VIDEO: Watch Joe’s Taxed Enough Already Webcast
by Team Wilson on April 15, 2010
Taxed Enough Already? Joe wants to hear from you on a live tax day web forum!
In case you missed it, here’s Joe’s live webcast from tax deadline day. (a technical detail, the video freezes at one point during the webcast, but the audio works fine)
Joe Means Jobs and when it comes to Washington overtaxing hard working Americans and small businesses, the people’s voices need to be heard.
Federal, state and local taxes claim almost 27 percent of the average American’s income. That means that you have probably worked the first three months of this year just to pay your taxes.
Joe will also discuss his Taxpayer Certainty Act, which aims to keep 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. Right now, liberals in Washington want to eliminate those tax cuts, which will mean higher taxes for families each year.
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Congressman Wilson:
Do you support the Fair Tax?
BLA BLA BLA…Tired of the same old political lies.
Until we elect Ron Paul as President,to straighten out this economic mess…NOTHING WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER…PERIOD
Why isn’t congress part of the social security system? They should be part of it, not a separate elitist retirement fund! Why isn’t congress included in the health care bill? They should also be required to join it and not have a special health package. Congress is abusing the american taxpayer!
Dear Congressman Wilson,
I want the federal gov to survive on a 20% level tax.
I want the fed to make serious cuts in the size of gov till it gets down to the 20% from each of us.
I want all in gov to be on the same aweful healthcare that is coming at us.
People in Congress make way too much money.
Thank you for this chance to respond. There are many other issues that need fixing. I love America and she is in big trouble right now.
NR
With combined federal, state, and local tax percentage soon to potentialy hit 60 to 70% how can either individuals or small buisness invest in their future? Does this not hurt most of all those individuals who are working hard and planning for their retirement much the same way the housing bailout manipulated the market to keep home prices and out of the range of first time home buyers? When can we stop working for the government and start working to take care of or families?
Can’t join you on live webcast since I’ll be tied up with our own local BIG TAX DAY TEA PARTY TOWN HALL…and Candidate Forum in Oceanside, Ca 4:30-7 pm!
Thank you for all you do…PLEASE keep fighting for us that we can reclaim our CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC! Bring back the Constitution which has been shredded by this – and previous administrations!
IF we can get ONE HONEST JUDGE to order Discovery, we can prove that Obama is NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE…his election will be nullified and everything he has signed becomes automatically null and void….there will be political pain involved…but it will NOT be as bad as the pain of losing our beloved Freedom!
Hi Joe, Thanks for being there and for all the great work you are doing. We really need more leadership like you in our government. My comment is 2 things… The first is: Since everyone can see that this president is anti-American, why is he still being allowed to continue to destroy our country and who will stand up and say enough is enough? Second comment, if it is so obvious to us all that taxing the heck out of small business just sends it out of the country, why is it that the so called “leadership” in Washington don’t seem to care or are they really that blind to our concerns?
How about just creating a ‘FLAT TAX’ (oh, there’s that term again!) of say 8% to 10%. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, regardless of income would pay the same amount in taxes — those earning less, pay less, and those earning more, pay more. Streamline the tax laws by not allowing all the ‘credits, special deals’ and just tax everyone according to the number of dependents, and their income. If taxes keep going up – both state and federal — will not not be able to afford to stay in my home. I live on a small pension and SS, and I don’t care what they say, once I get on Medicare in July, that too will go up, and I’ll get less medical care. This President, and his cronies are ruining this country, and I fear that by the time we “Take Back America” it will be too late. But, I’ll keep fighting.
We need to dump income tax and have a flat tax, period. No VAT, Medicare tax, etc. Flat tax can be indexed, but it would be simple and easy for anyone to do.
Are you willing to audit the fed, and are you for a flat tax for all Americans?
Dear Joe,
Thank you for the great work that you are doing.
My friends and I are opposed to any death tax. Please see what you can do to keep the existing no death tax.
I think it is un-american to pay tax all of your life and then have your heirs taxed again, it is a double tax.
I am also opposed to the value added tax. What most people don’t understand is that when a tax is imposed
wholesale it doubles to the retailer who then doubles the cost to the public. So a tax of $10 on a $100 item
goes to the retailer who buys it at $220 doubles the cost and retails the merchandise at $440 which is
actually a 40% tax on wholesale not a 10% tax as most will have you believe.
Mr President and your executive cabinet.
Is there a scientific study that quantitatively illustrates how dumb a human being must be to think, not believe, just think, that letting tax cuts expire (meaning the taxes will increase) and imposing every nickle and dime tax in so many different ways will stimulate growth and/or help the country.
thank you
Congressman Wilson, you are doing an excellent job for us. Keep it up.
Our most important issues today are: Illegals and national security.
Wally
Joe, thank you for fighting the fight.
Sorry I can join your webcast as I will be at the SC Statehouse for the T.E.A. Party.
How about get more of your peers in the house to co-sponser HR-25, The Fairtax and then convince Gresham Barrett that he should stay in Washington to help you fight this crazy, illegal administration.
Correction: “Sorry, I cannot join…”
If our representatives care about the country, why don’t they get rid of the IRS and instigate the fair tax? The IRS is about government control. The fair tax would allow everyone to make some contribution to the government and it would continue to tax those who have the most and spend the most (that should make the liberals happy). We will only survive if the people who vote also have some level of personal accountability.
Hi Joe,
Glad we have a “Few Good Men”!
My questions is when are we going to
1.Investigate the IRS and their tactics of using the courts to enforce their “law”? Answer the question posed by Arron Russo for the IRS ( or you ) to point out EXACTLY where in the 75,000 pages of Title 26 is the “Law” they use to prosecute people for not filing tax returns?
2.When is Congress going to audit the Federal Reserve. Where did the some 2 trillion go that they absconded with during the contrived “Financial Crisis”? Can you explain to me the rationale for allowing a private banking concern to print money and then loan our own money bcak to us at interest? If you want to know more about this financial chicanery from this cabal see your cohort Ron Paul.
Have a good day
Rural health care services are going to be impacted by the changes of Obamacare and the shortage of services experienced now will only increase. To keep health care in rural areas it is important that reimbursement is not cut… Please tell me why Rural Health Clinics are paid less than Federally Qualified Health Centers when they supply the same service to the community. The rural health center in our area takes care of the indigent patients and supply’s care when the FQHC’s receive almost twice the reimbursement. We don’t understand!
Also… Charge higher taxes on items that people don’t have to purchase. We don’t have to have liquor, cigarettes, beer, lottery tickets, etc. This would make keep the cost of food, clothing, utilities and necessary items lower.
Quit paying for women to have 3, 4, 5 and more children. The government makes it to easy for women to stay in the welfare system until their children turn 18. Quit paying for formula for babies… God gave women breast and they can breast feed. IUD’s can be placed for birth control and in most cases it is an effective birth control for 5-10 years. Imagine no babies every year. If you can’t afford to take care of the children you shouldn’t be having babies…children having children… Make parents responsible for their children… Pregnant high schools girls should be placed in alternative school . Pregnant students should not be in the general school population. An 8th grade student in my son’s class went into labor at school. An eighth grader or student should not be in the class with someone who is pregnant…
Why do we give food stamps and then give free breakfast & lunch at school? Maybe breakfast and lunch should be paid for out of their food stamp allotment. It frustrates me that I am struggling to pay for food and a family in front of me at the grocery store can pay $194 for food with food stamps. I’m buying generic foods and they have name brand. Boiled peanuts and deli trays and crab legs, shrimp & steak…
Quit having half days at school so that the buses don’t have to run the extra miles or schools need to go to 4 days a week. This would help with daycare expense and keep fuel expense down. How are children going to school the necessary number of days per year when teachers are furloughed on class days? Don’t pay the teachers for some of the ridiculous off days… “report card day” ! Don’t you realize parents have to work and can’t always take off to go to school during the day to pick up report cards.
When did we loose our common sense? If we use our “common sense” we could save millions!
Charge higher taxes on items that people don’t have to purchase. We don’t have to have liquor, cigarettes, beer, lottery tickets, etc. This would make keep the cost of food, clothing, utilities and necessary items lower.
Quit paying for women to have 3, 4, 5 and more children. The government makes it to easy for women to stay in the welfare system until their children turn 18. Quit paying for formula for babies… God gave women breast and they can breast feed. IUD’s can be placed for birth control and in most cases it is an effective birth control for 5-10 years. Imagine no babies every year. If you can’t afford to take care of the children you shouldn’t be having babies…children having children… Make parents responsible for their children… Pregnant high schools girls should be placed in alternative school . Pregnant students should not be in the general school population. An 8th grade student in my son’s class went into labor at school. An eighth grader or student should not be in the class with someone who is pregnant…
Why do we give food stamps and then give free breakfast & lunch at school? Maybe breakfast and lunch should be paid for out of their food stamp allotment. It frustrates me that I am struggling to pay for food and a family in front of me at the grocery store can pay $194 for food with food stamps. I’m buying generic foods and they have name brand. Boiled peanuts and deli trays and crab legs, shrimp & steak…
Quit having half days at school so that the buses don’t have to run the extra miles or schools need to go to 4 days a week. This would help with daycare expense and keep fuel expense down. How are children going to school the necessary number of days per year when teachers are furloughed on class days? Don’t pay the teachers for some of the ridiculous off days… “report card day” ! Don’t you realize parents have to work and can’t always take off to go to school during the day to pick up report cards.
When did we loose our common sense? If we use our “common sense” we could save millions!
Joe, my question is: can the conservative republicans get enough momentum and support to implement a fair use/sales tax to replace the ridiculous income tax code and eliminate the IRS? The premise that the current code can be modified needs to be rejected! It needs to be scrapped altogether. If we cannot get enough conservative minded people to join you in DC, can you lead the charge? Keep speaking the TRUTH! God Forgive us and God Bless us.
Instead of increasing the IRS, how do we completely eliminate it? Having a tax on goods would make illegals pay as well as lower income pay taxes based on certain products. How about making drug testing a pre-requist of getting food stamps? How about penalizing those woman who continuing have babies and are not married and get paid for it? How do we start preparing to impeach Obama after the November elections? Cheaper yet just show proof that Obama isn’t a citizen…even his wife says he is from Kenya, and how hard is it to prove he got a foreign student loan in college, or that Alaska wasn’t a state for the required 5 years to show his mother even qualified as a u.s. citizen. What can be done to keep the NASA programs? What can be done to (gosh or gee) defend our borders? How do we get support to repeal things in the health bill such as the 3.8% on investment income? Acorn has changed its name so how do we keep funding to other groups like this who will stuff the ballot boxes in November? Have they been identified? How do we kick out all the Czars that are establishing policy without going through the Congress? G. Maloney Roswell, Ga.
JOE…………….” FLATE TAX”…………..ITS FARE………..ITS EZ…………FLATE TAX…………………….
Your to-do list:
1. Repeal Socialized Health Care.
2. Successfully Impeach or cause to resign: President Obama, Senator Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
3. Make the welfare moochers and unemployedaholics work for a living and PAY taxes like the rest of us.
4. Simplify taxes and tax EVERYONE the same.
5. Reduce National Debt
6. Restore america as a world power.
Congressman Wilson,
I would like to see a flat tax implemented to replace the current monstrosity. All people should pay the same rate regardless of income. All Americans should be treated equal when it comes to paying their taxes. This flat tax system would eliminate so much waste of money and time in having returns prepared. One rate for all.
Congressman Wilson,
I would like to see a flat tax implemented to replace the current monstrosity. All people should pay the same rate regardless of income. All Americans should be treated equal when it comes to paying their taxes. This flat tax system would eliminate so much waste of money and time in having returns prepared. One rate for all Americans.
10% tax on everybody, including aliens, welfare, Congress. If you receive a check from someone for work performed, 10% of it goes to the Government whether you have a S.S. number or not.
i pray for our lord and savior to lead our leaders.but i am not sure they they that they would listen to him.i pray that these people don’t ruin our country.if obama would help get jobs more would could pay taxes.we do not need the goverment to run our lives .get rid pork.charity should be helping our own country.mav god watch over our solders and the united states of america. thank you.
JOE, it seems as though many politicians call themselves Republicans but openly support Cap & Tax and many issues like it that aim at destroying the American way of life. Why Joe when the Tea Party is steamrolling forward should people like me that pay over half their income in taxes go back to trusting the Republican party that has betrayed them? And worse yet, the Republican party seems to have brutally weak leadership that will not stand up properly to the lefists like you will. Why don’t you spearhead a third party that can win and Joe would win if sold properly to the conservative non-RINO base?
Hey, Joe, you phony!! Where were you all those years kissing George Bush’s butt as he ran up the 1.3Trillion dollar deficit. The only time you open your hypocritical mouth is why the democrats try to do something.
You are shameless.
Dear Congressman Wilson:
I think it is imparative to return to the US Constitution as the founders wrote it.
My question is: Will you be willing to help get rid of the IRS as it was never ratified by the 36 required states, let the citizens pay taxes to the staztes, and fund te Federal government as it was supposed to be?
Are you ready to get on board with the Fair Tax ? I can not imagine anyone who would take an hour to get their mind around this who would not be in favor of it. Besides being FAIR, as named, it would bring hundreds of billions of dollars residing off shore at this time flooding back to work in our economy; if not taxed as today.
The only reason for a legislator to not be in favor of the Fair Tax seems to me to be if they aren’t ready to give up on control of the populace through mucking with the tax code structure every month. Really .. no flat, no vat and let’s get rid of the IRS with the FAIR TAX ..
Want to get rid of the IRS? Its very simple and that is a across the board tax rate of 8 to 10% for every pay check and every business establishment all the way to the corporations. No more write offs and no more itemizing. Also get rid of all those Federal Agencies that serve no purpose such as the Dept of Education, Energy and etc. Those bureaucrats are nothing but dead weight and rip offs. Oh yes I almost forgot an overhaul of the Federal Civil Service would also contribute to a large savings of taxpayers money.
lets have a wilson palin ticket or palin wilson ticket we need balls and guts in office thanks ted j
lets have a wilson palin ticket or palin wilson ticket we need balls and guts in office thanks ted lets do it again
I am involved in the Fairtax org. I am putting all my time and money for donation in that movement. Hope that you can help push H.R25-S.b 292 that is pending . Thanks for the good work you are doing. Please look at the movement we have going. Thank s Kenneth Robinson
Hello, Joe.
A welcomed event that you are providing for us here. Although I can’t make it to the live webcast either, I just like to point out about our military veteran retirees and even the active duty military nearing retirement. I just found out that a bill, Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R.
4851), will correct a 21% cut in Tricare payments to doctors. As you know, Tricare is the extended medical benefit for the military derived from Medicare Part B for those military veterans qualified to receive it and pay for it; but with “Obamacare” that is cutting into Medicare (all of it), it affects Tricare as well and that affects the entire military community. TRICARE beneficiaries and their doctors deserve more respect and better
treatment. Yet, the Democrats in office has stalled this bill for some “language” disputes of that bill! Are they stalling the bill for that reason or just because they’d rather stall any bill dealing with our veteran retirees and our military men and women? Why are they stalling on that bill?
And if those idiot liberals decide to stop those 2001/2003 tax cuts, adding more taxes to the American people, how does that affect the military people and families as well with the results of this Tricare being cut because of Medicare being cut?
I am a military veteran retiree, too, and I want some answers to these questions. Our military community deserves better treatment than what they are getting now. I know this for a fact! My husband, a veteran retiree, just released from a 10-day stay at a VA hospital, from a resulting error on the VA surgeons of a colectomy (partial colon removal) nearly cost him his life from their mistake. Now he’s on temporary “waste-bags” usage from an illeostomy procedure for several months as he recovers before they go back in him again to perform a final procedure to correct the first problem from their mistake. This puts him in a total disabled position at home and now he only gets 50% disability from previous injuries from previous “conflicts” he’s been in (Vietnam/Deseert Storm). You see the problem here?
Thank you, sir.
And bless you, too.
I just like to point out about our military veteran retirees and even the active duty military nearing retirement. I just found out that a bill, Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851), will correct a 21% cut in Tricare payments to doctors. As you know, Tricare is the extended medical benefit for the military derived from Medicare Part B for those military veterans qualified to receive it and pay for it; but with “Obamacare” that is cutting into Medicare (all of it), it affects Tricare as well and that affects the entire military community. TRICARE beneficiaries and their doctors deserve more respect and better treatment. Yet, the Democrats in office has stalled this bill for some “language” disputes of that bill! Are they stalling the bill for that reason or just because they’d rather stall any bill dealing with our veteran retirees and our military men and women? Why are they stalling on that bill? Thank you.
Being a military-veteran retiree, I just found out that a bill, Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851), will correct a 21% cut in Tricare payments to doctors. As you know, Tricare is the extended medical benefit for the military derived from Medicare Part B for those military veterans qualified to receive it and pay for it; but with “Obamacare” that is cutting into Medicare (all of it), it affects Tricare as well and that affects the entire military community. Yet, the Democrats in office has stalled this bill for some “language” disputes of that bill! Are they stalling the bill for that reason or just because they’d rather stall any bill dealing with our veteran retirees and our military men and women? Why are they stalling on that bill and why won’t they pass that bill? Thank you.
Being a military-veteran retiree, I just found out that a bill, Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851), will correct a 21% cut in Tricare payments to doctors. As you know, Tricare is the extended medical benefit for the military derived from Medicare Part B for those military veterans qualified to receive it and pay for it; but with “Obamacare” that is cutting into Medicare (all of it), it affects Tricare as well and that affects the entire military community. Yet, the Democrats in office has stalled this bill for some “language” disputes of that bill! Are they stalling the bill for that reason or just because they’d rather stall any bill dealing with our veteran retirees and our military men and women? Why are they stalling that bill and why won’t they pass that bill? Thank you.
Thank you congressman, for standing for the American people but I see the American dream being diminished each day by the very men and women who took an oath to defend our magnificent constitution. This is very frightening to me and I Worry much with each new day. This new policy Pres. Obama is trying to push down our throats with more regulation on wall street is only going to set up a new slush fund for their fave. financial houses like Goldman Sachs etc and not regulating foreign banks, this is absurd. We need to cut taxes on businesses and regular folks so jobs can be created here instead of over seas.Government bureaucracy needs to be regulated more so than the private market . All I see is more Government control over our lives when this is the cause of the mess in the first place .they will pick and choose who makes and who doesn’t, not a good idea. How can we the American people stop them. Anymore money coming out of our pockets will only destroy our dreams and smash our incentive.
Congressman Wilson:
I am a FairTax supporter. Are you? If implemented as the sponsors have written it, the FairTax would not only eliminate the current nightmare of tax codes that change constantly and ultimately repeal the 16th Amendment, but would create conditions for great economic growth. And, most importantly, it would remove a favorite tool from Congress whereby the current tax code is used to buy votes and manipulate the voters.
Hello Honorable Joe Wilson, Thank You for standing up as a true American and calling Obahma what he is, A LIAR! For some reason alot people here in America can not see this fact. All he ran on was change and never gave any specifics of how he would accomplish this. Unfortunately, it’s sad to say, we are finding out now! Alot of over medicated poeple thought he was the second coming of Christ and voted for him. Now he will take the America’s deeper into the rabit hole, farther than we care to go. As a 50 year old man and living through some of the worst presidents in history, I am scared! Scared that America may not make it out of this hole he’s digging for us! I think if we were to act now with the Fair tax we might have a chance, if not we may be too late! It is not that hard to understand, in fact it’s simple. My question: Why are so many of the idiots in the senate and congress not willing to put the Fair Tax system into law? It won’t abollish the IRS, but it definatly reduce it’s size. Thank you again Joe for all your service you have given we the people! Please keep up the good fight!
Aren’t tax cuts simply entitlements for the rich?
What services would you propose cutting further: highways, armed forces, police, education, air traffic controllers?
Hi Joe…I have supported you financially because you have a spine…but am a displaced Carolinian living in Texas- which like some other states–has established ‘sanctuary’ cities for illegal aliens. In these states, law enforcement ‘agrees’ to ignore illegal aliens unless they rob, murder, rape, or get caught in illegal drug activity–thereby ignoring the rights of legal taxpayers/families and legal citizens. All of us have a legitimate reason to expect that all people obey laws–family members are taught this. After reading about the more than $10 million tax/IRS/Medicare fraud accomplished by several illegal aliens in SC & NC–how can any member of Congress–including you, Joe–NOT insist that ALL OF US–especially Congress–have a responsibility to ourselves, our kids, grandkids, and our respective STATES that each and every person here OBEYS laws. Could you, Joe, effectively be the Congressman to persuade other members that all states and the federal govt could reduce federal, state, and local taxes by eliminating use of tax dollars for free health care, free education, free subsidies for housing and food, and free & automatic paths to Medicare and Medicaid because of ‘anchor’ babies born here for that purpose??? Illegals are coming to Texas EN MASSE because of Obama’s ‘open borders’ attitude for ‘AMNESTY”–the recent increases to our states are skyrocketing…and many are killing and threatening to kill Texans and residents of other border states if we try or want to stop them. What are YOU doing? And what are YOU thinking? 2+2 does not equal 4–it equals bankruptcy and lose of lives, freedom, and tax dollars for ALL border states–and states like SC where illegals know they are free to do whatever they want because federal, state, and local representatives are too afraid tof losing votes to stop the flow, the waste, and the crimes inflicted upon taxpayers who must foot the bills!!! Will you be the one Congressman to get other Congressmen and women to band together to stop this insanity? Texans and other citizens have no problem with people from other countries coming here to work and send money home–that is a no-brainer to offer. We do however, find no reason to offer free medical care and access to our Medicare and Medicaid to EVERY OTHER COUNTRY in the world–and in the process more than double our educational funds for schools and teachers. Other countries and their citizens don’t respect us–they actually say, ‘Americans are stupid.’ And how much of our tax dollars will be spent to contribute to the increase in Congressional salaries agreed to by members of Congress?
Joe, thanks for all you do. I have 3 questions:
1. Do you suport the Fairtax?
2. Do you think the Fairtax has a chance of ever being enacted?
3. Can Obamacare be repealled?
What are the chances of cutting some of the goverment worker pay and retirement benifits just as we have had to do? It is getting a bit hard to take .
IT SEEMS TOO SIMPLE, BUT WHY CAN’T WE HAVE A SIMPLIFIED GRADUATED TAX, BUT ADD A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE FOR ALL TAXPAYERS NO MATTER HOW HIGH OR LOW THE EARNINGS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE 50% WHO PAY NO TAXES AND INCLUDE THE HIGHER EARNERS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR SHARE.
Despite being taxed all year, we still had to send a large check to the IRS today. As a lowly paid State worker, I resent the fact that I and others like me are carrying the entire tax burder, while 47% of the country pays no income taxes. This is a grossly unfair situation, which encourages those who continue to take advantage of a broken system.
Representative Wilson: You spoke from your heart when you called our President a liar. You spoke the truth as you knew it to be. We can disagree in this country on politics but we should never agree to sit idly by and listen to lies from our elected officials. Your willingness to stand up and speak out for the American taxpayer is refreshing. Sadly because it is so rare to find in Washington.
Continue to speak out. Do not let the Washington crowd control the dialogue.
We need to cut spending especially in the ENTITLEMENT programs. When you max out your credit card you don’t go get another card. You STOP SPENDING MONEY YOU DON’T HAVE!!!!
Joe; This country needs profound tax reform. We must move away from income and corporate taxes and toward consumption taxes. The Vat tax is just another government corruption machine like the current tax code. Here’s the bumper sticker on that: NO VAT…**** THAT!! I’ve liked the fair tax proposal except for this: It requires a Constitutional Amendment. How about adopting the Fair Tax and role back the income tax to its original level in 1914? The public would understamd that and it would elect hundreds of GOPers across the country. Thanks for all your work and years of friendship. Always ready to Joe Wilson. Larry