um, it is not a subsidy. But by all mean let us end this fruitless conversation, sure. None so blind and all.
On Feb 9, 2008 3:52 PM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dana wrote: > > ::shrug:: while taxes may fund social programs, they are not a social > > program in and of themselves. Some parts of the current tax policy, > > such as the EIC and tax credits for oil exploration, may amount to > > subsidies, but taxes are not a subsidy. > > > > Or, if you insist on using the word in this sense, we can say that > > your proposed solution would subsidize a lower tax rate for yourself. > > > > We actually were talking about your plan, not Fairtax - which you have > finally conceded is a subsidy. Thank you. > > > You may think you are being really objective, but what I hear is > > someone who is really angry and focused on his tax bill. > > > > Again, we've been talking about your alternative proposals, not mine. > But okay. > > > As for credentials -- ha. I don't have a four-year degree but I am one > > of those people who has been going to school forever. I've taken > > freshman and intermediate macroeconomics and honors microeconomics. > > Also finance, more recently. In addition, some of my honors classes > > involved readings from Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Adam Smith and > > John Ruskin. I've taken other classes at specifically on the > > Industrial Revolution, the British Raj, and 20th century US foreign > > policy, which is where I learned about United Fruit, now there's a > > subsidy for ya :) Talk about an analogy for our times. > > > > I don't subscribe to any print publications but I read Bloomberg and > > the Wall Street Journal on a regular basis as well as anyone else who > > happens to have an interesting story in the Business section of Google > > News, and I have several alerts set on Marketwatch. I also follow Fed > > policy fairly closely. So go patronize someone else. > > > > Unexpected. Good for you then. > > > I'll admit to not reading the book but I am not the sort of fluff-head > > that you seem to want to argue with ;) As I mentioned, my time is > > really maxed out and I at least am asking questions about it... or was > > until you got so angry and defensive. > > > > Hmmm - just stating facts and setting the record straight. And I said > long ago I didn't want or expect you to read the book. > > > Don't worry about it any more; I have seen enough. And now that I am > > off this morning I still need to move a houseful of furniture and do a > > final edit on someone;s article. > > > > Good luck with your moving and economic studies. > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:253843 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
