Well, I could move to MS (just one example of a very low cost-of-living area), where the cost of living is about 1/2 of where I live. I'd lose my job, meaning I'd end up making minimum wage... way less than 1/2 of what I make now. I'd be even worse off. Of course, I'd make low enough income to go on welfare and foodstamps.
I already live in the lowest-cost region for 100's of miles. And the job I have pays twice what I've ever made before, significantly more than what my neighbors bring in, and significantly more than most employers would pay for someone with my education background, despite my actual ability. So yes, I choose to stay in my affordable, modest-sized single-family (as long as the "family" has no kids) home, making middle-class income rather than going on welfare. Because honestly, those are my only options. On Jan 25, 2008 12:47 PM, Peterson, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do make a choice to stay living in the area you are, with the job > you have. Being fearful of a choice does not invalidate that a choice > existed! > > Chris Peterson > > -----Original Message----- > From: morgan l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:44 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > > Yeah, been there; read that. Sounds great, for people who spend < 60% of > their income--you only get taxed on 60% of your income. Those of us who > spend closer to 100%, or even more than that with credit, are screwed. > Ok, > so if they're spending more via credit, they're doing it to themselves. > But > for me, living paycheck to paycheck barely getting by, unable to save > any of > my monthly income, I'd actually pay significantly more in taxes that way > that the current system. Doesn't quite seem "fair" to me. > > And I don't exactly choose to spend 100% of my monthly income, unless > choosing to buy groceries, live in a meager/affordable home, and drive > to > work (no public transportation available) so I can keep my paycheck > coming > in are choices. I'm not talking extravagant expenses like HDTVs or PS3s. > > Dammit, I swore I'd stay out of these political discussions. > > > On Jan 25, 2008 10:29 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > http://www.fairtax.org > > > > -- > > Scott Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > SSTWebworks > > 4405 Oakshyre Way > > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > > (919) 874-6229 (home) > > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:03 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > > > > Yes actually. It's much much more. > > > > -Cameron > > > > Billy Cox wrote: > > > Are you saying that it is something other than a 20%+ national sales > tax > > > along with the repeal of the federal income tax? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:251996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
