Bob Calco wrote: > Leland > > >> In the global economy of today, where demand for good and services seem >> to exceeding supply, >> > > You have no clue what you're talking about. > > >> the foreign suppliers would simply sell there >> products to countries that agreed to pay their pice, rather than >> messing >> around with a tariff. If a tariff had to be paid for whatever reason, >> the suppliers would likely markup the price of their goods and services >> to cover the tariff, thus passing the tariff on to the American >> consumer >> who would ultimately be stuck with paying the tax. >> > > You aren't getting the argument at all, and you probably never will. > > Of course the tax will be passed on to the consumer. Keep in mind however > that under the system our Founders created, the citizen only pays it when > they VOLUNTARILY purchase an article of foreign manufacture. > That kind of sounds like a back door sales tax with the foreign supplier paying the tax up front in advance of his product selling to the consumer. Perhaps that would be a more efficient sales tax system, and it would only apply to imported goods. LOL
Regards, LelandJ > If they make, sell or buy goods within our economy, they pay no tax at all. > > "The tariff is the cheaper system, while by the direct tax system assessors > and collectors must be sent forth across the land like a swarm of Egyptian > locusts. By the tariff system, the man who contents himself to live on the > products of his country pays no tax at all." > > -- Abraham Lincoln > > You recently professed great admiration for Abraham Lincoln. Maybe this will > help open your eyes. > > - Bob > > >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >> > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
