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To: Conservative Goddess
and this concern has lead me to question the prudence of doubling or tripling the "prebate" for some period of time, and gradually reducing it during a phase in period

I had had pretty much the same thought. But I think that would also increase the rate significantly.

1,180 posted on 02/02/2005 11:26:46 AM PST by OHelix
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"...But I think that would also increase the rate significantly...."

I'm not so sure. If we acknowledge that the rate is going to remain fixed for year one, and look at this as a newly forming entity would "organizational costs," then we can amortize the debt incurred to fund this outlay over some period of time. I wouldn't advocate paying this 'expense' off in year one. I'd amortize it over several years and that should have minimal effect on the rate.

My concern is that IF the price of goods drop as some think they will (precipitously), then adding to the prebate unnecessarily would be an inflationary policy. It's hard to quantify how much new capital will flow into the US as a result of removing the corporate tax. I think the danger of increasing the prebate in combination with an influx of new capital is that we'll significantly fan the flames of inflation. This is tricky business.....


1,208 posted on 02/02/2005 3:10:16 PM PST by Conservative Goddess (Veritas vos Liberabit, in Vino, Veritas....QED, Vino vos Liberabit)
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