> The whole gee-the-states-already-have-sales-tax argument is like > saying that since you licked a 9 volt battery and didn't die it must > be ok to lick the wires sticking out of the live outlet. A little > doesn't mean a lot is ok.
Your argument is more like, "well, sure that battery works fine, but running electricity all over the country with wires strung up everywhere couldn't possibly work!". > Further, how can it be so mystifying to you y'all that raising the > prices of ALL products and services by 15% is going to have an effect > on consumer purchasing? You're ignoring the increase in take-home pay that comes from not having an income tax. Sure, people would be aghast at higher prices for a while, but they'd also have more money to spend, so things would balance out. -Justi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:339841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
