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Re: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the federal income tax.”- Albert Eins
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Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:11:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
Seeing how this is tax day in the US (but not tax freedom day, that comes
quite a bit later in the year), this topic seems fitting... The subject
quote is from this article

http://www.nationalreview.com/moore/moore041503.asp

We may have the most complicated tax plan in the world...

Sad thing is it doesn't have to be that way:
http://www.fairtax.org/

An interesting idea; but the 20-30% rate appears optimistic. I expect you are
paying about 30-40% of your *income* right now[?].

Who decides what "necessities" are? Are stocks and shares "necessities"?
Clothing? Books? A haircut? Anything other than a “trailer” for a home?

Scott A


JOHN



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  Re: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the federal income tax.”- Albert Eins
 
(...) More. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the federal income tax.”- Albert Einstein.
 
(...) Sad thing is it doesn't have to be that way: (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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