Comments on: Thanks, But No Thanks http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/ A blog about philosophy, Christianity, web development and whatever else I feel like writing about. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: filosofo http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-659 filosofo Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:32:16 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-659 An op-ed article in the <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200506171255.asp" rel="nofollow"><cite>National Review</cite> online</a> offers these figures: <blockquote cite="http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200506171255.asp">When Massachusetts cut its top tax rate to 5.3 percent in 2001, it let guilty liberals pay the old 5.85 percent rate if they wished. According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, as of June 15, only 930 taxpayers opted to do so on their 2004 returns generating an extra $246,505. In 2002, 2,215 taxpayers paid the higher rate, yielding $341,829. Among 3,218,572 returns filed in 2003, only 1,488 (or 0.046 percent) paid the voluntary higher rate, adding $209,216 to state coffers.</blockquote> An op-ed article in the National Review online offers these figures:

When Massachusetts cut its top tax rate to 5.3 percent in 2001, it let guilty liberals pay the old 5.85 percent rate if they wished. According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, as of June 15, only 930 taxpayers opted to do so on their 2004 returns generating an extra $246,505. In 2002, 2,215 taxpayers paid the higher rate, yielding $341,829. Among 3,218,572 returns filed in 2003, only 1,488 (or 0.046 percent) paid the voluntary higher rate, adding $209,216 to state coffers.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-658 Jonathan Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:20:15 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-658 I too would like to see the statistics on this. Similarly, forcing U.S. citizens to pay taxes on their foreign earned income while living abroad is equally ridiculous, IMO. I too would like to see the statistics on this. Similarly, forcing U.S. citizens to pay taxes on their foreign earned income while living abroad is equally ridiculous, IMO.

]]> By: Dad http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-654 Dad Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:56:09 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-654 Are there statistics about how many take the state up on this great deal? Are there statistics about how many take the state up on this great deal?

]]> By: Michael C. http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-653 Michael C. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:18:19 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/04/02/thanks-but-no-thanks/#comment-653 <a href="http://rous.redbarn.org/objectivism/writing/PeterSaintAndre/VoluntaryGovFinancing.html" rel="nofollow">Ayn Rand</a> would be crushed. Ayn Rand would be crushed.

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