[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A flat tax (some say 17% would do it) with no or few deductions, > starting at incomes over $30-50,000, (even a negative income taxfor > incomes below say $15,000) would eliminate all the inefficiencies, >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an > > disincentive to accumulating excessive wealth. It is better to have > more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > A flat tax (some say 17% would do it) with no or few deductions, > > starting at incomes over $30-50,000, (even a negative income taxfor >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an > > disincentive to accumulating excessive wealth. It is better to have > more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jun 24, 2006, at 4:57 PM, new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> > >> That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an > >> disincentive to accumula

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an > > disincentive to accumulating excessive wealth. It is better to have > more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > > > A flat tax (some say 17% would do it) with no or few

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an > > disincentive to accumulating excessive wealth. It is better to have > more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > Its a matter of social and collective values. I dream of a day when > kids grow up wanting to make billions so they can make a transform > world health, nutrition, shelter, education, spirituality,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> > >> > >>>That's why a progressiv

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I *do* want to make it clear the progressive tax would work this > way: once you had an estate valued at 12 million the progressive tax > would kick in. At what rate(s)? At the current 35-60% (aproximate numbers)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>A flat tax (some say

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > >>> wrot

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > And I *do* want to make it clear the progressive tax would work this > > way: once you had an estate valued at 12 million the progressive tax > > woul

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In 2006, the estate tax exemption is $2,000,000 per person > ($4,000,000 for a married couple) and that's going up to $3,500,000 > per person in a few years. ok. thanks It was 1 or 1.1 mil in 2004 (for single). I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > shempmcgurk wrote: > >Concentrated wealth in the hands of those responsible for creating > >it is a GREAT thing and should be encourated. > > > > Bhairitu, if you tax it, it goes to government which will NOT use > > it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > > >Concentrated wealth in the hands of those responsible for creating > > >it is a GREAT thing and should be encourated. > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > > > > >Concentrated wealth in the hands of those respo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy bastards > who care little about their fellow humanity. People like Bill Gates are > a rare exception Well 280 billion annually in american philanthropy s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was just reading in the Times about Richard Grasso, > who, making $12 million a year, went through all kinds > of contortions to obtain his $140 million retirement > package. > > At some point in the accumulation o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > I was just reading in the Times about Richard Grasso, > > who, making $12 million a year, went through all kinds > > of contortions to obt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
Original posts > I was just reading in the Times about Richard Grasso, > who, making $12 million a year, went through all kinds > of contortions to obtain his $140 million retirement > package. > > At some point in the accumulation of wealth, money > ceases to be a medium of exchange and becomes s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > When rich people talk about money, they're talking > > > about something entirely different from what poor and > > > middle-class people m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > When rich people talk about money, they're talking > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
Judy, Again, I am heartedned that your manfiest critique of my observation -- that you maybe confusing correleation with causation with regards to "being rich" and "empathy towards the 'non-rich'" -- is a minor and not substantive one, and focuses on my poor traits -- not a critique of the thesis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Judy, > > Again, I am heartedned that your manfiest critique of my observation > -- that you maybe confusing correleation with causation with regards > to "being rich" and "empathy towards the 'non-rich'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new.morning wrote: > >>> BTW, do you fancy yourself a Libertarian? You read that way. > > > >I don't fancy myself anything. I don't take some platform and adopt > >it. I think through each issue and decide on the merit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy > >> > >> > >bastards > > > > > >>who care l

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > > >>History shows that not to be true at all.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > Judy, > > > > Again, I am heartedned that your manfiest critique of my observation > > -- that you maybe confusing correleation with c

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > Judy, > > > > Again, I am heartedned that your manfiest critique of my observation > > -- that you maybe confusing correleation with c

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > Judy, > > > > Again, I am heartedned that your manfiest critique of my observation > > -- that you maybe confusing correleation with c

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>new.morning wrote: > >> > >> > >> > BTW, do you fancy yourself a Libertarian? You read that way. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > > > Judy, > > > > > > Again, I am heartedned that you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > wrote: > > > > > > Judy, > > > > > > Again, I am heartedned that you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy > >> > >> > >bastards > > > > > >>who care l

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >>>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > >>If anything they need a serious course in meditation as they are too > >>attached to their wealth. > >> > >> > >> > > > >A point t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > Interesting thing to say about Gates. His stated goal in life > > > for several decades wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > Interesting thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>new.morning wrote: > >> > >> > >> > BTW, do you fancy yourself a Libertarian? You read that way. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In Fa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > > >>History shows that not to be true at all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In Fa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > new_morning_blank_slate wrote: > > > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bh

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > > new_morning

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread jyouells2000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>sparaig wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >>> > >>> > >[...] > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >>sparaig wrote: > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >[...] > > > If anything they need a serious cour

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > >>sparaig wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >>> > >>> > >[...] > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > > > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > >> > >> > >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>A flat tax (some say 17% would do it) with no or few deductions, >>starting at incomes over $30-50,000, (even a negative income taxfor >>incomes below say $15,000) would eliminate a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread Bhairitu
new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> >> >>>That's why a progressive income tax is a good thing. It is an >>>disincentive to accumulating exces

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread Bhairitu
new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate >> wrote: >> >> >>>A flat tax (some say 17% would do it) with no or few deductions, >>>starting at incomes over $30-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-24 Thread Bhairitu
new.morning wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>And I *do* want to make it clear the progressive tax would work this >>way: once you had an estate valued at 12 million the progressive tax >>would kick in. >> >> > >At what rate(s)? At th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
new.morning wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate >>>

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy >> >> >bastards > > >>who care little about their fellow humanity. People like Bill Gates >> >> >are > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> >> >>>And I *do* want to make it clear the progressive tax would work >>> >>> >this > > >>>way: once you had an estate

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new.morning wrote: >> >> >> BTW, do you fancy yourself a Libertarian? You read that way. >>>I don't fancy myself anything. I don't take some platform and ado

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> new.morning wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-25 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> History shows that not to be true at all. Most are just greedy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> new.morning wrote: >>BTW, d

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>sparaig wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >[...] > > If anything they need a serious course in meditation as they are too attached

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes

2006-06-26 Thread Bhairitu
authfriend wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>sparaig wrote: >> >> >> >>>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> >>> >>> sparaig wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes and Stepped up Basis

2006-06-25 Thread new_morning_blank_slate
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Few people are aware that any suggestion for the elimination of the > estate tax comes with the elimination of the stepped-up basis for > capital gains. Currently, all capital gains get "stepped-up" of > their co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes and Stepped up Basis

2006-06-27 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > Few people are aware that any suggestion for the elimination of the > > estate tax comes with the elimination of the stepped-up basis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Progressive and Flat Taxes and Stepped up Basis

2006-06-28 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > wrote: > > > > > > Few people are aware that any suggestion for the eliminat