Well thats an awful selfish stance for a lib like you to take. I though you were above self interest, from those wit th those without and all that?
Dana wrote: > 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:252079 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
