Dana, Please -- *read* the book!
Or at least peruse fairtax.org until you have all the basics down pat. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: CF-Community Presidential Poll > > how exactly does this help those without? And since when are you in > favor of the government giving poor people money? This is a gag, > right? > > I think the reason I would lose out is that I have pretty big > deductions under the current system. My standard deduction is 7500 I > think and I had three people in college last year. Add in the child > tax credit and I can make quite a bit before I owe significant taxes. > I may this year... but i look over-withheld, was looking at that the > other day. > > On the other hand... did someone say that payroll taxes would go away? > If so I might revise my opinion. > > On 1e current /27/08, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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:252141 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
