Posted on 05/27/2005 10:53:33 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Thank-you
You must really like this graph. From my count you've posted 5 times in the last 4 days!
Gee you must like it too, you just posted it the 6th time.
A picture is worth a 1000 words.
Here's a seventh:
This chart does not look very promising for the future
financial well-being of our offspring, does it?
TAXES
100years of history under the income tax makes it clear that we will not get there (smaller government) from here (the income tax).
"A hand from Washington will be stretched out and placed upon every man's business; the eye of the federal inspector will be in every man's counting house....The law will of necessity have inquisical features, it will provide penalties, it will create complicated machinery. Under it men will be hauled into courts distant from their homes. Heavy fines imposed by distant and unfamiliar tribunals will constantly menace the tax payer. An army of federal inspectors, spies, and detectives will descend upon the state."
-- Virginian House Speaker Richard E. Byrd, 1910, predicting the consequences of an income tax.
I could not agree more. The flat tax that is being implemented in Eastern Europe has Western Europe in an uproar as they know that businesses flock to areas of low taxes.
Considering that the United States has the most punishing corporate taxes in the world, a flat tax on individuals AND corporations would go a long way to seeing a huge surge in the economy....and forever entrench Republicans as the majority party.
And, so, repeated postings makes it unreliable? Maybe lurkers and posters like to see it. DO YOU have a graph that counters the truth in it? Nah. You counter AG's graphs with such monumental facts as: "You are the stupidist man I know." Now that is a good argument YN. Of course you could post a graph that shows the absolute opposite of AG's graph. Hey, that's a good idea. We wait. Uh, we wait, uh, we wait. Did you say you have a graph? No you didn't. But you did imply that AG's graph was somehow...bogus. Please describe your opinion and supply your own graph. We wait with bated breath.
Not necessarily. Since [a flat tax] is so simple to fill out, there'd be fewer IRS audits.
There is no imbedded taxes with the flat tax. Workers and businesses are only taxed once.
There it is. Black and white. NRST is for later - flat tax first.
Congress will never repeal the 16th and institute an NRST. This is just pure reality. Your better off working to simplify the existing code. But keep smoking whatever substance that makes you feel otherwise.
Think about what happens in 2016 as the baby boomers hit age 70. Consider the effect on the stock market of 75 million people removing $3,000 per month from the stock market as required by ERISA. Crash time.
Yes, you will. Under the current progressive income tax, you will likely pay more than twice as much. Higher income "brackets" pay higher marginal rates.
You are missing my point, with a Flat Tax the paperwork may be easier, but the IRS can still audit you. Also, since the paperwork is easier to investiage, meaing less work for the IRS per audit, the number of IRS audits per year will actually go up with a Flat Tax.
I've heard this for years. I'm not so sure that's a problem. I could be wrong.
With all due respect. We have a flat tax now! Why are you guys so sold on it?
Consider the effect on the stock market of 75 million people removing $3,000 per month from the stock market as required by ERISA. Crash time.
He's admittedly already placed some of his elderly client's investment money at risk...this isn't something he wants to hear now.
The impact of the changing income earner vs retiree demographic is going to eclipse the problem of how taxes are collected. It is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
I don't have any elderly clients. Could you explain your comment?
"You have NOT even read the Fairtax, it ABOLISHES THE IRS."
It doesn't matter what the legislation says about abolishing the IRS. It is naive to believe that these government employees will lose their government jobs. Just remember that Welfare Reform only passed after an agreement that not one state or federal welfare worker would lose their jobs.
"A person cannot be accused of not paying a sales tax because it is the businesses that are responsible for collecting sales taxes, not private citizens."
They won't be 'accused' of not paying the tax. They will be 'accused' of possession of property that has not been taxed. Just like possession of cigarettes or liquor without the accompanying tax stamp. Gives those ex-IRS employees something to do.
"By the way, at that lowest "income" quintile, many do not even pay those Social Security taxes. On welfare, Social Security, living of municipal bond interest from a trust or whatever, no wage no social security tax to be paid."
Not really relevent since most of the lowest quintile (lowest 20%) don't vote any way.
"The welfare state thrives with an income tax, within its exemption structure it fosters the means to grow and perpetuate the government's spending constituencies."
The welfare state could care less about the source of it's income as long as it has income to spend. Cut off the income and you kill the welfare state. Since it is 'revenue neutral', the NRST only perpetuates the funding stream to the welfare state.
And, so, repeated postings makes it unreliable?No, just obsessive. What makes it unreliable (actually, more pointless) is that the chart isn't adjusted for inflation, population, or the size of the economy. It really "shows" nothing. It's designed to make the ignorant go "OMG!"
"And, if you think that burden will fall only on businesses, then let me remind you that the original income tax was not to exeed 2%, fall only upon the richest two percent, was to be a short-lived response to an emergency, etc., etc."
Which just goes to show you that an income tax, ANY income tax, is a very bad idea, doesn't it?
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