That's just it. It would be far less money. So we would have to get rid of every department in our federal government not mentioned by name in our constitution.
Timothy Heald ACP/CCFD :) Application Development http://www.schoollink.net Manager Fayetteville ColdFusion User Group http://www.fcfug.org Fusebox Advisory Committee Member http://www.fusebox.org -----Original Message----- From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:33 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Shake it up some what makes you think 18% of income tax is the same quantity of money as 8% of sales tax? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: RE: Shake it up some > How is that possible? > > Ok, > You pay an income tax of 18% lets say. 18% of your total income is gone. > > We do away with that and create an 8% sales tax. > > Not all of your money is being spent on taxable items, say we make medical > services and such exempt. So even if every penny you make is spent on > taxable items you still get 10% of your income back. > > How is that bad? > > Not to mention I can't stand the argument that because someone earns less > they automatically deserve a break. I mean seriously. I have almost no > formal training. I am self taught, and I am pretty good at what I do. I > didn't have any assistance from the government or any other outside source > during my formative years. I worked several jobs, studied and missed out on > a lot of sleep. > > I think people generally will rise to the level of their ability. Don't > penalize those of greater ability. > > Read anything by Ayn Rand. You'll get my whole world view :) > > Tim Heald > ACP/CCFD :) > > Application Development > http://www.schoollink.net > > Fusebox Advisory Committee Member > http://www.fusebox.org > > Manager Fayetteville ColdFusion User Group > http://www.fcfug.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:39 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Shake it up some > > > > > > Yes it hits equally but the closer you are to just getting by the > > more it will hurt you, and that is way more important the hitting > > equally.. Just paying equally on spending will create an even > > bigger seperation between the rich and the poor.........that will > > hurt the country enormously.... > > > > You can't not have a tax that depends on spending. People > > tighten their wallets what happen's......boom, the economy stops > > dead...It will start a even larger market for cash payments... > > The list goes on and on..... > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/17/02 04:23PM >>> > > It hits everyone equally, you spend you pay. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:17 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Shake it up some > > > > And it hits the poor far harder than those who make a better than decent > > living. > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:14 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Shake it up some > > > > > > > > > Just an extra percentage tacked on the sales of goods and services, > > > instead of income taxes. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:12 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Shake it up some > > > > > > Kevin Schmidt wrote: > > > > > > > > Taxes: Hey, there goes my money, give it back. I am for a national > > > > sales tax. > > > > > > National sales tax, is that something like a Value Added Tax? > > > > > > Jochem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
