On 9-Sep-2008, at 11:06, Charles Bennett wrote:
>> I still say the ideal tax structure would be to completely eliminate
>> personal income tax and simply tax all businesses at some percentage
>> (2%? 5%?) of GROSS income. (Every dollar you accept, the government
>> gets a nickel)
>>
>> It would never happen since the government loves to use taxes as
>> carrot/stick and this wouldn't given them much leeway. But it would
>> put the tax where it belongs and everyone would be paying it every
>> time they paid for anything, anyway. It would also make collection
>> much easier, and cheaper. It would eliminate 95% of the IRS and
>> hundreds of millions a year in collection related activities, writing
>> opaque tax code, and auditing people.
>
> Holy crap. I am in complete agreement with you on this point.
Most reasonable people are.
> It's very right wing of you to be against the carrot and stick you
> know. <grin>
Yeah, that's the stereotype, but I've never believed it. It's like
Republicans are for samller government and less debt, and yet every
Reuplican increases the size of government, increases the budget,
increases the amount of regulation, and increases the debt. These are
all supposed to be "Democrat" habits, and yet they aren't.
THE GOP is still living in the 1930's when they were stringent
opposers of the New Deal and Roosevelt's efforts to get the country
out of the Depression by throwing money at it.
--
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax an get used to the idea.
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