shah269 0 #1 January 26, 2012 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46143670/ns/business-us_business/ Quote“Workers’ welfare has nothing to do with their interests,” Quote$1 billion a week profit Tuesday, Apple reported one of the most lucrative quarters of any corporation in history, with $13.06 billion in profits on $46.3 billion in sales. Its sales would have been even higher, executives said, if overseas factories had been able to produce more. yeah can't get away with this shit in the US.....yet! But soon they will and soon they will have even more money. Sing it with me boys! the rich will get richer the poor will die and the middle class can move to Mexico.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #2 January 26, 2012 >yeah can't get away with this shit in the US . . . . . . . which is one reason so many companies are leaving the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #3 January 26, 2012 Why the new thread? And did you look at your 2010 return yet to see your actual tax rate yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #4 January 29, 2012 Quote>yeah can't get away with this shit in the US . . . . . . . which is one reason so many companies are leaving the US. So should they get away with this shit in the US? 2010 I was at about 25% tax rate give or take.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #5 January 29, 2012 >So should they get away with this shit in the US? Well, they can get away with that shit and stay in the US. Or they can go somewhere else to make a lot of money. Which would you prefer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #6 January 29, 2012 Quotethe rich will get richer Apple has a lot of money because they make products everyone wants, including Marxists who want all businesses to die, except of course all but their beloved Apple Inc. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #7 January 29, 2012 Quoteyeah can't get away with this shit in the US.....yet! LMFAO... We got you, and there ain't shit you can do about it but piss and moan like a little bitch in heat...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #8 January 30, 2012 >Apple has a lot of money because they make products everyone wants, including >Marxists who want all businesses to die, except of course all but their beloved Apple >Inc. Yep. And Occupy Wall Streeters can tweet on their Iphones about how much they hate companies like Apple. And of course Tea Partyers can tweet from public parks, on FCC managed frequencies, about how much they hate the government. Everyone's happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #9 January 30, 2012 Quote 2010 I was at about 25% tax rate give or take. no, you weren't. Stop confusing marginal and actual tax rate. It's lying at this point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #10 January 30, 2012 I was at about 23.6% federal income tax. Add on top of that my property tax, CA income, sales tax, and FICA and it starts to get up there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,647 #11 January 30, 2012 QuoteQuote 2010 I was at about 25% tax rate give or take. no, you weren't. Stop confusing marginal and actual tax rate. It's lying at this point. Well, I AM at 21% ACTUAL tax rate for 2011 (just submitted my 1040). That excludes FICA and Medicare. Pity I can't qualify for those low rates reserved for the rich folks.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #12 January 30, 2012 QuotePity I can't qualify for those low rates reserved for the rich folks. I'm pretty sure that if you quit your regular job and just invested, you could be paying even less! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,647 #13 January 30, 2012 QuoteQuotePity I can't qualify for those low rates reserved for the rich folks. I'm pretty sure that if you quit your regular job and just invested, you could be paying even less! yes, but I like eating regularly too.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #14 January 30, 2012 >yes, but I like eating regularly too. Then make more money before you quit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #15 January 31, 2012 My income tax rate (gross income/net income taxes paid) put me at 9.8%. Adding in sales tax, fuel tax, property tax, auto, pets, etc puts me just shy of 25% of my gross income paid in taxes. I need more money so I can buy some lawmakers to pass laws in my favor, so I can get more money, so I can buy more lawmakers, . . ." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #16 January 31, 2012 QuoteQuote>yes, but I like eating regularly too. Then make more money before you quit. The first 500k is the toughest. After that compound interest kicks in and you make the next 500k in about 7-10 years. Reminds me of this article I once read about how to make a million dollars.... It started with "have a million dollars!" Oh the investor class...has us by the balls and there is NOTHING we can do about it! They own our government, our futures and in this case the souls of many folks in China. No wonder the French cut off a few heads? In the end that's what it will take to break out of this cycle.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #17 January 31, 2012 >Oh the investor class...has us by the balls and there is NOTHING we can do about it! That's right! I'm one of them investors and you will do exactly as I say! Muahahah . . >They own our government, our futures and in this case the souls of many folks in >China. And I have decided your future will be . . . a court jester. Now amuse the nobility or else! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #18 January 31, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-boycott-commentary/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Let's start with why people keep snapping up Apple's iPhones and iPads by the millions each week in the first place. Just never going to win this one....how sad and yet how true.....I feel bad for kids today.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,433 #19 January 31, 2012 >Let's start with why people keep snapping up Apple's iPhones and iPads by the millions >each week in the first place. Cuz all the OWS people couldn't live without theirs. How would they tweet or post to Facebook? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #20 January 31, 2012 Quote The first 500k is the toughest. After that compound interest kicks in and you make the next 500k in about 7-10 years. once you get about twice your salary, the gains outpace the contributions significantly. Hopefully. This past year the contributions were key to keeping it on track. Shah, you could join the investor class and get your own monogrammed whip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks2065 0 #21 January 31, 2012 Quotehttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/gaming-gadgets/apple-boycott-commentary/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Let's start with why people keep snapping up Apple's iPhones and iPads by the millions each week in the first place. Just never going to win this one....how sad and yet how true.....I feel bad for kids today. hey I paid just under 15% on gains on my investments last year, I guess it isn't just the rich that get the breaks. mybe you should try investing instead of bitching and you too could be a buffet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #22 February 1, 2012 He's stuck on income. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverborg 0 #23 February 1, 2012 I just finished my taxes. My federal tax rate after all my deductions was 11%. I'm just your regular middle class fellow. I know some rich folks that pay A LOT more than that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #24 February 1, 2012 I've started mine and due to education, and other i'm at 25% combined federal and state. I also make twice the average income due to my eudcation level. Am still amazed at how few people have a BS or an MBA.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #25 February 1, 2012 QuoteI've started mine and due to education, and other i'm at 25% combined federal and state. I also make twice the average income due to my eudcation level. Am still amazed at how few people have a BS or an MBA. maybe where you live. BTW, you're still doing your math wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
