Larry:
Obviously, you didn't read the other posts in this thread before posting
this.
But how does it become more complext than the current tax code? Are you
saying that the average state sales tax system is more complex than the
current federal income tax system? You've got to be kidding, right?
H.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:47 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Reject The Rebate
With your exceptions, the scheme becomes far more complex than the current
tax code. But setting exceptions does not invalidate my point, a GST type
system hits those with less money far harder those with a lot. The only ones
who benefit are the rich. Suddenly no income taxes and just a piddlingly
small amount extra on normal purchases. Nice real nice. I guess the next
thing would be a poor tax, just to pay for a few more overly expensive
b-1b's.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:57 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Reject The Rebate
>
>
> Larry,
>
> That's if you tax everything. If you look at some of the
> proposals out
> there, including the one presented by Alan Keyes during the
> presidential
> election, most exempt food, basic clothing items, etc. i.e.
> things that
> poor people would spend most of their money on. However, the
> idea behind a
> General Sales Tax is not tied to social status or about
> leveling the playing
> field. The belief is that personal independence and freedom stem from
> economic independence and freedom. The more of your own
> money that you are
> allowed to keep, the more control you have over your destiny.
> The income
> tax provides no choices for Americans on how much if their
> own money is
> kept. If the government wants to raise your taxes, then it
> is going to do
> it and there is nothing that you can do about it. Sure, you can elect
> officials that oppose higher taxes, but I don't believe that
> the government
> is intended to have so much power in the first place. With a
> GST, people
> can make choices about how they spend their money and control
> the level of
> their tax burden. If the government raises the GST, then we
> can keep our
> money in protest and send a clear and quick message to those
> that represent
> us that this is too much. It is possible, even under the current tax
> system, that you can lower the tax rate and still increase
> revenues. That
> is even more true under a GST system. If the tax rate is
> lower, then the
> cost of a good is lower thereby creating a demand for that
> good. More goods
> that are purchased, means more money that government will be
> able to spend
> on programs. Fiscal responsibility will reside solely on the
> governments
> shoulders as it should. The budget is $2 trillion (that's
> $2,000,000,000,000.00) and growing. President Bush wants to
> slow growth to
> 4% and the democrats want growth to be at about 11%. You can
> do the math.
> Michael Corrigan
> Programmer
> Endora Digital Solutions
> www.endoradigital.com
> 630/942-5211 x-134
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 1:35 PM
> Subject: RE: Reject The Rebate
>
>
> > Yep, tax the poor and give to the rich. Truely a progressive taxing
> scheme.
> >
> > A General Sales tax would have a much greater impact on
> those people with
> a
> > lower income than those with higher incomes. Its a basic
> concept. Adding a
> > 5, 10 or 20 percent GST type tax has a much greater impact
> if you are
> making
> > $25,000 per year than if you are making $50,000 or more.
> Rather than give
> > the rich another tax break, how about closing some of the
> grotesque tax
> > loopholes for corporations.
> >
> > larry
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:17 AM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Subject: Re: Reject The Rebate
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, September 4, 2001 7:21 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Personally, I favor SSI privatization. The Cato Institute
> > > has a great plan:
> > > >http://www.socialsecurity.org/alternative.html
> > > >
> > >
> > > The Cato Institute is an amazing organization. http://www.cato.org
> > > Take the plan mentioned above and combine it with a national
> > > sales tax for a great future.
> > > http://www.fairtax.org
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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