Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Legalized Robbery
I am so pissed off and frustrated right now. How is it that a person can struggle mightily for years to actually EARN some fucking money, to always keep fighting and jumping in there to keep things going even when they are sinking inside, to refuse to give up and let things crumble - even when they are crumbling themselves (and could probably qualify for disability but will never, ever apply for it) - only to be taken advantage of by their own government? I do not think income taxes are wrong, or that they are unfair in general, but I think the way they are applied to certain kinds of investment income in certain circumstances is complete and total greedy bullshit. No wonder some people are afraid to put themselves out there. Well - I'M STILL NOT. Those greedy fucking bastards are not going to discourage me. Fuck them. I'll give the goddamn bastards their blood money. Then they can suck my ass because I am not going to let them discourage me. Fuckers. May they rot. Don't ask me why I cheer certain kinds of destruction in the public sector. It's a no-brainer. This government favors slaves. And this has absolutely nothing to do with race and everything to do with freedom. They love you if you keep punching that clock and breaking your fucking hump for pennies and empty promises - promises which the government is rapidly destroying its ability to keep. If you show any apptitude toward independence, then they try to fuck you. Unless, of course, you received a golden parachute. Are you aware that you can actually get a tax break for that? Yeah. I wasn't either. Sucks for me, cause I don't have one. Never have. All I have is my wits and my willingness to work my goddamn fingers to the bone fixing up rentals EVEN WHEN MY SANITY IS HANGING ON BY A FUCKING THREAD. I spit on these bastards. SPIT I tell you. And then I move on. To make more money because they WILL NOT succeed in discouraging me. THEY WILL NEVER ENSLAVE ME. I will continue to do my own thing in spite of them. I will NEVER comply with the soul-sucking status quo in Loserville. This country was BUILT by people like my husband and me before it was ruined by stupidity. One day, and sooner rather than later, that will become astonishingly and painfully apparent.
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Way to go! Did you go to the Tea Parties last month? You would have been awesome there!
ReplyDeleteWe had a question on the ballot here in our state (MA) to eliminate the income tax. There was huge outcry here about it and many people were fed up. It didn't pass. But what did the government do? Almost immediately after they just squeaked by and won the "keep the taxes" bill, they went ahead and raised taxes. And they've been doing this repeatedly since November.
Good for you!
The feds hit my parents for some 12,000 dollars this year. My mother is a retired nurse. My father is a retired and very disabled college professor. They are not rich by any means. It is criminal how the government can continue to gouge people like this and the ultra rich continue to dance through loopholes aplenty.
ReplyDeleteRANT PART TWO (yes, I'm still pissed)
ReplyDeleteI got a letter in the mail Tuesday. Seems I screwed up and made a line-item mistake and now owe more taxes. My problem with that (besides the fact that it was unexpected) is that my husband and I are working very hard to scrape up and save everything we can for expansion. Not to mention we have three little kids here. The thing that really got to me is not that we owe more - it's the 'why' of the reason it's so much. It's the rental property. This is a year we really could have used a break, but because we scrimped and saved and actually OWN something and make some of our income from it - we get no break no matter how many kids we have to take care of. It just really hit home now because I have been struggling SO FUCKING MUCH with my problems and have found ways to keep on going anyway. I do what I need to do. I MAKE a goddamn way. And then some government agency treats my work like it is not really work and uses it as an excuse to devalue my husband's work, too. I couldn't help thinking about the EIC and how we are not allowed to use it because being a landlord is not earned income. And because I'm a landlord, my husband's bust-ass business doesn't qualify as real work, either. We don't really 'earn' is what this says to me. All because we own something. Well... then I think the taxing authority should get their asses over here and man the phones. Somebody needs to grab a fucking plunger, scraper, paintbrush, and a pen and the proper legal documents for evicting drug addicted scum... and then I will agree that we are slackers and money just falls out of the sky while we sit around here with our thumbs up our asses. I'm having this vision of myself as an old woman. I am advising the young leaders of a new political party. Viva la revolution, baby. But I'll probably hire a tax attorney for next year. I'd rather pay a lawyer (who is EARNING income) than a buch a bunch of government sanctioned con artists anyday. Yes. I'm STILL pissed. And now I'm going to brush my teeth. Motherfuckers.
I just had an idea! Holy crap! I think I know how to fix this! I'll let you guys know after I look into it. I hope I'm right.
Eureka! I have found it! I'll get it done in the next couple of days, but I DECLARE THE VICTORY NOW. They are NOT going to rip me off. Nope. Two 1040X forms coming right up to amend filing status (yes, I'm one of those cautionary types who does not live in a community property state and doesn't put the spouse on deeds). And guess what hard working man will now be able to claim EIC for his business income? Yes, this will offset our burden. hehehe
ReplyDeleteI meant what I said to that lady on the phone. "No, I am NOT interested in making payment arrangements. I have no intention of paying it AT ALL." And yes, I said it. Sometimes my mouth runs away with me. I'm surprised they don't find a way to tax that. Bring it. There's a loophole for that, too. It's called The Constitution and I'll say what I please. Cause it still irks me that being a landlord and not having a property manager is not 'earned' income. Tell it to my busted knuckles next time I have to fix shit up while visions of horrors dance through my head.
Now do you guys see what I do with my time at night? Can't sleep till the sun comes up. I figure I might as well use it for something.
Tomorrow night's agenda - Experian credit bureau. If I'm not mistaken, their time is just about up and they haven't resolved my dispute. When time runs out, they have to remove the damaging info. I'll write them and let them know.
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Woo hoo! Glad you found a loophole. I have found the $175 I pay to my tax accountant is so worth it. It relieves a lot of my headaches, and I get to deduct it on my next years taxes.
ReplyDeleteI'm pissed that I can't deduct all the interest on my school loans because I "make too much money." Yeah sure - 1/4 of my salary to school loans. My loan payments monthly are more than my mortgage. Grrrr
you are absolutely right !
ReplyDeleteDamn, Enola. I know how you feel about the amount of the loan payment. I feel like that about health insurance premiums. They're really terrible.
ReplyDeleteThank you, JIP. I'm glad some people understand that it IS work. It's real work. And there's no way I can keep a 'normal' job in the shape I'm in. I had little choice but to create my own job. There was nothing else left for me to do to make any money.
Would you look at that. My ranting took over. I didn't forget the first comments.
ReplyDeleteI didn't do the tea party, Paul. I am politically exhausted these days (I used to be somewhat fanatic and it was starting to bug me).
Geez, Lily. That's a hell of a bill. I wonder if something is wrong with it. That's terrible.
I am not sure how much you get of our news? Our government are greedy thieves.
ReplyDeleteNext month, when I get my pay check, I will look at the tax I paid and know it was spent on buying an MP a duck house or alternatively to pay an MP to get rich on property and avoid paying taxes themselves.
It seems that greedy thieves abound these days, Kahless. And thanks for those interesting links. I had not had exposure to either of those stories. I did read about your banks' recent stress tests and the government refusing to make the results public. They could always release them and then lie about what they mean like our government did.
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