"What business is it of yours to worry about whether or not I'm married or have children? I've paid my taxes on the wealth I've accumulated, supported you and your ilk for thirty years of contribution, what business is it of yours to consider how I spend my residual estate."
I'm certainly not "worried" at all about you, your family or the gazillions of dollars you claim to have, Daddy Warbucks. If you read that into any of my posts, you're sadly mistaken. I'm trying to get some cogent information from you so we can see how much BS is included with all of your whining about paying taxes. So far you've offered no valid information that I can see so I'll not bother further.
If others wish to pursue it with you that up to them but I'd have to say they'll certainly get the stream of insults and personal attacks that you've routinely demonstrated so far.
The "business" it is of mine is that it's a free country last time I looked despite your desire to flee it for selfish self-interest - and I certainly hope you do since you'll be leaving the largest tax haven in the world when you do and there'll be plenty to replace you several times over.
As for your claim that you've "... supported you and your ilk for thirty years of contribution ..." that's too, too funny since you have no idea about the financial situation of anyone you post to. I doubt you've contributed as much to society as have many on FreeRepublic - but you're certainly free to toot your own horn no matter how off-key it might be.
It's clear that you have no idea what your tax situation would be either under the income tax OR the FairTax since you won't divulge any specific information to groanup, Principled, or anyone else, You merely want to vent and proclaim how grand you are. That's fine, there are others here doing the same thing - and electrons are cheap after all.
Knock off the personal attacks!!This whole "stop the personal attacks" bit you've been playing lately is really making me laugh. It's kind of like Kim Jung Il saying "No More Nukes!"
I'm sorry, it was that third glass of wine (the Mel Gibson excuse). I truely appreciate your argument and discussion.
If I were Daddy Warbucks, I wouldn't care - I probably would not be able to spend all I had. As it is, I'm quite in the middle class, and have managed to accumulate that which may cover my expenses, and some frills, for the rest of my life. Sock it with a new 30% tax, and no, I'm afraid that it will not let me have many frills, at least not in this country with the "FairTax".
I'm trying to get some cogent information from you so we can see how much BS is included with all of your whining about paying taxes.
I'm sorry, my particular circumstance is none of your business, nor would I put it up on a discussion board.
So far you've offered no valid information that I can see so I'll not bother further.
I never asked you to bother with my particular circumstance, just the general class of individual that has significant after tax savings, and who recognizes that the FairTax will suddenly and sharply, reduce the real-world utility of this class of assets in this country.
Another issue. How would foreigners be treated under the FairTax, would they have to pay it? Would they be able to apply for a rebate, as for the VAT in European countries. Or would their holdings of US bonds or dollars be suddenly worth significantly less in terms of real assets they could acquire with their holdings? (Similar to the effect of sudden currency devaluations under Bretton Woods) If the latter, they I can see a fantastic run on US bonds if their intelligence sees reasonable chance of enactment.