Richard, OK, I hear you. I need to read more about the "fair tax". Got any good links you would recommend?
On Jul 20, 11:30 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly - > > The "Flat Tax" is a very bad idea. It is actually the least > "progressive" of all the tax schemes under consideration. The net > impact is to make the working poor even more dependent on the imperial > federal government. A far wiser approach is to implement the "Fair > Tax" which essentially eliminates all taxes on those below the poverty > level through the prebate concept. It makes the entire tax system > more transparent in that it makes it clear that it is "we the people" > that pay all taxes. It eliminates the cap[acity of the imperial > federal government ot pit American against American. It would reduce > the power and influence of all but the socially motivated PACs and get > them all focused on policy rather than financial gain. Most of all, > it would significantly reduce the financial advantages available to > politicians and should result in far less overall corruption. > > On Jul 20, 9:57 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Mark, > > > Agreed, a flat tax would be the ticket. I have doubts it would have to > > be as high as even 10%. > > > On Jul 20, 10:40 am, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am not in agreement with that link... just the opposite. The present > > > system of taxation is inherently unfair. I favor a VAT or a flat Tax or at > > > the very least a flat rate tax. 10 - 15 % would pay all the bills if > > > every > > > entity were taxed. > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Hollywood > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > TAO, > > > > > I don't think anyone here seriously doubts the need for tax reform. > > > > But linking your voting rights to how much you pay in taxes????? > > > > > On Jul 20, 9:59 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Wasn't the base (real) reason for Mr. Lincolns war the amount of > > > > > unfair taxation placed on a particular segment of society ?? (For > > > > > those that are lacking in history the "southern" ports were taxed at a > > > > > rate MUCH higher than the "northern" ports) > > > > > > On Jul 20, 8:15 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On another forum a certain conservative poster who goes by the nic > > > > > > of > > > > > > The Supreme Turtle pretty much openly posed that question. I quote > > > > > > his > > > > > > words" "if you pay 100k in taxes you should have ten times the votes > > > > > > of someone who pays 10K" End quote. > > > > > > > Well , I made my feelings about such a statement pretty clear but am > > > > > > most curious about what posters here think of that. Fire away folks, > > > > > > what do you think? > > > > > > Should the U.S. be ruled by the rich?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > Mark M. Kahle, ,www.filacoffee.com-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
