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Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Raise Taxes On 77 Percent Of Americans: Tax Policy Center Analysis

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 01/02/13 02:30 PM

 

In Washington while trying to raise taxes for the rich, people will end up still haveing to pay more taxes, no matter if there rich or poor. Because the legislation didn't do anything to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year.

            The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan Washington research group, estimates that 77 percent of American households will face higher federal taxes in 2013 under the agreement negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans. High-income families will feel the biggest tax increases, but many middle- and low-income families will pay higher taxes too.

              Households making between $40,000 and $50,000 will face an average tax increase of $579 in 2013, according to the Tax Policy Center's analysis. Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 will face an average tax increase of $822.
"For most people, it's just the payroll tax," said Roberton Williams, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center.The tax increases could be a lot higher. A huge package of tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush was scheduled to expire Tuesday as part of the "fiscal cliff." The Bush-era tax cuts lowered taxes for families at every income level, reduced investment taxes and the estate tax, and enhanced a number of tax credits, including a $1,000-per-child credit.

                 
               The package passed Tuesday by the Senate and House extends most the Bush-era tax cuts for individuals making less than $400,000 and married couples making less than $450,000.
Obama said the deal "protects 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small business owners from a middle-class tax hike. While neither Democrats nor Republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country."The income threshold covers more than 99 percent of all households, exceeding Obama's claim, according to the Tax Policy Center. However, the increase in payroll taxes will hit nearly every wage earner.

                  Social Security is financed by a 12.4 percent tax on wages up to $113,700, with employers paying half and workers paying the other half. Obama and Congress reduced the share paid by workers from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent for 2011 and 2012, saving a typical family about $1,000 a year.Obama pushed hard to enact the payroll tax cut for 2011 and to extend it through 2012. But it was never fully embraced by either party, and this time around, there was general agreement to let it expire.

                It reminds me of another text when I read about the first time he sworn to be president.

Lord of misrule!! book summary

Morganville has gone crazy. Buildings burning, humans are killing vampires trying to take back there town. Amilie the head vampire has gone missing. Amilies dad Bishop has came into town threatning to start a war if amilie didn't give him the little black book that explains how to make new vampires. Now that amilie has refused Bishop is gathering fallowers and is getting ready for war. Claira dont know what to think. She is just trying to keep her love life in tack with all of the stuff thats going on. She tells Shane that she is probably going to move back in with her parents. She really dont though, and Shane gives her a necklace with a cross on it. Oliver another important vampire shows up in the attic of Claria and her roomates house. He is all bloody and looks like he has got beat up really bad. Oliver tells them that city hall was being attacked by bishops group. Amilie is still missing. 

Forgiveness

I think that the captain and the crew should have told us what was going on and tell us that the ship was sinking. I would forgive them but it wouldn't change how many people died that day because of the decision that they made.

Forgiveness, is it important?

A teenager takes his or her own life to escape adolescent Pressures. Do you think that this should be forgiven? I think that for a teenager times are real tough these days and I think we should forgive this act. I know it is not right, but sometimes teenagers think that killing them selves is the last resort and they don't want to tell anyone because they think that no one could help them. They just think that the world is aginst them so they don't ask for help.

Of Mice and Men essay:)

   Basically in the book "Of mice and men" it's two men trying to work to survive. One of the men 'Lennie' not bright, and the other man 'George' is the one who looks out for Lennie, to make sure he stays out of trouble. In John steinbeck's speech, he tells about how he use's good literature. In John steinbeck's book "Of mice and men" shows characters adn situations that involve good literature, discribing them.

   As John steinbeck is wrighting this book he is using literature to discribe characters, like George and Lennie. Such as this "Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, shapeless hats and both carried tight blacket rolls slung over their sholders."Then he starts just discribing George, "the first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, storng features. Every part of him was defined: small,strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose." Then he goes on discribing Lennie, "Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, sharpless of face, with large pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bar drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely."

   Also in the book John steinbeck is talking about situations that have good litature in them. Such as, "we just come in, said George. Let the big guy talk. Lennis twisted with embarrassment. George said, s'pose he don't want to talk? curley lashed his body around. By christ he's gotta talk when he's spoke to. What the hell are you gettin' into it for?" The situatuon between Curley, George, and Lennie shows what kind of good liturature John steinbeck is using.

   "Of mice and men" shows to society examples of good hero's. The time period for this book is perfect. This book made me want to read more books that John steinbeck has wrote.