"Albert Frankenstein" wrote in message
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you didn't do the math right to begin with, thus giving your gov't a
free ride on your money... not exactly good accounting or particulary
smart

Once again your lack of knowledge in anything remotely related to the
conservative ideals the USA was founded on is showing.

Perhaps he estimates his tax payments. According to law payments this
year are based on how you did last year. Perhaps he did not do as well
this year, and yet still had to pay taxes as if he did. Thus, he gets a
refund.

Or . . . you can be smarter and pay less estimated tax than calculated, thus
withholding that which you really don't owe the government anyway. It's not
really rocket science to estimate how much tax you actually will owe in a
given year. $6K of overpayment is foolish.

Max

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"Albert Frankenstein" wrote in message
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you didn't do the math right to begin with, thus giving your gov't a
free ride on your money... not exactly good accounting or particulary
smart

Once again your lack of knowledge in anything remotely related to the
conservative ideals the USA was founded on is showing.

Perhaps he estimates his tax payments. According to law payments this
year are based on how you did last year. Perhaps he did not do as well
this year, and yet still had to pay taxes as if he did. Thus, he gets a
refund.

Or . . . you can be smarter and pay less estimated tax than calculated,
thus withholding that which you really don't owe the government anyway.
It's not really rocket science to estimate how much tax you actually will
owe in a given year. $6K of overpayment is foolish.

Max

Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to the ship they wouldn't
be broke.


John Cairns

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Albert Frankenstein" wrote in message
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you didn't do the math right to begin with, thus giving your gov't a
free ride on your money... not exactly good accounting or particulary
smart

Once again your lack of knowledge in anything remotely related to the
conservative ideals the USA was founded on is showing.

Perhaps he estimates his tax payments. According to law payments this
year are based on how you did last year. Perhaps he did not do as well
this year, and yet still had to pay taxes as if he did. Thus, he gets a
refund.

Or . . . you can be smarter and pay less estimated tax than calculated,
thus withholding that which you really don't owe the government anyway.
It's not really rocket science to estimate how much tax you actually will
owe in a given year. $6K of overpayment is foolish.

Max

Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to the ship they
wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.

Max

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"John Cairns" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Albert Frankenstein" wrote in message
news:u3kJf.11783$Lr.1660@trnddc01...
you didn't do the math right to begin with, thus giving your gov't a
free ride on your money... not exactly good accounting or particulary
smart

Once again your lack of knowledge in anything remotely related to the
conservative ideals the USA was founded on is showing.

Perhaps he estimates his tax payments. According to law payments this
year are based on how you did last year. Perhaps he did not do as well
this year, and yet still had to pay taxes as if he did. Thus, he gets
a refund.

Or . . . you can be smarter and pay less estimated tax than calculated,
thus withholding that which you really don't owe the government anyway.
It's not really rocket science to estimate how much tax you actually
will owe in a given year. $6K of overpayment is foolish.

Max

Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to the ship they
wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.

Max


If the government holding on to your cash for you for one year interest free
is good, wouldn't holding onto it for 2 years be better?

Even better why don't they take what they want and just hold onto it until
one reaches retirement age. They can give it back interest free. For your
own good!

Whoops! Didn't I just describe social security?

Amen!

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Even better why don't they take what they want and just hold onto it until
one reaches retirement age. They can give it back interest free. For your
own good!

Whoops! Didn't I just describe social security?

Sure did. And the dems just love to bash the idea of investment accounts in
lieu of SS. Amazing.

Max

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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Even better why don't they take what they want and just hold onto it
until one reaches retirement age. They can give it back interest free.
For your own good!

Whoops! Didn't I just describe social security?

Sure did. And the dems just love to bash the idea of investment accounts
in lieu of SS. Amazing.

Max

We've seen the result of retirement investment accounts as opposed to
defined benefit pensions in companuies like Polaroid, K-Mart, and Enron,
just to name a few.

John Cairns

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some
of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to
the ship they
wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.


Some people are not smart enough to save their own money.
So, I guess for them a big refund is a good thing.

Scotty

"Scotty" wrote in message
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Some people are not smart enough to save their own money.
So, I guess for them a big refund is a good thing.



But if you give them a refund, they won't save it so why give it back in the
first place?

It's safe with the government holding onto it.

Amen!

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some
of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to
the ship they
wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.


Some people are not smart enough to save their own money.
So, I guess for them a big refund is a good thing.

Mr. Crantz had an even better idea--the gummint could just keep each year's
refund until retirement age. Then folks like Mooron could have one hell of
a big refund then. Interest-free, of course. And if the gummint would
consider "retirement age" to be, oh, say, um, 94 . . .

Max

Maxprop wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some

of their crews pay

while they went ashore, so that when they got back to

the ship they

wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.


Some people are not smart enough to save their own money.
So, I guess for them a big refund is a good thing.


Mr. Crantz had an even better idea--the gummint could just keep each year's
refund until retirement age. Then folks like Mooron could have one hell of
a big refund then. Interest-free, of course. And if the gummint would
consider "retirement age" to be, oh, say, um, 94 . . .

Max


Except for the 94 business, that isn't really a bad idea....