The Gypsy's Caravan: March 2009

I Got the New Tax Formulas

From the original 2009 booklet:

*All formulas are for Weekly Payroll*

Single Person

If you make Over

$...51 but not over .$200 .....................10% of excess over ..$51
...200 but not over ..681 .. $ 14.90 + 15% of excess over ..200
...681 but not over 1,621 .. $ 87.05 + 25% of excess over ..681
.1,621 but not over 3,338 $322.05 + 28% of excess over 1,621
.3,338 but not over 7,212 $802.81 + 33% of excess over 3,338
.7,212 ..............................$2,081.23 + 35% of excess over 7,212

Married Person

$ 154 but not over .$461 .....................10% of excess over ..$154
...461 but not over 1,455 .. $ 30.70 + 15% of excess over ..461
1,455 but not over 2,785 . $179.80 + 25% of excess over 1,455
.2,785 but not over 4,165 $512.30 + 28% of excess over 2,785
.4,165 but not over 7,321 $898.70 + 33% of excess over 4,165
.7,321 ..............................$1,940.18 + 35% of excess over 7,321

From the New 2009 booklet:

Single Person

$.138 but not over .$200 .....................10% of excess over $138
...200 but not over ..696 .. $ 6.20 + 15% of excess over ..200
...696 but not over 1,279 .. $ 80.60 + 25% of excess over ..696
.1,279 but not over 3,338 $226.35 + 28% of excess over 1,279
.3,338 but not over 7,212 $802.87 + 33% of excess over 3,338
.7,212 ..............................$2,081.29 + 35% of excess over 7,212

Married Person

$ 303 but not over .$470 .....................10% of excess over ..$303
...470 but not over 1,455 .. $ 16.70 + 15% of excess over ..470
1,455 but not over 2,272 . $164.45 + 25% of excess over 1,455
.2,272 but not over 4,165 $368.70 + 28% of excess over 2,272
.4,165 but not over 7,321 $898.74 + 33% of excess over 4,165
.7,321 ..............................$1,940.22 + 35% of excess over 7,321

The figures in bold are the actual taxes witheld from your pay....

Teleprompter VS No Teleprompter

Border Violence

It seems to me that when some crazy with a shoe bomb tried to blow a hole in an airplane, suddenly we have thousands of people a day who are required to take off their shoes so they can be inspected in every airport in the nation. We discover idiots with a death wish and fevered dreams about mixing a bomb in the airplane toilet and suddenly we have thousands of people having their bags searched and being forced to throw out their shampoo and shaving cream for the dubious privilege of getting on a commercial airplane.

On the other hand, when we have drug cartels on our border, killing police and creating mayhem, coming into our cities and invading our homes, threatening our children and polluting our national parks.... We cannot violate the second amendment! Oh noes, we needs our semi-automatic rifles so we can shoot up cans and lay waste to targets everywhere! Don't. Mess. With. The NRA.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS???

Quote of the Day: Stephen Colbert

...And folks, I think I can speak for everyone out there advocating following the advice of a 50 year old novel, set in an America that never existed; that when millions are losing jobs, losing homes, and losing hope; There's nothing more important than putting yourself FIRST.
...and that's the Word:
Rand Illusion

Impending Doom

I've been feeling this awful sense of impending doom for the last few days...
My Dittohead boss is in there looking up vids about shotguns and semi auto rifles, and reading Atlas Shrugged

Meanwhile, the employees have to decide weather they want to pay their car insurance or eat.

It's a fucked up world.

Today's Pic

Yes, it's snowing right now! !^##$ rotten snow!

A week's worth of pics

Thursday

I have a new way to pass the time while stopped behind the inevitable school bus: put the car in park and whip out the camera.

*click click*