um. You are bringing logic to an ideological fight. I actually lose money under the fair tax btw.... about 900. So I would not be a fan.
On Jan 25, 2008 12:25 PM, morgan l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I could move to MS (just one example of a very low cost-of-living > area), where the cost of living is about 1/2 of where I live. I'd lose my > job, meaning I'd end up making minimum wage... way less than 1/2 of what I > make now. I'd be even worse off. Of course, I'd make low enough income to > go > on welfare and foodstamps. > > I already live in the lowest-cost region for 100's of miles. And the job I > have pays twice what I've ever made before, significantly more than what > my > neighbors bring in, and significantly more than most employers would pay > for > someone with my education background, despite my actual ability. > > So yes, I choose to stay in my affordable, modest-sized single-family (as > long as the "family" has no kids) home, making middle-class income rather > than going on welfare. Because honestly, those are my only options. > > On Jan 25, 2008 12:47 PM, Peterson, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > You do make a choice to stay living in the area you are, with the job > > you have. Being fearful of a choice does not invalidate that a choice > > existed! > > > > Chris Peterson > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: morgan l [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:44 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > > > > Yeah, been there; read that. Sounds great, for people who spend < 60% of > > their income--you only get taxed on 60% of your income. Those of us who > > spend closer to 100%, or even more than that with credit, are screwed. > > Ok, > > so if they're spending more via credit, they're doing it to themselves. > > But > > for me, living paycheck to paycheck barely getting by, unable to save > > any of > > my monthly income, I'd actually pay significantly more in taxes that way > > that the current system. Doesn't quite seem "fair" to me. > > > > And I don't exactly choose to spend 100% of my monthly income, unless > > choosing to buy groceries, live in a meager/affordable home, and drive > > to > > work (no public transportation available) so I can keep my paycheck > > coming > > in are choices. I'm not talking extravagant expenses like HDTVs or PS3s. > > > > Dammit, I swore I'd stay out of these political discussions. > > > > > > On Jan 25, 2008 10:29 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > http://www.fairtax.org > > > > > > -- > > > Scott Stewart > > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > > > SSTWebworks > > > 4405 Oakshyre Way > > > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > > > (919) 874-6229 (home) > > > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:03 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > > > > > > Yes actually. It's much much more. > > > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > Billy Cox wrote: > > > > Are you saying that it is something other than a 20%+ national sales > > tax > > > > along with the repeal of the federal income tax? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:252034 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
