Subject:
|
Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.debate
|
Date:
|
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:16:31 GMT
|
Reply-To:
|
lpieniazek@novera.com+saynotospam+
|
Viewed:
|
1025 times
|
| |
|
|
Richard Dee wrote:
> I prefer all-food items zero-rated. No tax on food. . Your
> examples to counter the exemption of food are a bit too
> comical (though no doubt, some tax lawyer may try to use that
> example if their client is being audited!)
> Living in a country so anti-tax, it does seem absurd to propose
> tax on something so essential as all food.
Really, Richard, are you trying to appear dense and quibblish on
purpose?
I'm convinced that the "final state" libertarian government can be
funded without taxes. Taxes are only needed during the transition
period. So I don't want any. But if I must have them (and I remind you
this was in response to an question about *my* preferences) I prefer a
flat poll tax without exemptions.
Sales tax is my second choice of a tax, and as such my defense of it is
only luke warm. But if it's the choice selected, I prefer it with no
exemptions.
You can say my examples are ludicrous, but I just gave a couple off the
top of my head, they were not meant to be exhaustive. I'd impose a sales
tax on shelter, electricity, clothing and busfare too. You name it, it
all gets the same tax. *Anything* can be shown to be required for
survival if you work at the analysis. Why exempt food? Who are you to
say that food is more important than (and we should encourage its
consumption in preference to) any other good? According to Jeff S. your
morals are no better than anyone elses.
Don't you get it? Any time you exempt something you're making a value
judgement about what the economy should produce. Central planning does
not work. Now, granted, not taxing food is relatively mild central
planning but I reject it just the same on principle.
Can we move on from this debating about what my preferences should be?
They are what they are. I'm satisfied with them and I ultimately don't
CARE whether you are or not.
--
Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar
- - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ Member ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to
lugnet.
NOTE: I have left CTP, effective 18 June 99, and my CTP email
will not work after then. Please switch to my Novera ID.
|
|
Message has 2 Replies:
Message is in Reply To:
433 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
