a heavier load. The rich need to match us at least, to help pay for things they benefit from as well.
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Who do you consider uber rich? The same as me and most everyone else. The top 2%. the richest of the rich.
Buffett is not an example of an ultra rich Minnesotan, but he is an example of the uber rich. He paid only 17% of his taxable income, while others in his office ranged from 33 percent to 41 percent and averaged 36 percent.
We give OUR money to the government. Why shouldn’t THEY? Tax them more. They can handle it.
Here is the link to the article that was featured in the NY Times the other day. It did a great job of explaining tax stuff. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html
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5% is a lot more to someone of lower income because their income is not as disposable as someone living comfortably or better than comfortable. I don’t believe a flat tax is the solution either.
States with flat tax are running budget shortfalls too.
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No state is running a true flat tax, one where everyone pays the same rate as everyone else with no exceptions. All of the systems have deducitons and a formof itemizing. If everyone paid a flat rate we would all pay less and have more.
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Flat tax rate would still be burdensome on those on a fixed income, and those with very little to no disposable income.
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I agree with your assessment under the current operating procedures of a flat tax. However, if all the deductions are eliminated and every pays then in theory everyone will pay less then they are paying now.
Under the current system we have such a wide array of percentages it is impossible to accurately predict what future taxes will be. In addition the system rewards those who can find way to avoid paying taxes. This goes against the very principle of taxation.
I believe that if we all pay the same amount we will end up paying much less then we are currently. My reasoning is that EVERYONE will be paying, and the tax burden will be shared with the entire population.
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