Re: Taxes Re: Politically Correct Description of the Third World

[Erik Reuter]

On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 07:11:23PM -0600, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> Plus probably 8 or 9 percent on every dollar spent at the store (the last 
> time I bought anything in Missouri was back in June and I don't recall the 
> exact sales tax percentage there, but it's that much in many cities), plus 
> however many cents a gallon for gas, plus the Gore tax on phone service as 
> well as all the other utility taxes, etc., not to mention all the hidden 
> taxes:  taxes on corporations passed on to the consumer.

If you calculate it out, these will come to a relatively small percentage
of income for most people. And likely offset by other things that I 
mentioned in another post.

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