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H.R. 2411 (July 6, 2011), the Reduce America’s Debt Now Act of 2011, wants “To provide for an employee election on Form W-4 to have amounts deducted and withheld from wages to be used to reduce the public debt.”
There is a word for this kind of thing: Chutzpah.
What is even more galling is the requirement that the generous patriot who donates a part (or all!) of her income to reduce the Federal deficit will still need to pay taxes on the money she donated to the Federal government!
The Secretary shall include on such certificates a reasonably conspicuous statement that any amounts deducted and withheld from wages under subsection (a) are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
Simon Black offers the following assessment of this legislation:
There are so many things utterly wrong with his piece of legislation, it’s hard to know where to begin other than by saying that such intellectual and philosophical perversion is only capable of springing from unprincipled sociopaths whose sole capability is the destruction of value.
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I cross-posted this article to All Tied Up and Nowhere to Go
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What can I say. W.C. Fields would be proud as would Harold Hill.
I wonder how many elected officials will check the box on their revised W-4′s?
Yeah, right, next silly question.
Oh, one last thing szielinski, whether you will be damned is completely a matter between you and yourself: ‘god’ has absolutely nothing to do with nothing.
“springing from unprincipled sociopaths whose sole capability is the destruction of value”
yup
Shoot; they could have put it on the 1040s, too, szielinski! Where were there heads? My brain is so zzzzzzzzzzz’ed after a few days of filling out all them schedules, even I mightta contributed! ;o)
A little digging makes this all so clear except for me not knowing how it got referred to the House Ways and Means Cmte. So here’s the info: Bill has one sponsor,no co-sponsors. The sponsor is Rep. Rick Crawford,Republican • 1st District, Arkansas • 1st Term • Sworn In 2011.
His legislative record reflects:
* 1 Sponsored Bills (Ranks of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks of 440)
* 80 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks of 440) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks of 440)
There must be something in Arkansas water or the stories of widespread incest in the past may have some validity.
BUT, the title got me reading ! *G*
Oh, and great choice of photo !! Rec’d.
But, who ARE these suckers born every minute?
;-)
Hey, it could be worse
I bet Rahm Oilbomber wanted to make it the employERS choice
Thanks! I save Zippy for those cases that call out loudly for his presence!