I am not sure why Adam thinks you are arguing intelligently. To me it seems as though I am having a discussion about economics with someone who knows nothing about the subject and does not want to learn. I do not think that a progressive tax rate is generally considered a subsidy. But supposing it was:
In many instances, economics may (somewhat counter-intuitively) suggest that direct subsidies are preferable to other forms of support, such as hidden subsidies or trade barriers; although subsidies may be inefficient, they are often less inefficient than other policy tools used to benefit certain groups. Direct subsidies may also be more transparent, which may allow the political process more opportunity to eliminate wasteful hidden subsidies. This problem - that hidden subsidies are more inefficient, but often favored precisely because they are non-transparent - is central to the political-economy of subsidies. Examples of industries or sectors where subsidies are often found include utilities, gasoline in the United States, welfare, farm subsidies, and (in some countries) certain aspects of student loans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy On Feb 8, 2008 6:41 PM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you for replying to my definition of a subsidy with a definition > of regressive taxes. Beep beep - take another blue pill. The man in > the white coat will be here shortly. > > -Cameron > > Dana wrote: > > Here is a primer that may help: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regressive_Taxes > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 7:23 AM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I don't think we can continue this debate. We just aren't on the same > >> page on how the mechanics of basic economics work. Thanks for playing > >> though! > >> > >> -Cameron > >> > >> Dana wrote: > >> > >>> ok but where do you get subsidy out of taxation that is not > >>> regressive? That's economics not subsidies dude. And if there is a > >>> question in this post you are going to have to rephrase it for me, > >>> cause you really seem kinda confused. > >>> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:253804 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
