[rooskers]

I paid 14% and am very happy with that. I personally wouldn't be very proud of myself if I was only paying 5% or less. Tax money is not necessarily a bad thing. That soldier who got his leg blown off in the war and now needs medical help gets that help through tax money. The roads you guys drive on everyday guess what that is done using tax money. Now don't get me wrong I don't want to become some socialist state where almost all of my money is going to taxes and I will be stuck in the same situation the rest of my life. All I am saying is people should pay their fair share and someone making $100,000 plus thousand should not be bragging about paying less than 5% of their income to taxes. This is not geared toward anyone here but more towards some friends of ours that make well over 150k and brag about only paying 2% in taxes. In the same breath he compains about the roads, lack of funding for schools, and not enough police patrols to watch his house (his Christmas lights got vandalized). Meanwhile I live in what I consider a nice house (3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1500sqft), contribute almost the max to my 403b, contribute to my daughters college fund, get couple vacations a year usually one big one, can save money, can go out to movies occasionally, own (yes own) two cars, go out to eat once in awhile, etc..., and yet still pay my taxes while making 90,000 a year. I guess he needs the tax breaks more than me so he can pay for his Boat, Rhino, 4600sqft house (he is family of 3 like us), vacation house, 3 vacations (DisneyWorld, Mexico, Hawaii), 3 vehicles (big truck for hauling toys, bmw wifes, GM Yukon for his child. I could go on but I just have to say thank god he only pays 2% in taxes or he might have to cut out one of those must haves from his life.