tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post577580992962675469..comments2018-09-30T15:52:59.985-04:00Comments on Lose Your Money Blues: The U.S. Debt is No Big DealIris http://www.blogger.com/profile/12565582310115004572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-49282421030044819492009-07-06T21:31:05.304-04:002009-07-06T21:31:05.304-04:00Argh. This man should have made a good faith guess...Argh. This man should have made a good faith guess. Usually, the IRS does not see the original paperwork. He could still file an amended tax form and get it right. (He has three years from the date the return was due.) Plus, this year, with so many people having lost huge amounts on the stocks they bought, no one would think twice about his amended return.<br /><br />But yes, taxes are always with us. The price of government. I'll take it any day over anarchy.Hopeful Lilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-38366891804662633592009-07-05T20:24:31.602-04:002009-07-05T20:24:31.602-04:00Plus, a lot of middle income couples got hit with ...Plus, a lot of middle income couples got hit with the alternative minimum tax, and people who inherit get hit with cost-basis capital gains. I met a man who had a stock he'd had a long time and had to sell it -- at a loss -- but because he couldn't find the paperwork to show how much he'd paid originally, he wound up paying tax on the entire amount he sold the stock for! <br /><br />So, I am pretty sure the feds are not going bankrupt any time soon -- the tax money keeps rolling in, even if it isn't what it was in the flush years.Mary Turzillohttp://www.maryturzillo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-4120468842800666812009-07-03T18:41:51.314-04:002009-07-03T18:41:51.314-04:00Oh dear, I hope you don't expect people to thi...Oh dear, I hope you don't expect people to think! You're so unreasonable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com