Gallup: 48% "Income tax rates are 'about right'"

[Mesogen]

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/117433/Views-Income-Taxes-Among-Positive-1956.aspx

People are really dumb.

Wasn't something like 80% of people polled against the banker bailout?

So a large portion of that 80% are just fine with the amount of taxes they paid in order to bail the bankers out.

Idiots.

[torchbearer]

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People are really dumb.
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[Mesogen]

Ah BASIC. Brings me back to me pre-Pascal days.

[torchbearer]

Ah BASIC. Brings me back to me pre-Pascal days.

They actually taught Basic at my high school.
Then I moved on to Power Basic and then C++ at college.
Then decided the shit gave me a headache, especially after working 7 hard days on a word count program and getting a 'C' on it.

[jkr]

who is this"Gallup" guy, and can we kick his azz?

[nate895]

On a positive note, only 49% of Americans believe in stricter gun control according to the last Gallup Poll, lowest since they started polling that question.

Edit: At least "higher" only has 3%.

[slothman]

What did that graph look like in the '30s?

[nate895]

What did that graph look like in the '30s?

They didn't do polling until the '40s.

[AuH20]

Don't the top 50 percentile pay 97% of the taxes? ;):D

[Original_Intent]

Yeah the 48% that says it is "about right" probably pay no taxes.

[ItsTime]

Thats odd, what % of Americans pay NO tax? It about matches those numbers. If I paid zero or got a return I would say "they are about right" as well.

[slacker921]

I normally get polled by Gallup.. isn't it funny that they didn't poll me for this one.

[sarahgop]

most people are idiots.

[paulitics]

most people are idiots.

yes they are. People can be manipulated very easily, and don't understand how much tax they pay, or what type of taxes they pay.

Imagine instead of gettting a refund back from the witholding, everyone had to pay a check to the IRS for the total bill.

This could never happen, because people would either revolt or find loopholes to avoid paying as much as possible.

Even the liberals, if they knew how much they paid, would answer to high.
This poll only reflects the public's ignorance, simply because they think uncle sam is generous giving back a small percentage of their own money. Since they get back a 500.00 check in the mail, they think their taxes aren't too high.

[Indy4Chng]

I believe as of last year it was ~ 40% that paid no income tax and will be going to 50% after next year... coincidental that is the same amount that said about right. :rolleyes:

[Kraig]

Yeah the 48% that says it is "about right" probably pay no taxes.

haha I was about to say the same thing

[Theocrat]

http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/mb2rfpflgekzt2rx4e480g.gif

http://www.gallup.com/poll/117433/Views-Income-Taxes-Among-Positive-1956.aspx

People are really dumb.

Wasn't something like 80% of people polled against the banker bailout?

So a large portion of that 80% are just fine with the amount of taxes they paid in order to bail the bankers out.

Idiots.

That is why democracy is evil. :mad:

[Kraig]

That is why democracy is evil. :mad:

This and many many other reasons, I think the trial of Jesus as per the Bible would be another good example!

[torchbearer]

This and many many other reasons, I think the trial of Jesus as per the Bible would be another good example!

Everytime a christians talks about democracy in a favorable light, let them know, it was democracy that killed jesus.
The Jewish mob voted for it.

[Standing Like A Rock]

Yeah the 48% that says it is "about right" probably pay no taxes.

b-i-n-g-o

[Danke]

National
Poll: 73 Percent Of Americans Unable To Believe This Shit


PRINCETON, NJ–According to the latest Gallup Poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday of this week, nearly three out of four Americans can no longer believe this shit.


In addition to the 73 percent of poll respondents who described this shit as "beyond belief," 9 percent said they could "hardly" believe this shit, with another 5 percent "just barely" believing it. An additional 13 percent said they "couldn't give a flying fuck about the whole goddamn thing."

The poll also found that the National Shit-Credulity Index (NSCI) has hit an all-time low, with only 2 percent of Americans describing themselves as "fully confident of [their] capacity to believe this shit."

"The American people have had to deal with this kind of shit for years," Gallup Organization president Lee Sanderson said, "but now, for the first time, it appears that the vast majority of them just can't fucking believe it anymore."

"In all honesty, who can blame them?" Sanderson added. "Regardless of one's political affiliation, socioeconomic status, religion or just about any other viewpoint, you've got to admit, the shit that's been going on lately is way out of hand."

In the wake of the poll, many activists are calling upon America's leaders to get their shit in gear.

"The American people have had it up to here with this shitheap," said James Schuerholz, president of the D.C.-based Heritage Foundation. "There is a public mandate for our leaders to cut this shit out, and it's high time they finally did."

Despite Americans' incredulity over this shit, historians note that this sort of shit has been going on for years and is unlikely to end anytime soon.

"Contrary to popular belief, this type of shit is hardly anything new," Harvard University American history professor Lawrence Coombs said. "The same shit was going down 50, 100 and 150 years ago. The only difference was, back then, you never read about that shit in the newspapers."

Calling the American people's enormous shit-belief capacity "one of the cornerstones of our democracy," U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) stressed that it is the patriotic duty of all citizens to grant our leaders the benefit of the doubt with regard to their shit.

"If the American people are no longer willing to believe this shit, who will?" Kerry said. "Somebody's got to take this shit at face value. Otherwise, why are we even doing all this shit in the first place? I am truly saddened by the lack of faith that the citizens of this country are willing to put in my shit, as well as that of my esteemed colleagues. We must repair our society's fraying trust in the shit of our elected officials, or you would not believe the kind of hardcore, heavy-duty shit that will come down."

"America," conservative author and social critic Patricia Stouffer said, "is seriously losing its shit. But we've got to somehow hold our shit in place until all this passes. We've got to learn to believe in shit again. After this latest shitstorm, it may take years to accomplish, but we must somehow find the strength to put our trust back into the nation's shit."

Despite such impassioned calls for faith in the U.S. political system and all the shit that comes with it, if the Gallup Poll is any indication, the majority of Americans are no longer willing to put up with the shit.

"Fuck that shit," said Evansville, IN, day-care provider Helen Reiderer. "I'm tired of hearing about it. Do they actually expect us to still believe that load of shit?"

"If you ask me, the shit is about to hit the fan," said Reiderer's husband Frank. "As far as I'm concerned, all that shit is just too much to be believed."

Another disgruntled citizen, Wenatchee, WA, tractor salesman Tom Huard, summed up the sentiments of most Americans when, holding up the front page of the local newspaper to friend Benjamin Pritchard, he said, "Jesus, Ben, can you believe this?"

"Shit, no," Pritchard replied.

[DamianTV]

National
Poll: 73 Percent Of Americans Unable To Believe This Shit


PRINCETON, NJ–According to the latest Gallup Poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday of this week, nearly three out of four Americans can no longer believe this shit.


In addition to the 73 percent of poll respondents who described this shit as "beyond belief," 9 percent said they could "hardly" believe this shit, with another 5 percent "just barely" believing it. An additional 13 percent said they "couldn't give a flying fuck about the whole goddamn thing."

The poll also found that the National Shit-Credulity Index (NSCI) has hit an all-time low, with only 2 percent of Americans describing themselves as "fully confident of [their] capacity to believe this shit."

"The American people have had to deal with this kind of shit for years," Gallup Organization president Lee Sanderson said, "but now, for the first time, it appears that the vast majority of them just can't fucking believe it anymore."

"In all honesty, who can blame them?" Sanderson added. "Regardless of one's political affiliation, socioeconomic status, religion or just about any other viewpoint, you've got to admit, the shit that's been going on lately is way out of hand."

In the wake of the poll, many activists are calling upon America's leaders to get their shit in gear.

"The American people have had it up to here with this shitheap," said James Schuerholz, president of the D.C.-based Heritage Foundation. "There is a public mandate for our leaders to cut this shit out, and it's high time they finally did."

Despite Americans' incredulity over this shit, historians note that this sort of shit has been going on for years and is unlikely to end anytime soon.

"Contrary to popular belief, this type of shit is hardly anything new," Harvard University American history professor Lawrence Coombs said. "The same shit was going down 50, 100 and 150 years ago. The only difference was, back then, you never read about that shit in the newspapers."

Calling the American people's enormous shit-belief capacity "one of the cornerstones of our democracy," U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) stressed that it is the patriotic duty of all citizens to grant our leaders the benefit of the doubt with regard to their shit.

"If the American people are no longer willing to believe this shit, who will?" Kerry said. "Somebody's got to take this shit at face value. Otherwise, why are we even doing all this shit in the first place? I am truly saddened by the lack of faith that the citizens of this country are willing to put in my shit, as well as that of my esteemed colleagues. We must repair our society's fraying trust in the shit of our elected officials, or you would not believe the kind of hardcore, heavy-duty shit that will come down."

"America," conservative author and social critic Patricia Stouffer said, "is seriously losing its shit. But we've got to somehow hold our shit in place until all this passes. We've got to learn to believe in shit again. After this latest shitstorm, it may take years to accomplish, but we must somehow find the strength to put our trust back into the nation's shit."

Despite such impassioned calls for faith in the U.S. political system and all the shit that comes with it, if the Gallup Poll is any indication, the majority of Americans are no longer willing to put up with the shit.

"Fuck that shit," said Evansville, IN, day-care provider Helen Reiderer. "I'm tired of hearing about it. Do they actually expect us to still believe that load of shit?"

"If you ask me, the shit is about to hit the fan," said Reiderer's husband Frank. "As far as I'm concerned, all that shit is just too much to be believed."

Another disgruntled citizen, Wenatchee, WA, tractor salesman Tom Huard, summed up the sentiments of most Americans when, holding up the front page of the local newspaper to friend Benjamin Pritchard, he said, "Jesus, Ben, can you believe this?"

"Shit, no," Pritchard replied.

That has got to be the best post I've read this month!

[ChaosControl]

This 48% is in the 0 or 10% bracket.

[Fr3shjive]

The only reason they arent complain yet is because Washington hasnt started raising taxes. All these bail outs and debt are just adding up and one day we're going to have to pay the piper. People dont care until it's their immediate problem.

There is no way that we can sustain the level of debt we have with out cutting spending(yeah right) or raising taxes.Our children will work their lives to pay for our wreckless spending.

[PatriotLegion]

As long as people get a return they think taxes are right??? Idiots is right! 39% +- (depending on income) Fed taxes is too high!!! Then another chunk from state and then local, and if you own property more taxes. People need to look if taxes was half or none existing then we will see what they say.

People never look at the real picture. Damn sheeple!

[qh4dotcom]

47% either prefer socialism or aren't sure about capitalism being better.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/just_53_say_capitalism_better_than_socialism

[qh4dotcom]

Thats odd, what % of Americans pay NO tax? It about matches those numbers. If I paid zero or got a return I would say "they are about right" as well.

They do pay tax...sales tax, gasoline tax, etc