Comments on: Obama’s Budget Outline http://thefinancebuff.com/obamas-budget-outline.html like a friend telling you about money ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: indexfundfan http://thefinancebuff.com/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1649 indexfundfan Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:15:32 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2009/02/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1649 TFB, you are quite right. I forgot about AMT. For the past few years, I did not really get much/any benefit from Bush's tax cuts due to AMT. TFB, you are quite right. I forgot about AMT. For the past few years, I did not really get much/any benefit from Bush’s tax cuts due to AMT.

]]> By: TFB http://thefinancebuff.com/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1648 TFB Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:36:42 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2009/02/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1648 indexfundfan - Maybe it won't affect you as much as you think because you are paying AMT anyway. An increase in regular tax may not overcome the AMT and you end up paying the same amount. indexfundfan – Maybe it won’t affect you as much as you think because you are paying AMT anyway. An increase in regular tax may not overcome the AMT and you end up paying the same amount.

]]> By: indexfundfan http://thefinancebuff.com/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1647 indexfundfan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:19:13 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2009/02/obamas-budget-outline.html#comment-1647 I think my family will become one of those targetted to pay higher taxes. Guess what? Over lunch, some of my coworkers and myself are talking about working less hours by applying for no pay leave. Such is the effect of a tax on productivity. I think my family will become one of those targetted to pay higher taxes. Guess what? Over lunch, some of my coworkers and myself are talking about working less hours by applying for no pay leave.

Such is the effect of a tax on productivity.

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