Tax Day Musings - Withholdings

My first year as a pharmacist… I made good money and had never ever made more than like $10,000 per year beforehand .. but they withheld my taxes throughout the year

Come filing season… they sent me a letter saying I had to go to the social security office and verify my identity in order to get my refund.

I also had to login to some portal and answer various questions like my grandmothers birthday and pick an address I had lived in ti further verify myself

They had no problem taking my money all year, didn’t give a shite if I was who I said I was or not until it came time to get my money back… NOW they want to know who I am .

So the Medicaid office is right next door to the social security office .

Medicaid office.. not an empty chair. Filled up and overflowing out of the office

Social security office.. I was the only person in there.. and I thought.. yep this about sums up America right here.

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I think if everyone had to actively pay a check to the government then there would be more accountability and fiscal responsibility from our politicians.

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If withholdings went away tomorrow, no democrat would ever win an election again.

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Any thoughts from the collective on the practice of tax withholding?

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Ought to be illegal.

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I think if everyone had to actively pay a check to the government then there would be more accountability and fiscal responsibility from our politicians.

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Absolutely. Taxes ought to be paid by each person quarterly. Payroll tax should be outlawed as well. Make every damn commie, single mom, purple haired idiot, and hood rat write a check for 50% of earnings every quarter.

Election Day should be the first Tuesday after April 15.

I know what you’re saying, but Pete, all those refund folks won’t care.
Won’t matter, those losers file in January.

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think if everyone had to actively pay a check to the government then there would be more accountability and fiscal responsibility from our politicians.

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Absolutely.

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I think if everyone had to actively pay a check to the government then there would be more accountability and fiscal responsibility from our politicians.

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Lots of people would be in tax prison. It would be like those that say to do away with social security and let me invest it. Would be a lot of dead broke people come retirement age. Ninety per cent of people lack discipline.
Also, I disagree as to politicians acting any differently.

I’ve been self-employed and have written quarterly checks to the IRS and the state for 30 years. When you have to send them thousands of dollars every three months, you pay attention. I use every trick my accountant knows or can make up. I pay as little as possible… or less.