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Old 08-12-2021, 03:28 PM
 
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Historically, minoritized folk under-report and are under-reported in census data. Georgia's a majority minority state. Watch the gerrymandering turn the state into a Pollock painting!
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Old 11-27-2021, 10:12 AM
 
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Oh my August post about gerrymandering was on point.


Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-ar...c02bd0a07bf5cf

Many in Georgia had a sigh of relief (protests/riots/increased potential for violence) and others kicked the dirt in hopes of the race war they've been wanting. I haven't seen much in public celebration or in public anger of this news, so Georgia's just gliding right now.
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Old 12-09-2021, 10:51 AM
 
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Default Should Georgia eliminate income tax? There might be more consequences than you think

Proposals to eliminate the state income tax have gone nowhere in Georgia and no new legislation dropped in the last legislative session. But watch out, an election year is coming..."

https://www.11alive.com/article/news...9-e988d964cbc8

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Old 12-09-2021, 12:10 PM
 
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I’m all for it or at least eliminate the tax on pensions. It would be good to attract more retirees who aren’t dependent on government programs. They are an asset.

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Old 12-09-2021, 12:28 PM
 
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I get it, you gotta make headlines. Obviously this is a stupid idea. You want to lower it another 25 basis pts to 5.50% fine run on that, "Let's lower taxes!" but eliminate, no. Move to FL or TX, doing so would create deep cuts in other vital areas.
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Old 12-09-2021, 12:40 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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Tax consumption, not income.
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Old 12-09-2021, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA and Brookhaven, GA
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Tax consumption, not income.
Yesssss.
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Old 12-09-2021, 05:14 PM
 
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I’m all for it or at least eliminate the tax on pensions. It would be good to attract more retirees who aren’t dependent on government programs. They are an asset.
If you're over 65, the retirement income exclusion is $65,000, so we've eliminated the tax on pensions for most people. The state should probably bump that up to maybe 100k, IMHO.
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Old 12-09-2021, 05:40 PM
 
Location: Dayton OH
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If you're over 65, the retirement income exclusion is $65,000, so we've eliminated the tax on pensions for most people. The state should probably bump that up to maybe 100k, IMHO.
The GA retirement income exclusion of $65K per person is in addition to state tax-free social security benefit amounts. If a person receives somewhere in the upper range of SS benefits, that is an additional $40K or more of income free of state taxes. Add up the retirement income exclusion plus over $40K of social security without state taxes, and it is over $100K right now. GA is already one of the top 5 or 6 states for retirees from an overall tax liability standpoint.
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Old 12-09-2021, 06:45 PM
 
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If you're over 65, the retirement income exclusion is $65,000, so we've eliminated the tax on pensions for most people. The state should probably bump that up to maybe 100k, IMHO.
I’m referring to all pensions for all retirees regardless of age. Most LE and other pension recipients from civil service retire prior to the age of 65. There are several states that do not tax those pensions and I would like for Georgia to be one of those states.
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