hmm maybe. But then all of a sudden you have people who need government assistance and didn't before. I'd be against that if it was me. I am also suspicious of any situation where the left hand of government taketh away and the right giveth back. Many a slip, you know. Also, we have enough social workers already.
On 2/6/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having been in that tax bracket for a number of years, I realize that. > > But, I think it is more important that _everyone_ contribute, and everyone > pays part of their way. > > That way, they know they are part of the system, not second class citizens > (which they are now). They would also be _more_ inclined to want to reduce > the tax burdon than anyone else (whereas now, they are the least inclined) > > For me, it is exactly the same as affirmative action. > > Everyone pays the same. > > If some people cannot then pay their rent because of that tax, then we > make > low income housing more available. Or child care. > > (As for affirmative action, I think that all preferential hiring should > end. > If there is an inequal playing field, address that instead with extra help > or programs as needed.) > > > > > On 2/6/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > well see... no. Ten percent of ten thousand is a lot more in economic > > terms > > than ten percent of fifty thousand. That said, I am all in favor of > > simplifying the tax system. We're both worried about welfare, but I am > > worried about the expensive kind. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226989 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
