Who are you calling Oxymorons?! :-)
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are
always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." -
Bertrand Russell
On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Dan Scolnick wrote:
Larry,
Perhaps you don’t understand the intelligence of my
“stupid” comments. Any legislation, that would have to be passed by
the legislature that shifts power away from the legislators isn’t
real and isn’t going to happen.
Anything called a fair tax, when implemented, will
surely be anything but fair, just look at the “patriot act”, ot
“loyalty oaths”.
I was also making a back reference to the oxymorons
previously stated in this thread, and noting that a “fair tax”
sounds as oxymoronic than “military intelligence”.
Speaking of military intelligence, isn’t it great, all
the terrorist plots and busts they did this week? I’m glad OBAMA is
keeping us safe from terrorism.
Funny thing is the bush legacists keep saying that bush
kept us safe from terrorism. Funny I live ¾ of a mile from the
largest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on the united states and
if I remember correctly it was bushes administration that was in
charge (or taking the longest vacations of any president in modern
times). Not to mention the successful attack on the heart of our
military industrial complex, the pentagon. They would have attacked
the capitol as well, if Americas first response wasn’t a plane load
of civilian patriots (the leader of which was gay), who forced the
plane to crash in an empty field rather than let it hit the capital.
A ‘fair tax” is as theoretical as the health care debate
and what each party “says” will be the consequences.
We can theorize about many things, but the overarching
concepts are important. Otherwise somewhere along the line, some
politics, will emasculate any kind of legislation and create
unintended consequences.
Pay the same percentage?
Pay the same dollars?
Eliminate the loopholes?
Do I like the idea of a tax on consumption? I don’t know. I do
know it sounded good to me 10 years ago.
Dan
From: Larry Alster [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:17 PM
To: Dan Scolnick; 'Casey Wheeler'; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: NMC - Healthcare Crisis Debate / Gay Marriage
Hey Dan
Rather than just making stupid comments about it why don’t you try
the concept about reading up on it before you mouth off.
Larry Alster
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From: [email protected] [mailto:miatapower-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Scolnick
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:48 PM
To: Casey Wheeler; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: NMC - Healthcare Crisis Debate / Gay Marriage
“Fair Tax”
Now there’s an oxymoron, would that be the same dollar
amount for each person? But then the poor are paying a
disproportionate percentage of their income. This is probably ok,
since the poor should pay more taxes since they use more services.
OR
Perhaps a fair tax would be the same percentage for each person,
children included?, but then you have the dollar amount being “from
each according to his contribution” and “to each according to his
ability” - sounds kinda socialist.
Or perhaps a graduated income tax is fair as then people are paying
according to the opportunity they take advantage of. This is what I
believe is fair.
Just don’t touch my mortgage deduction!
Of course, wrt to gay “marriage” as it stands non-married couples
have to pay what I suppose could be called a “FAIRY TAX”, or if they
are radical enough to want to adopt kids and raise them in a loving
home a “FAERIE TAX”
Dan
From: [email protected] [mailto:miatapower-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Casey Wheeler
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:22 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: NMC - Healthcare Crisis Debate / Gay Marriage
Fair tax solves these tax issues. It is quite wonderful because we
do have to pay some level of taxes.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 27, 2009, at 10:05 AM, [email protected] wrote:
In a message dated 9/27/2009 8:56:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
Jerry you’re so convoluted it’s actually funny,
I no longer have any interest in playing games with you because you
change everything everyone else says to your side before you answer.
That's the real problem Larry, We don't see things in the same way,
because our programming, what we have learned, varies so much.
That's why our Congressfolk have such a difficult time in working
together.
...And THAT is what they must strive to overcome. When two parties
have an argument, and one simply stops talking or responding, the
communication is shut down and nothing gets done.
This fact is the most compelling reason for MORE political parties
in the USA. With more political parties, discussions are much more
likely to continue, so eventually an acceptable resolution to
problems or compromise on programs can be achieved.
Jerry
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