OT – Joe the Plumber

[TheBreeze]

I’ve heard enough about this Joe the Plumber character. I guess he is supposed to embody the middle class or something. And whoever heard of a plumber who works 10-12 hour days 7 days a week? What a crock of shit.

The really ridiculous thing is that even if Joe’s business is netting $300K, he would only have a marginal increase of 3% on his last $50K of income. That comes out to an extra tax burden of $1500, or an additional .5% of his total income. I can’t believe so much time was wasted in the debate talking about how some super-rich guy would have to pay an extra 0.5% of his income in taxes. Totally ridiculous.

It will probably turn out that Joe’s business doesn’t even net $250K, so he will have no tax increase whatsoever. Talking about this joker is a total waste of time.

I doubt that Joe the Plumber resonated with many folks in this day and age. Maybe he would have played better back in the dot-com bubble when everyone was going to get rich or in the era when everyone was an entrepreneurial house flipper, but most folks today are just worried about keeping their jobs. They sure as hell won’t be worrying about some quarter-million-dollars-a-year plumber who maybe has to give up an extra day or so’s work a year to taxes.

[Coronita]

Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.

[Coronita]

Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.

[Coronita]

Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.

[Coronita]

Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.

[Coronita]

Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.

[TheBreeze]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.
[/quote]

Except good ol’ working-class Joe said the company only “makes 250 to 280 thousand” per year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/joe-the-plumber.html

So, if Joe actually goes through with it and buys this company, his marginal increase under Obama would be at most $900. $900 is 0.3% of $280K.

If Joe really busts his ass and works 320 days per year, then we’re talking about an extra day of work under the Obama plan for working-class Joe to pay his taxes. If Joe works the normal 250 days per year, then Joe will need to work an extra 4/5ths of a day to pay for his tax increase under the Obama plan.

As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans.

[TheBreeze]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.
[/quote]

Except good ol’ working-class Joe said the company only “makes 250 to 280 thousand” per year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/joe-the-plumber.html

So, if Joe actually goes through with it and buys this company, his marginal increase under Obama would be at most $900. $900 is 0.3% of $280K.

If Joe really busts his ass and works 320 days per year, then we’re talking about an extra day of work under the Obama plan for working-class Joe to pay his taxes. If Joe works the normal 250 days per year, then Joe will need to work an extra 4/5ths of a day to pay for his tax increase under the Obama plan.

As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans.

[TheBreeze]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.
[/quote]

Except good ol’ working-class Joe said the company only “makes 250 to 280 thousand” per year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/joe-the-plumber.html

So, if Joe actually goes through with it and buys this company, his marginal increase under Obama would be at most $900. $900 is 0.3% of $280K.

If Joe really busts his ass and works 320 days per year, then we’re talking about an extra day of work under the Obama plan for working-class Joe to pay his taxes. If Joe works the normal 250 days per year, then Joe will need to work an extra 4/5ths of a day to pay for his tax increase under the Obama plan.

As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans.

[TheBreeze]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.
[/quote]

Except good ol’ working-class Joe said the company only “makes 250 to 280 thousand” per year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/joe-the-plumber.html

So, if Joe actually goes through with it and buys this company, his marginal increase under Obama would be at most $900. $900 is 0.3% of $280K.

If Joe really busts his ass and works 320 days per year, then we’re talking about an extra day of work under the Obama plan for working-class Joe to pay his taxes. If Joe works the normal 250 days per year, then Joe will need to work an extra 4/5ths of a day to pay for his tax increase under the Obama plan.

As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans.

[TheBreeze]

[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker]Doesn’t Joe the Plumber charge $250/hr for repairing plumbing though? Last time I checked, installing a water boiler was like $300-$500 for a 1 hour job (tops)… I think this country underestimates how much Joe the Plumber really makes.
[/quote]

Except good ol’ working-class Joe said the company only “makes 250 to 280 thousand” per year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/joe-the-plumber.html

So, if Joe actually goes through with it and buys this company, his marginal increase under Obama would be at most $900. $900 is 0.3% of $280K.

If Joe really busts his ass and works 320 days per year, then we’re talking about an extra day of work under the Obama plan for working-class Joe to pay his taxes. If Joe works the normal 250 days per year, then Joe will need to work an extra 4/5ths of a day to pay for his tax increase under the Obama plan.

As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans.

[meadandale]

[quote=TheBreeze]As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans. [/quote]

Your tongue in cheek comment notwithstanding, Obama’s plan DOES incentivize Joe to not bust his ass to make that extra buck.

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need”

Yep, that’s the Obama-nation in a nutshell. Wonder if any of you Obama lovers know the source of that quote….

[meadandale]

[quote=TheBreeze]As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans. [/quote]

Your tongue in cheek comment notwithstanding, Obama’s plan DOES incentivize Joe to not bust his ass to make that extra buck.

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need”

Yep, that’s the Obama-nation in a nutshell. Wonder if any of you Obama lovers know the source of that quote….

[meadandale]

[quote=TheBreeze]As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans. [/quote]

Your tongue in cheek comment notwithstanding, Obama’s plan DOES incentivize Joe to not bust his ass to make that extra buck.

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need”

Yep, that’s the Obama-nation in a nutshell. Wonder if any of you Obama lovers know the source of that quote….

[meadandale]

[quote=TheBreeze]As you can see, Obama’s tax plan has incentivized Joe to go stand in a welfare line as opposed to continuing to work to make more than 95% of Americans. [/quote]

Your tongue in cheek comment notwithstanding, Obama’s plan DOES incentivize Joe to not bust his ass to make that extra buck.

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need”

Yep, that’s the Obama-nation in a nutshell. Wonder if any of you Obama lovers know the source of that quote….

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