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I'm using FairTax math, it dropped 200% from #7 to #14-- and 14/7 = 200%

7 posted on 05/27/2006 5:20:29 AM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)

Hey, I agree with all of your arguments about the Fair Tax vs. the Flat Tax--- for one thing, the latter has been proven to work and for another, the former will be easily raised again and again without people noticing (just as they don't notice the gasoline taxes at the pump but blame "Big Oil") because they won't see the tax on their returns.

But wasn't the Fair Tax book by Boortz and Linder much more successful than the Steve Forbes Flat Tax book (which made a lot more sense)?

The Flat Tax is such a simple, effective policy, yet all of these East European countries barely acquainted with capitalism have gotten it before us-- it's crazy. Why it hasn't been easier to sell in the U.S. seems to me to be a pressing problem.M

I blame part of it on the fact that Steve Forbes' looks--- he should probably have put Anna Kournikova on it with the subtitle-- Even Russia Has It! Why Don't We?

37 posted on 05/27/2006 5:45:03 AM PDT by mjolnir ("All great change in America begins at the dinner table.")

Dear RobFromGa,

LOL!

How does Dr. Jorgenson's work figure into all this??

sitetest

39 posted on 05/27/2006 5:48:45 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)

"I'm using FairTax math, it dropped 200% from #7 to #14-- and 14/7 = 200%"

That's a good one. I suppose if sales were down 30%, Boortz would claim it was only 23% -- and have the math to back it up.

Look, if this guy can't be honest about the book's debut, how can he be trusted with the contents? Buy the book and STFU is the message.

48 posted on 05/27/2006 6:14:15 AM PDT by robertpaulsen

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