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To: pointsal
Change the tax system. It's broke.

Change the Congressional Budget Process - it's broke.

460 posted on 06/11/2005 9:28:39 AM PDT by balrog666 (A myth by any other name is still inane.)
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To: balrog666

"Change the Congressional Budget Process - it's broke."

Change Congress - Congress is what is broke...


463 posted on 06/11/2005 9:34:41 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: balrog666; pointsal

Change the Congressional Budget Process - it's broke.

They have, its still broke.

Ersatz Congressional Budgeting
Paygo rule leads to government growth.
Jack Kemp; CSE,
June 14, 2004
http://www.cse.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=1899

Seems there is a lack of interest on the part of voters who don't pay income taxes for cutting spending.

So many Americans paying little or no federal taxes makes for a natural spending constituency. It's like me in the restaurant: What do I care about extravagance if you're footing the bill?
--- Walter Williams

Too many folks getting taken off the tax rolls.

Bush touts relief as tax day looms

Another 3.9 million Americans will have their income tax liability completely eliminated, officials said.

That's 3.9 million Americans more added to the spending constituency of 70% of the public clamoring for more from government, expecting someone else to foot the bill.


464 posted on 06/11/2005 9:36:48 AM PDT by ancient_geezer (Don't reform it, Replace it!!)
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