but the fair tax also takes money out of someone's pocket and gives it to someone else :)
On Feb 4, 2008 10:16 PM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, after sending that I thought about my argument and I'd like to > modify it. I am supportive of subsidies (exemptions) to ensure that > children have a certain minimum standard of living. After all, they > didn't make the any financial decisions good or bad and shouldn't be > penalized for that. I think Fairtax would solve this my simply > increasing the poverty line / prebate per number of dependants, so it's > really a moot point since it's already factored in. I just wanted to > clarify my argument. > > I would leave the rest intact however - really any subsidy that's taking > money out of one person's pocket and putting it into another is NOT a > level playing field. > > -Cameron > > > Cameron Childress wrote: > > I understand and respect your point of view. > > > > I guess the primary difference between our points of view is that you > > think "fairness" should be enforced by taking money from one person who > > doesn't have kids and giving it to another because they have kids. Mine > > is that everyone should have the same opportunities and pay the same > > amount (above the poverty line) and that the playing field should be > > level in a literal, non governmentally subsidized way. > > > > -Cameron > > > > Jeff Garza wrote: > > > >> Well... The opposite of your argument is true as well. Doesn't seem fair > >> to > >> me that I, as a homeowner and father to three children will get nailed up > >> and down having to pay a "consumption tax" on the shoes and clothes and > >> food > >> needed to raise a family, not to mention the upkeep of a home. Compared to > >> those single, childless, small business owners that own nothing of their > >> own > >> and might buy a pair of shoes every couple of years... Yeah... Sounds fair > >> to me. Where do I sign up for that??? Real level playing field... > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:45 PM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: The Fairtax Book > >> > >> Yeah, I guess when given an opportunity most would vote for a system that > >> gives/keeps an advantage over others rather than one which levels the > >> playing field. > >> > >> Fair. > >> > >> -Cameron > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:253236 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
