Don't Mess With Taxes
By: elegant65 | Posted: 27th January 2011
Reading the letters on my piece advocating a national sales tax in place of the federal income tax, I'm starting to get some inkling of why
nobody from the Bush Administration has called me about economic policy or even offered me the same sort of deal Armstrong Williams got .
Still, in my defense, I'm not some loon flying solo on this quest. Alan Greenspan, which acknowledging the political intractability of a
national sales tax, has testified before the tax reform panel convened by George W. Bush that a consumption tax would be best from the
perspective of promoting economic growth, particularly if one were designing a tax system from scratch, because a consumption tax is likely
to encourage saving and capital formation." The CATO Institute also broached the same topic, albeit in a much more scholarly way than me, in
a 1997 study entitled, Emancipating America from the Income Tax: How a National Sales Tax Would Work . Although they support a much different
implementation than I do, Americans for Fair Taxation also have a a href= "http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq.html" target=
"BLANK">handy set of br> fast facts /a> on how a national sales tax would work in a practical way. /p>
But, let's face it, the convenient part about arguing for or against a national sales tax is that it will never actually happen. No one's
hypothesis will be tried out and, thus, no one can be proven right or wrong. But I still think I'm right. See how we go in circles?
p> BAFFLED BY BEANTOWN br> Re: Lawrence Henry's Driving in Boston : Reading the letters on my piece advocating a national sales tax in place
of the federal income tax, I'm starting to get some inkling of why nobody from the Bush Administration has called me about economic policy or
even offered me the same sort of deal Armstrong Williams got . Still, in my defense, I'm not some loon flying solo on this quest. Alan
Greenspan, which acknowledging the political intractability of a national sales tax, has testified before the tax reform panel convened by
George W. Bush that a consumption tax would be best from the perspective of promoting economic growth, particularly if one were designing a
tax system from scratch, because a consumption tax is likely to encourage saving and capital formation." The CATO Institute also broached the
same topic, albeit in a much more scholarly way than me, in a 1997 study entitled, Emancipating America from the Income Tax: How a National
Sales Tax Would Work . Although they support a much different implementation than I do, Americans for Fair Taxation also have a a href=
"http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq.html" target= "BLANK">handy set of br> fast facts /a> on how a national sales tax would work in a
practical way. /p>
But, let's face it, the convenient part about arguing for or against a national sales tax is that it will never actually happen. No one's
hypothesis will be tried out and, thus, no one can be proven right or wrong. But I still think I'm right. See how we go in circles?
p> BAFFLED BY BEANTOWN br> Re: Lawrence Henry's Driving in Boston : br> Newton, New Jersey /p> p> I have made several business trips to
Boston. The first time I thought there must be something wrong with my diving skills as I had trouble finding anything. The second time I
became aware that the problem wasn't with me but the city. After the third time I simple refuse to go back for any reason. I have missed many
seminars and other business prospects but still refuse to go back to a place that is simple not user friendly. Besides I cannot in good
conscience go to a place that continues sending people like Ted Kennedy and John Kerry back into office. br> -- Charles R. LeBlanc /p> p>
RALLY 'ROUND THE LEADER br> Re: Ben Stein's Reign DeLay : /p> p>This is so good. Loved the article. The Truth is always a good thing to read.
br> -- DM As usual, Ben Stein sums the situation up in a few short paragraphs. And his call to action is timely: the stakes are pretty high.
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