[The] man of sin [shall] be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV)
Jesus saith, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6 KJV)
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13 KJV)
Daily Mail - The typical British worker spends more than half their working day paying off the taxman, according to new research.
Employees have to toil away until 1:21 pm in the afternoon before they are able to start earning money for themselves.
The TaxPayers' Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, has broken down the amount of time it takes to pay off the 'burden' of taxes from National Insurance to Alcohol duty. It has produced a film which follows a typical worker called 'Adam' who is single and earns just over £26,000.
The video says that it takes one hour and 16 minutes to pay off his income tax, which is charged at 20 per cent over his personal allowance of £6,475.
A further 43 minutes are spent covering National Insurance, with VAT taking 40 minutes.
The clock ticks to 11.52 am and while Adam makes himself a drink, the narrator informs the viewer the equivalent of 13 minutes of his working day goes towards his £825 annual motoring taxes.
After work, Adam will go home to his "typical two-bedroom flat" - with 21 minutes of his day spent paying off his council tax which costs £1,438.80 for an average Band D property.
The film goes on to detail the worker's eight minutes of taxes on luxuries such as alcohol and cigarettes followed by a 50-minute slot for his employers' part of National Insurance.
It is not until 1:21 pm that 'Adam' starts earning money which will go into his own pocket.
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
'The tax burden is far too high, and people now work right into the afternoon just to pay the taxman. Britain will only be able to grow and recover from the recession by getting people working, but those who do work are getting hammered by excessive taxation.'
Interdisciplinary World - Just for fun, a list of all the taxes we pay here in the U.S.:
Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax Capital Gains Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Court Fines (indirect taxes) Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon) Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Interest Expense (tax on the money) Inventory Tax I RS 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 Recreational Vehicle Tax Road Toll Booth Taxes Road Usage Taxes (truckers) Sales Taxes School Tax Septic Permit Tax Service Charge Taxes Social Security Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Toll Bridge Taxes Toll Road Taxes Toll Tunnel Taxes Trailer Registration Tax Utility Taxes Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers’ Compensation Tax
So we are taked when we make money, spend money, save money, invest money -- and die.
Editor's Note: Soon to be added to this list with be a value-added tax, carbon tax, and health insurance mandated by the federal government (Obamacare).
AP reports that “4 million Americans — the vast majority of them middle class — will have to pay the new penalty for not getting health insurance when President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in, according to congressional estimates released Thursday. The penalties will average a little more than $1,000 apiece in 2016, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.”
Penalties will be phased in from 2014. By 2016, the fine will be $695 or 2.5% of household income, whichever is greater. More than a dozen states are challenging the individual mandate in federal court as unconstitutional.
If only candidate Obama could explain to President Obama why mandates aren’t such a good idea:
Back in 2008, he ripped Hillary Clinton for supporting a mandate, claiming that was a “genuine difference” between them.
Here he compares a health care mandate to forcing the homeless to buy homes.
Meanwhile, nary a day passes now that some company isn’t reporting bad financial news precipitated by the passage of ObamaCare.
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1 KJV)
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32 KJV)
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12 KJV)
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