Oh, I disagree ... the more you spend (and the rich spend much more than the
poor) ... the more you should be taxed. Also, the rich can afford CPAs and
lawyers and generally afford to "invest" in ways that help them avoid their
fair share of taxes. A national sales tax would end all that. The rich
would certainly pay more in taxes, as they should. A sales tax would close
many, many loopholes that the poor have absolutely no access to.
And of course, groceries wouldn't be taxed. Services, such as telephone,
wouldn't be taxed (more than they are now).
So I don't see how you say the poor would suffer under such a scheme.
They'd probably pay less in taxes, unless they were proliferate spenders on
non-essential merchandise, to which I say, oh well.
H.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:35 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Reject The Rebate
Yep, tax the poor and give to the rich. Truely a progressive taxing scheme.
A General Sales tax would have a much greater impact on those people with a
lower income than those with higher incomes. Its a basic concept. Adding a
5, 10 or 20 percent GST type tax has a much greater impact if you are making
$25,000 per year than if you are making $50,000 or more. Rather than give
the rich another tax break, how about closing some of the grotesque tax
loopholes for corporations.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:17 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Reject The Rebate
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 4, 2001 7:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >Personally, I favor SSI privatization. The Cato Institute
> has a great plan:
> >http://www.socialsecurity.org/alternative.html
> >
>
> The Cato Institute is an amazing organization. http://www.cato.org
> Take the plan mentioned above and combine it with a national
> sales tax for a great future.
> http://www.fairtax.org
>
> Lee
>
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