Busted!

[ceebeegee]

This is why it's a mistake to fetishize the "man on the street" before due diligence.

Joe Plumber apparently is not a plumber, and there's a lien on his property for back taxes.

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Re: VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!

[minstrel70.livejournal.com]

There's a tax advantage to marriage if there's only one wage-earner, a far more common arrangement when the laws were written.

So, you and I will vote for different candidates. Not a surprise. I firmly believe a tax hike is coming my way no matter who wins -- the Pelosi/Rangel House will shove one down McCain's throat just as surely as an earlier one did to Bush 41 -- but I can't endorse Obama's stated plan with my vote.

It's not just my wallet I'm thinking of, either. Raising taxes during an economic downturn is poison for the economy. One of the great mistakes made in the early days of the Great Depression. It would be tragic to make the same mistake now.

Re: VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!

[kellygirlnyc.livejournal.com]

It's funny you should mention that, because even though I only make a tiny bit of money doing theatre, because we are married and filing together and I work in NYC and live in NJ, we almost pay out more than I make. Financially I'm not certain if that's the marriage penalty...I'm still new to this whole "married thing" maybe I'll have our crap figured out by the time we have kids...Our tax guy told me I should get a job in NJ or not work to save us money. (!!) That's just crazy, and a solid bummer for someone who makes so little, like 95% of all actors.

Yeah, since we were married in October...the tax part of it ended up sucking for us, too.