Blue Marlin, Re: sales tax.

et — 3/2/2006 6:45:52 PM (archived)

"I'm not a big fan of the sales tax idea but it'd be a huge improvement over the mess we have now."

AAARRRGGHHH! FIRE BAAAAD!

I'm spoiled. I grew up in a state where we have no state sales tax, one of the few. You think that it'd be a good idea to pile more the economic burden (that portion carried by individuals) on those living essentially hand to mouth? I know for a fact that in Texas, food isn't included in sales taxation. If this were an aspect of a national sales tax, it would be much less regressive. Why not a multi-tiered flat tax?

But then the yacht buyers could just purchase the large cap items in the Caymans. Tax the money spent in the U.S. rather than the money earned, and the money will be spent elsewhere. I wait to purchase certain things until I visit home.

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"Ottoman Turkish Empire settlement payments?" - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2006 11:54:07 PM
- re: "Ottoman Turkish Empire settlement payments?" - Todd - 2/23/2006 11:16:29 PM
  - It's estimated that about $140 billion worth of American's time goes into tax preparation. - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2006 2:47:26 AM
    - re: It's estimated that about $140 billion worth of American's time goes into tax preparation. - Laurie Street - 3/2/2006 4:39:08 PM
      - Individuals verses businesses - Larry J - 3/2/2006 8:34:08 PM
        
        re: Individuals verses businesses - Laurie Street - 3/2/2006 9:52:33 PM
    - We could use that money for disasterous pre-emtive wars (n/t) - R.L. - 3/1/2006 9:07:30 PM
      - You don't get it. That's $140 billion. Every damn year. Forever. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/2/2006 1:51:29 AM
        
        It's the cost of doing business. Entropy. You'd prefer no national infrastructure? (n/t) - et - 3/2/2006 1:58:43 AM
        
        Red Herring - Larry J - 3/2/2006 2:08:28 AM
        
        Blue Marlin, Re: sales tax. - et - 3/2/2006 6:45:52 PM
        
        A "multi-tiered flat tax" is an oxymoron - Larry J - 3/2/2006 8:24:10 PM
- The check was only US$3.27 - Scott Evil - 2/3/2006 10:38:56 PM
- What is so ridiculous? - R.L. - 2/1/2006 12:12:59 AM
  - What? - Robert - 2/2/2006 12:53:28 AM
    - re: What? - Erin Barrett - 3/1/2006 4:55:11 AM
    - re: Aah, Belgium! - Raoul - 2/2/2006 7:28:28 PM
      - Aah, Belgium! - Robert - 2/3/2006 4:42:10 AM
        
        re: Aah, Belgium! - Raoul - 2/3/2006 5:35:38 PM
    - "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees............." (n/t) - Lindy - 2/2/2006 4:56:15 AM
    - From what I've read... - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2006 1:02:15 AM
      - It's Grannies all the way down - Robert - 2/2/2006 1:31:10 AM

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