Thanks so much, George W Bastard!

[Otto]

Well, look here, it's my first paycheck since the adjustments for the big tax cut. Last paycheck before the cut I had $70.48 withheld for federal and $52.28 withheld for FICA. This check I had $81.59 withheld for federal and $57.94 withheld for FICA. And on this check I had an hour less pay to be taxed! Gee, I thought the tax cut was supposed to help the lower-to-middle income taxpayers like me. Instead it looks like my taxes actually went up! At least my withholding did. More money out of my pocket, and after you promised your tax cut would return the (now rapidly dwindling) surplus to the people. Fucking lying sonofabitch rat-bastard creep.

[capybara]

Don't blame me, I voted for Ralp. . . oh, oops. Never mind. . . But I can't bitch too much because I just got the IRS letter announcing the 600 bucks I will get in September.
Can't explain your withholding, though.

[wring]

A. Otto tell me you didn't really believe the 'I promise every taxpayer will pay less taxes' line. I knew it wouldn't filter to me, and sure enough by the time it came out, the bracket I was in was to remain untouched.

B. capybara you are aware, aren't you, that the IRS made mistakes in many of the letters, promising the top amount to some folks that won't get that, right?

[zev_steinhardt]

It is possible that someone at your worksite in payroll made a mistake. Download the withholding tables from the IRS forms page and check it out for yourself.

Zev Steinhardt

[Otto]

No, I wasn't expecting to see a dime of any tax cut. I was not expecting to see my withholding go UP.

Zev, which form or publication am I looking for?

Shrub is still a rat-bastard...

[mouthbreather]

Just out of curiosity, Otto, does someone claim you as a dependant?

I just did the math on my latest paycheck, and I am bringing home just over $6 per check more with the cut. Eh, seems marginal, but it'll mean about $150 at the end of the year. Combine that with the $300 I get in a couple months -- I'm not complaining.

[vanilla]

capybara; There Was no Ralp on the ticket.

[zev_steinhardt]

Originally posted by Otto

Zev, which form or publication am I looking for?

My guess would be Publ 15-T New Withholding Tables for 2001 (dated 6/12/01).

The link is here. It is a PDF file, and as such, you will need Acrobat's PDF reader to get it.

Zev Steinhardt

[SuaSponte]

I was (and still am) opposed to the tax cut, but since we got it I might as well enjoy it. And hell, I'm in the highest tax bracket, so I'll be raking it in, right?

Got my first paycheck after the changes in withholding. The feds are now taking 0.68% less of my pay. Oh, yeah, I'm dancing in the streets.

Now excuse me, I must go out and stimulate the American economy.

Sua

[Dr. Lao]

Originally posted by SuaSponte
Now excuse me, I must go out and stimulate the American economy.

This sounds vaguely obscene.

[Tuckerfan]

Originally posted by Dr. Lao

This sounds vaguely obscene.

Which no doubt means someone will be asking Sua to use it as their sig line.

[Homer]

Hey, Sua, can I... nevermind.

--Tim

[SPOOFE]

"George W. Bastard"? Are you guys even TRYING to mock him anymore?

[FarmerOak]

If you wanna show that rat-bastard fuckface who's boss, do what I'm gonna do* ... REFUSE to stimulate the economy; send your "refund" check to the Democratic National Committee, as your down-payment on 2002 and 2004.















*OK, technically, my damn surplus-reducer is going to the assholes at SallieMae before I even SEE it. But this is what I WOULD do, if I got my mitts on it.

[Ukulele Ike]

Originally posted by wring
I knew it wouldn't filter to me, and sure enough by the time it came out, the bracket I was in was to remain untouched.

Well, as I am extremely wealthy, MY check from the IRS will be for...{quick calculation}...$435,000.

I plan to purchase three new HumVees and convert the remainder to fifty-dollar bills, which I shall pile knee-deep in the rumpus room so that I may roll about in them nude with my Trophy Wife.

[Gary Kumquat]

Originally posted by Ukulele Ike
I plan to purchase three new HumVees and convert the remainder to fifty-dollar bills, which I shall pile knee-deep in the rumpus room so that I may roll about in them nude with my Trophy Wife. [/b]

Now there's a man who understands economic stimulation.

[Traveler]

[Stupid ECW Rant] Gore! Gore! Gore! [/Stupid ECW Rant]

We need to wipe out the DC crowd. I mean everyone: Demos, Reps, etc. and start fresh with everyday people. I doubt Gore would be doing any better or worse or whatever unless aliens come down to help us.

[Medea's Child]

Can I be cast as Trophy Wife?

Or do you already have one?

What about Slutty Mistress?

[manhattan]

Yeesh. The cut was only $50/pay, plus the $300. I can afford a Jerry Springer-brand slutty mistress, but that's about it. Trophy wives are pretty much out of the question, unless their trophy is in money management.

Maybe if the stock market turns for good and I actually realize a capital gain ever again.

[SuaSponte]

Originally posted by Dr. Lao

This sounds vaguely obscene.

What, you want unemployed hookers and strippers burdening the welfare rolls? They are part of the American economy too, dammit!

As god is my witness, so long as I have a $20 in my pocket, a stripper will have a place to sit!

Sua

[Otto]

[shamefaced confession]

Uh...actually, on the check before this one, I was only paid for 72 hours. So when I was looking at the current check and thinking I was being paid for an hour less, I was actually being paid for seven hours more.

[/shamefaced confession]

Dubya is still a fucker, though.

[1kBR Kid]

OH YEAH?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Clinton was a rat-bastard with no God Damned morals or integrity, so to HECK WITH YOU!




(just thought I'd jump into the fray with a rant of my own)

[El_Kabong]

Dear George W.:

Thanks for the 300 bucks. I've got it earmarked for some bread. And maybe a circus or two.

Yours,
John Q.Liberal

PS: I didn't vote for you last time, and I won't vote for next time. Just thought you should know.

[ExTank]

As of June 23, I received an $11,000 a year pay cut.

They gave my slot to a Heroin addict ex-con who should never have been hired in the first place, and falsified his employment application.

He just got busted Monday for possession. Again.

This must mean I'm going to get shit-canned, so my paycheck can go to him. You know, to help him out with his legal fees.

Monster.com is my newest best friend.

Tax refund? That's the least of my worries.

Uke: uhm...can I come over to your place and clean up your rumpus room when your done rolling around? I won't care if they're, uh, sticky or anything. Nothing a quick turn through the washing machine won't fix.

Sua: come next DopeFest, I'm bringin' a gun and shakin' you down for spare change! So no pro bono 'til then.

[PunditLisa]

A question: Am I going to have to claim this refund as income on my 2001 taxes?

Whoever runs on the "Simplified Tax Plan" platform next election gets my vote.

[SaxFace]

You don't have to declare it as income on your next tax return.

I get $1 more per pay check - whoop dee doo. Not even worth it.

I'm donating my $300 to Planned Parenthood.

[Ukulele Ike]

{waving madly, knee-deep in somewhat sticky fifty-dollar bills}

Hey, Sax! Great to see you back!

[SaxFace]

Hey, Uke!! It was nice to see you in the 'hood a few weeks ago. Banjo is adorable.

Can I borrow $50?

[Gozu Tashoya]

Hey, I think we're all overlooking something very important here - Medea's Child is still looking to be cast!!

Personally, I wouldn't mind casting her for Trophy Wife as, hey, it'll double my tax refund!

I also wouldn't mind casting her as Slutty Mistress for, um, other reasons.

[gobear]

We need to wipe out the DC crowd. I mean everyone: Demos, Reps, etc. and start fresh with everyday people.

Get rid of the DC crowd? You mean 86ing RTFirefly, ExTank, SqrlCub, Olentzero? Well, at least you'll spare us NoVa types, I hope.

I'm opposed to the tax cut, but like the filthy hypocrite I am, I'm going to spend the $300 bucks I'm getting. I would save it, but since I am currently unemployed (thank you again, IT sector), it's going for rent, groceries, go-go boys, and so on.

[Equality 7-2521]

We're spending our $600 on beer and cigarettes and maybe some stuff made in China. We'll be long dead before we realize that medicare and social security went bust because Duhbya couldn't resist robbing the surplus to buy votes. The silver lining in all of this is that my kids are going to have to pay for all of this by the time they're my age and the little bastards have it coming.

[Flymaster]

I got my, "Fuck you, taxpayer who won't be getting a check" letter today. Suffice it to say that while I was expecting it, there's plenty of greedy teens and early 20somethings who won't be, and who will remember the fucking over that they got when it comes time to vote in 4 years.

[douglips]

Originally posted by Flymaster
I got my, "Fuck you, taxpayer who won't be getting a check" letter today. Suffice it to say that while I was expecting it, there's plenty of greedy teens and early 20somethings who won't be, and who will remember the fucking over that they got when it comes time to vote in 4 years.

How is this a fucking over? If you paid taxes in 2000 and you weren't someone's dependent, you got a check. If not, you didn't. Can you complain about not getting a tax refund if you didn't pay taxes? If you are someone's dependent, hit up yer mom for a raise in your allowance.

Note also that if you do owe taxes for 2001 after not owing in 2000, you can claim the credit, you just won't be getting it now - you have to wait until you file your taxes next year. Poor baby. Here, have some K-Y.