How Much More Will My Taxes Be
Web and SaaS
tax calculator
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How Much More Will My Taxes Be
How Obama's budget proposal affects you (Weekend Hack)
howmuchmorewillmytaxesbe.comHow HN took it
3 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-designed site for a weekend hack
From 2 comments
Looks cool, especially for a weekend hack. The design is very well done.
bostonOU on HNGreat site. The complaints of political bias are just silly. You're putting numbers into an accessible form. If people find political bias in running numbers, that's their…
georgieporgie on HN
Objections
Presents political bias as a binary answer
From 2 comments
My concern here is that, although you are relating simple facts, you are also making a political statement. To see what I mean, let's say I wrote an app "See how many dollars of…
DanielBMarkham on HN``` Obama's budget proposal won't increase your income tax liability. Relieved? Tell your friends to keep calm and carry on. ``` This is quite insulting to supporters of…
olalonde on HN
Tagline 'keep calm and carry on' seen as insulting
From 1 comment
``` Obama's budget proposal won't increase your income tax liability. Relieved? Tell your friends to keep calm and carry on. ``` This is quite insulting to supporters of…
olalonde on HN
Layout cut off buttons on small screens
From 2 comments
Cool. But I can't use the website on a laptop with a 1366x768 screen: the buttons aren't visible. I can't scroll to them. (If I push F11 I can see them.)
nodata on HNStill doesn't work for my netbook since your tweak. 8.9inch screen - 1024 x 600 - doubt many use a laptop this small! Cheers, nice site, great idea.
ljf on HN
Back button does not work
From 1 comment
I like it. Small nitpick: back button doesn't work. Might try implementing the pushState API or use a hack.
breckinloggins on HN
Requests
Accept commas, decimals and dollar signs in income input
From 1 comment
You should support commas, decimals, and dollar signs in the taxable income allowed. Keeping statistics for how many people using the tool would actually be affected might also…
beatpanda on HN
Show net take-home pay under the new plan
From 1 comment
If it's possible, I think it would be interesting for the purposes of discussion to also include the amount you are currently paying in taxes, in order to calculate your net tax…
joshaidan on HN
Fix label/radio button selection
From 1 comment
another nitpick, use the 'label' tag and the 'for' attribute with your yes/no radio buttons to make them easier to select.
cedsav on HN
Questions
Does the proposal raise Social Security and Medicare caps?
From 1 comment
Hey aren't they talking about raising the cap on Social Security and Medicare taxes too?
fexl on HN