Apologies if you misunderstood my query, which was:
"How much of the national economy should be at the direction of the
government (government
spending plus government mandated spending) vs. the private sector?"
No where did I say just the Federal Government. The government
includes all levels - how can it be otherwise?
I have not changed the definition - you have attempted to restrict it
to minimize the rate.
So, is 30% too much?
Matthew
On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Snyder, Mark (IT-EI) wrote:
That sounds like a whack-job, then; you get to walk around and change
the "government" tax rate as you go. Expanding one's definitions as
one
goes is an idiot's game. That does not wash with me; you don't even
know where I am. It is just a ploy to make it look ooh, ooh, scary!
You might as well add in my death, so you can add that "death tax"
to my
burden and jump your total up another notch. Frankly, I as a person
will be deceased the moment I die, so the idea of me paying such a tax
is ridiculous.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-----Original Message-----
I did not say the US Government, as in the Federal Government - I am
referring to government at all levels.
Federal outlays alone were 20.9% of GDP in 2008 according to the
Congressional Budget Office. You think the States and Local
Governments don't spend another 10%?
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