September 25th, 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 […]
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September 16th, 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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August 17th, 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 […]
By Kelly -- 3 comments
June 22nd, 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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June 20th, 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 […]
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