RTP-area local music and culture

[Fred Stutzman <fred AT metalab.unc.edu>]

I know I didn't get any tax relief, but I found this interesting:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2098757/

When are people going to realize that Bush really just doesn't care about 
them?  Our nation is in denial!


On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 grady AT ibiblio.org wrote:

> Smallest ever, actually: $14.
> 
> This year's the last year of Simple Taxes for me, though, as I finally 
> own a house. At least I don't have any kids <shudder>.
> 
> I don't pretend to understand withholding or how it works, but I do know 
> that for whatever reason, my employer has always withheld "too little" 
> and I've had no real desire to correct it, as it has fallen below the 
> threshold for paying penalties, and I've preferred to pay now rather 
> than paying all year long. But I recognize that I'm in the minority on that.
> 
> Obviously, as Rick! pointed out, employers can apparently do whatever 
> the hell they want to, withholding-wise. Have you talked to the payroll 
> people at yr workplace (or other coworkers) find out if maybe somebody 
> misread something & over-adjusted yr withholding?
> 
> So did you actually pay more in taxes this year on the same adjusted 
> gross income than last year? Do you still have last year's tax tables to 
> compare?
> 
> Ross
> 
> James Hepler wrote:
> > 
> > Was the check you just wrote larger, smaller, or about
> > the same as last year?  You don't have to answer, of
> > course, as it's private.
> > 
> > I'm just saying, all things being equal year to year,
> > if you propose and pass tax relief, the last end
> > result should be ANYONE owing more money.
> 
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