sales taxes are by nature regressive
I think that we can fund our federal government (with drastic cuts > in the size and scope of the federal government) with tariffs, maybe a > national sales tax. I guess I am saying how drastically things need to > change to make it really better for everyone. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:48 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush decided to "take out Saddam" in March > > > ::nod:: my remark was fairly casual. > > Still -- I believe the economy is being mishandled. This is a gut > impression, and I may change my mind, but that is how I feel. No question > internet stocks were overvalued at the end of the nineties, and the market > was due for a correction. Nonetheless there is a certain "let them eat > cake" aura to current policy; whereas Keynsian theory would call for an > infusion of cash. Anyone thinks otherwise, I will listen; but perhaps not > agree. > > > > > By the same token I don't see how Jr Bush (or Clinton) could truly be > > blamed for the current economic downturn which is clearly a result of an > > unrealistic market. > > > > The point is that regardless of the administration there are an enormous > > number of indicators political, technological and social for economic > > success or failure. And you can't consider one in isolation as causal. > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
