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All Over the World

25 September 2007

It seems that more and more countries are confirming what we know to be true: it’s really, really better to be wealthy. First, the US. Then, the UK. And now? Ireland. RTE is reporting that the top 80 earners in Ireland paid about a rate equivalent to about 15% tax. The 150 top earners paid [...]

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The rich pay less in the UK, too?

16 September 2007

Apparently, it’s not just the US taxpayers who are complaining that those in lower tax brackets actually pay a higher percentage of tax overall. UK taxpayers are making a similar claim. According to the Sunday Times, the UK’s richest people are paying 4p in the pound less in tax than any other section of the [...]

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It’s Not Just Me…

17 August 2007

Who believes that the economic burden of being middle class in America is difficult. TaxProf blog posted an interesting excerpt from Todd Zywicki’s op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about double income (at a middle class level) families and their struggle with an increased tax burden. The piece was derived from a review of [...]

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Warren Buffet Will Give You $1 Million Dollars…

27 June 2007

Well, only if you were at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser last night. The often “out of the box” Buffet, one of the richest men in the world, offered $1 million to any one in the audience who could prove that he paid a tax rate which was higher than those that work for him. Buffett [...]

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Apparently Being Middle Class in the UK Sucks as well…

22 June 2007

At least according to one of my colleagues across the pond. You can read the reaction to my post about being middle class in America at Tax the Fish.

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Being Middle Class in America Sucks.

20 June 2007

I filed my taxes today. Yeah, they are late. I almost always file with an extension because I’m so busy in April – I’m not recommending it, I’m just saying it happens. Anyhow, this year, it really hit me how much being middle class in American sucks. And as the words were coming out of [...]

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