Dana wrote: > ::shrug:: while taxes may fund social programs, they are not a social > program in and of themselves. Some parts of the current tax policy, > such as the EIC and tax credits for oil exploration, may amount to > subsidies, but taxes are not a subsidy. > > Or, if you insist on using the word in this sense, we can say that > your proposed solution would subsidize a lower tax rate for yourself. >
We actually were talking about your plan, not Fairtax - which you have finally conceded is a subsidy. Thank you. > You may think you are being really objective, but what I hear is > someone who is really angry and focused on his tax bill. > Again, we've been talking about your alternative proposals, not mine. But okay. > As for credentials -- ha. I don't have a four-year degree but I am one > of those people who has been going to school forever. I've taken > freshman and intermediate macroeconomics and honors microeconomics. > Also finance, more recently. In addition, some of my honors classes > involved readings from Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Adam Smith and > John Ruskin. I've taken other classes at specifically on the > Industrial Revolution, the British Raj, and 20th century US foreign > policy, which is where I learned about United Fruit, now there's a > subsidy for ya :) Talk about an analogy for our times. > > I don't subscribe to any print publications but I read Bloomberg and > the Wall Street Journal on a regular basis as well as anyone else who > happens to have an interesting story in the Business section of Google > News, and I have several alerts set on Marketwatch. I also follow Fed > policy fairly closely. So go patronize someone else. > Unexpected. Good for you then. > I'll admit to not reading the book but I am not the sort of fluff-head > that you seem to want to argue with ;) As I mentioned, my time is > really maxed out and I at least am asking questions about it... or was > until you got so angry and defensive. > Hmmm - just stating facts and setting the record straight. And I said long ago I didn't want or expect you to read the book. > Don't worry about it any more; I have seen enough. And now that I am > off this morning I still need to move a houseful of furniture and do a > final edit on someone;s article. > Good luck with your moving and economic studies. -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:253838 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
