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To: pigdog
Show us the exact quote by Dr. J. where he made that statement.

Well since the study is a closely guarded national secret, his exact definition is not known because the fair tax organizations won't release it. But from statements made by Dr. Jorgenson it is painfully obvious. Dr. Jorgenson is on record as saying these 'embedded taxes' amount to 20% in all goods and services. Dr. Jorgenson is also on records as saying "Since producers would no longer pay taxes on profits or other forms of capital income under the NRST and workers would no longer pay taxes on wages, prices received by producers would fall by an average of twenty percent." Without the benefit of actually having the study, one can only conclude that these 20% embedded taxes are taxes on businesses and taxes that workers pay. If your buddies at AFFT would release Dr. Jorgenson's full study which showed his methodology, this debate would clear up real fast. But AFFT can't do that, because they would be exposed as LIARS. And until AFFT shows otherwise, they will be LIARS.

443 posted on 08/24/2005 3:09:54 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Always Right

So really what you're saying is that this whole bit of trivia from you about what Dr. J. said and/or meant is entirely your own supposition. since you can't show a single instance of such a direct, unequivocal statement.

With that being the case and since my interpretations are at least as good as yours, I believe just the opposite. None of the statements you keep putting forth stand on their own and you continually spin them to your own ends, Why don't you, instead, look at the overall result of his work and the model's projections which are presented in many places?

Are you concerned that some might not buy into your beliefs??? You've certainly got reason for that, I'd say.


446 posted on 08/24/2005 4:03:09 PM PDT by pigdog
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