Author Topic: We can only hope........ (Read 1541 times)

Toad · « **on:** January 07, 2005, 12:20:40 PM »

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President Bush on Friday appointed two former senators -- Florida Republican Connie Mack and Louisiana Democrat John Breaux -- to head a panel to come up with recommendations on reshaping the tax code...

...Treasury Secretary John Snow said after the ceremony the panel "would take a hard look at everything" and that "everything is on the table." He said the aim would be to reduce complexity in the tax code.

I'm not optimistic but you have to at least try. It'll be fun to watch the accountants and tax attorneys cry though.

lazs2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:10:11 PM »

Man... that would be great.

I have allways felt that calling these guys "lawmakers" is the problem.... they feel that it is their job to make laws...they should be called law revisors... they should be looking at useless and unconstitional laws and throwing em out... that would keep em plenaty busy.

lazs

Mini D · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:19:39 PM »

Flat Tax.

mietla · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:24:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
Flat Tax.

Yeah!. Everybody (man, woman, child and adult) pays TotalTaxRevenue/Population =~ $10,000 a person.

Steve · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:25:40 PM »

Sounds good to me Mietla.

Airhead · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:27:25 PM »

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Originally posted by mietla
Yeah!. Everybody (man, woman, child and adult) pays TotalTaxRevenue/Population =~ $10,000 a person.

So everybody. regardless of income, pays the same amount of money???

That is unfair Mietla.

AWMac · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2005, 01:35:25 PM »

No Taxation without representation!!!

Abolish taxes!!!

Get the Goverment out of your pockets.

It's your work, it's your pay!

Raise up and Free America!!!

slimm50 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2005, 03:29:10 PM »

Rather than the same dollar amount, everyone employed should just pay the same rate: I say 8 - 15%. whatever works out to be reasonable.

Sikboy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:14:41 PM »

All income should be turned over to the government for redistribution by our benevolent overlords.

Flat Tax of 100%

All Hail our Imperius Leader.

Damn this day is dragging.

-Sik

mietla · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:25:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Airhead
So everybody. regardless of income, pays the same amount of money???

That is unfair Mietla.

Why not? The price of bread or a toilet paper does not depend on your income. Why should the price of citizenship depend on it?

Besides that's what the flat means.

Yeah, yeah, I know Mini meant linear not flat.

rpm · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:34:24 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
No Taxation without representation!!!

Abolish taxes!!!

Get the Goverment out of your pockets.

It's your work, it's your pay!

Raise up and Free America!!!

So we turn every road into a toll road and make the all volunteer Army truly volunteer? Who pays the cops?

A 10% flat tax is a much better idea. And let's abolish property taxes while we're at it and make them use a portion of that 10%.

mietla · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:38:53 PM »

Also. You get less of what you tax and you get more of what you exempt from taxes. This is how tax incentives work.

Why don't we stop taxing the rich and start taxing the poor. Clearly we all want more rich folks and less poor. Give poor an incentive to become rich.

JB88 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:40:47 PM »

end corporate welfare.

period.

mietla · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:48:27 PM »

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Originally posted by JB88
end corporate welfare.

period.

corporation pay no taxes, they simply collect them for the IRS.

Maverick · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:40:43 PM »

Mietla,

Based on your proposal That would amount to almost 50% of my gross income right now. Once I added my wife it would be almost 35%. Yep thats REAL fair there.