Why government why?

[IronOxide]

Ok, I'm a college student, as many of you ATer's are. I also work for a living to be able to eat and sleep in a bed and stuff. I have student loans (that cover about half of my tuition) and I make $7.50/hour at a local tech support. The government takes $1.35/hour of my paycheck, or 18% of what I could make. I'm all about government programs and stuff, and having them collect taxes, but can't they go a little easier on the people who go to school full time and work? Why do people that make ~ $6k/year paying 18% tax anyways? Why do I pay money when I have to borrow from them to pay tuition? What's going on?!

 

[Orsorum]

Until enough citizens start voting to make their discontent known, this will continue.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Here is another thing I never understood. Why not give students a break, and atleast make the text books non-taxable items.

 

[minendo]

but can't they go a little easier on the people who go to school full time and work?

They already do. No idea why 18% of your check is taken, but I attend full time and work for the university and have only 3-5% of paycheck taken out for taxes.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Here is another thing I never understood. Why not give students a break, and atleast make the text books non-taxable items.

The bookstore at the University of Washington gives back a patronage refund for staff and students for the exact amount of sales tax.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: IronOxide
Ok, I'm a college student, as many of you ATer's are. I also work for a living to be able to eat and sleep in a bed and stuff. I have student loans (that cover about half of my tuition) and I make $7.50/hour at a local tech support. The government takes $1.35/hour of my paycheck, or 18% of what I could make. I'm all about government programs and stuff, and having them collect taxes, but can't they go a little easier on the people who go to school full time and work? Why do people that make ~ $6k/year paying 18% tax anyways? Why do I pay money when I have to borrow from them to pay tuition? What's going on?!

That is a good question. The fed is only 10% from that tax bracket.

 

[Spoooon]

According to my Social Security statement, I've paid ~7.5 percent of my "salary" to Social Security and Medicare.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: minendo

but can't they go a little easier on the people who go to school full time and work?

They already do. No idea why 18% of your check is taken, but I attend full time and work for the university and have only 3-5% of paycheck taken out for taxes.

Same here.

 

[Kadarin]

"Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed." - Robert A. Heinlein

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
According to my Social Security statement, I've paid ~7.5 percent of my "salary" to Social Security and Medicare.

Dont worry your boss also pays 7.5% salary to SS as well. Kids going to college will never see a benefit to that tax.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Spoooon
According to my Social Security statement, I've paid ~7.5 percent of my "salary" to Social Security and Medicare.

Dont worry your boss also pays 7.5% salary to SS as well. Kids going to college will never see a benefit to that tax.

Don't you love it? I can't wait to see the lawsuits resulting in about forty years.

 

[IronOxide]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Spoooon
According to my Social Security statement, I've paid ~7.5 percent of my "salary" to Social Security and Medicare.

Dont worry your boss also pays 7.5% salary to SS as well. Kids going to college will never see a benefit to that tax.

I've paid ~7% of my total net pay to social security

 

[chrisms]

Why does the government do the same thing to me, while I have no voting rights? Taxation without representation.

 

[spidey07]

but you'll get most of your taxes back anyway?

Just wait until you make more money and look at your w2. You'll want to cry when you see 35 thousand in takes.

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Here is another thing I never understood. Why not give students a break, and atleast make the text books non-taxable items.

Textbooks are no longer taxed at my College. Fortunately, the professors feel the pain of most students and are just as unhappy about the cost of the books.

People who think Social Security is going to die are foolish. Sure, more people soon will be retired than people contributing to social security, and there will be less to go around. Unless they end up taking more out of everyone's paycheck, most retired folks will have to get by with less. But will Social Security die soon? I think not. Maybe another system will take its place, but its something that we all need in one way or another.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: IronOxide

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Spoooon
According to my Social Security statement, I've paid ~7.5 percent of my "salary" to Social Security and Medicare.

Dont worry your boss also pays 7.5% salary to SS as well. Kids going to college will never see a benefit to that tax.

I've paid ~7% of my total net pay to social security

Between you and your boxx 15% of your salary goes to SS, and you will likely never see any of it.

 

[Lucky]

Why do people that make ~ $6k/year paying 18% tax anyways?

You'll get it all back with a refund. At lleast all the income tax. Stop worrying.

 

[IronOxide]

Originally posted by: spidey07
but you'll get most of your taxes back anyway?

Just wait until you make more money and look at your w2. You'll want to cry when you see 35 thousand in takes.

Nah, I'll get some back. I think I got like almost $200 back, but then I had to pay the state $100 more......but, 35k in taxes?! How much do you make for goodness sake!! Throw some money my way and write it off or something!

 

[eakers]

i get all my income tax back at the end of the school year. the thing that makes me mad is paying paying into unemployment since ive been working but if i get laid off or whatever i won't get anything because i only work part time.

grrrrr.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: eakers
i get all my income tax back at the end of the school year. the thing that makes me mad is paying paying into unemployment since ive been working but if i get laid off or whatever i won't get anything because i only work part time.

grrrrr.

That is no different than any other goverment program.

 

[IronOxide]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: eakers
i get all my income tax back at the end of the school year. the thing that makes me mad is paying paying into unemployment since ive been working but if i get laid off or whatever i won't get anything because i only work part time.

grrrrr.

That is no different than any other goverment program.

I wouldn't collect unemployment anyways. I'd have to be dirt poor and not even able to eat ramen noodles before I'd do that!

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: IronOxide
Ok, I'm a college student, as many of you ATer's are. I also work for a living to be able to eat and sleep in a bed and stuff. I have student loans (that cover about half of my tuition) and I make $7.50/hour at a local tech support. The government takes $1.35/hour of my paycheck, or 18% of what I could make. I'm all about government programs and stuff, and having them collect taxes, but can't they go a little easier on the people who go to school full time and work? Why do people that make ~ $6k/year paying 18% tax anyways? Why do I pay money when I have to borrow from them to pay tuition? What's going on?!

You will probably get e refund at the end of the year. What did you get when you did your taxes last year?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: IronOxide
I wouldn't collect unemployment anyways. I'd have to be dirt poor and not even able to eat ramen noodles before I'd do that!

Why not? The company pays into, why not take from them since they fired you?

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Here is another thing I never understood. Why not give students a break, and atleast make the text books non-taxable items.

yeah i agree


the gov't has housing for the elderly and stuff...why not for students?..ok that's asking for too much hehehehe...well, you knw the elderly gov't housing rent is super duper cheap and really nice....if they had something like that for students that would be nice.....


well, i got a full grant for my tuition and extra cash grant on the side from the california gov't (can u believe that...the cal. gov't gave me this.....well 2 yrs straight now heh...)

and have a part time IT job on the side.....i guess i'm doing ok for now, but for the rest of the students, if there are just a few more benefits to help us financially...that'd be great...

 

[Ornery]

Some folks are trying mightily to get Social Security privatization off the ground. Remember that next time you step into a voting booth.