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Subject:	Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:01:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Carl Nelson wrote:

I’m for either abolition of the income tax and establishment of a national sales tax, or a flat income tax, BTW. I doubt that you would be for either; > I doubt either one of us will convince the other of the superiority of our own position, so it’s probably wiser not to debate it...)

I don’t know about Dave!, but I favor any of the above over our current system of taxation. FWIW, the question of how the tax is levied leaves to the side two main issues: how much to tax and how to handle corporate taxes. I unequivocally favor a flat rate or a sales tax at both federal and state taxes for taxes assessed to natural persons.

-- Hop-Frog

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		Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!
(...) Wow--I kinda had the feeling from reading this NG for a while that you & I might never agree on anything! :) I lean towards a national sales tax for several reasons: 1) Given 3 common economic behaviors, production (including reinvestment), (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!
(...) Thus one problem with our tax system--gas tax to pay for roads, federal income tax to pay DC, and local to pay the county school board. If I don't pay gas tax I'm not paying my part for the roads, am I? And it doesn't address the central (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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