What % of your income goes to taxes? Would you favor paying more for "social progrsms"? If so, what % more?

Question

Make that "programs".

Answer 1

No.

Further, those that want all these social programs have no intention of paying for them. What they want is FREE social programs paid for by folks like me. For example, suggest placing a $500 a month 'tax' on ALL Americans for Hillary Care and run a poll on that. They don't want to pay $500. They don't want to pay $1. They want it for free and EVERY SINGLE program suggested supports this reality. Increase the tax on the 'rich'...arbitrarily determined...to provide 'universal health care'. Translation: Free health care paid for by someone else. Who wouldn't want that? Change that to a $500 'tax' and you'd hear them scream bloody murder.

Right now I pay over $1,400 for medical insurance for my family. Programs like Hillary Care would increase taxes beyond this amount so that those not providing for their families can have FREE medical care. I'm not willing to pay one dime more for a million more dependents.

Answer 2

well it all depends on where you live and how many dependents you have. If you are single you will probably get about 25% total taken out. Doesn't that suck. What kind of social programs are you talking about? I don't think I would wanna pay the government any more mony than I am already. Maybe if healthcare was included like Canada does.

Answer 3

Depending on the method of calculation (whether you start with gross or net income) the average American pays between 45% and 55% of their income to taxes. The following is an incomplete list of some of the various ways those taxes will be paid out.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Deficit spending
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inflation
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Obviously not all these taxes are applicable to all people, but it should get you thinking about just how many different taxes you actually pay. There's more to taxation than just the federal income tax. Every time your alarm clock goes off you've been taxed on the electricity to run it, as you go to work you've been taxed on the gasoline that fuels your car, your lunch has a sales tax applied, your paycheck has numerous tax deductions, so and so forth. It averages out to about 50%. So would I be willing to pay more? Hell no. Half is already considerably too much. Take a look at the link I've provided, it's an interesting study by the Cato institute back in 1992. They calculate the hidden tax rate a little differently, but it still points out the fact the we're taxed at a much higher rate than most people are willing to believe.

Answer 4

Social programs should be a dealt with at the local level. Government should be small. Not this large bloated bureaucracy that can't do anything right. Give me back the money so I can help more here in my own back yard. so
-20% of the 28% I pay now.

Answer 5

I have no clue what the government does with my money. I don't know what the state does with it, and I don't know what the Feds do with it. As far as I understand, there are no provisions in the Constitution for the government to use my money to fund charitable programs. The creation of social programs only provides more means for control of what the people in those programs can or cannot do.

Answer 6

Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, all excuses for Americans to not think for themselves. If you want insurance for when you can't work, get it, if you want a retirement package, buy one, if you want health insurance, get it. Be responsible for you and if you want to help someone else, go right ahead, but be responsible for you. I say only pay taxes for upkeep of military, police, and education. All other programs and political salaries need cut.
Cut all taxes and and just make a blanket 15% sales tax on everything. 5% to military, 5% to police, and 5% to education.

Answer 7

I would say (without having my paycheck in front of me) about 25%. Firstly, I don't think more would have to be paid if we could fix what is broken in the system. Secondly, we don't pay as much tax as some other countries out there - some as high as 47%.

Answer 8

I am in the 25% group right now. And since I dont have kids or other "deductions" I dont really get any of that back. NOw my pay will be going up quite a bit here in about 2 weeks, which will put my in a higher rate.

Answer 9

I'm in favor of paying less for social programs. So my answer is 0% more. I hate throwing money at inefficient and ineffective programs.

Answer 10

I am Canadian, a successful business owner, I pay about 18% income tax.

My 18% includes a great deal of social programs (like universal heath care) that I value greatly.