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To: bruinbirdman

Most of the economic weakness of America could be cured by the abandonment of the Stupid Tax [aka the income tax] in favor of a retail sales tax.


3 posted on 07/11/2007 11:16:20 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (The Reagan Platform: Unborn babies are PERSONS, and therefore are protected by the 14th Amendment)
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To: EternalVigilance
" in favor of a retail sales tax."

I already pay a sales tax.

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5 posted on 07/11/2007 11:26:21 PM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
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To: EternalVigilance
Most of the economic weakness of America could be cured by the abandonment of the Stupid Tax [aka the income tax] in favor of a retail sales tax.

Taxes have very little to do with currency strength, the dollar is weak because both domestically and globally it is heavily leveraged against relatively low interest rates.

Also note that a weak dollar is favorable for tourism and it provokes demand for American goods abroad so it is not necessarily a bad thing.
30 posted on 07/12/2007 1:43:14 AM PDT by HEY4QDEMS (What happens if you're frightened half to death........................twice?)
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To: EternalVigilance
Most of the economic weakness of America could be cured by the abandonment of the Stupid Tax [aka the income tax] in favor of a retail sales tax.

Better yet, replace the Federal Reserve with an old IBM XT programmed to keep the Federal Funds rate in line with market rates.

52 posted on 07/12/2007 4:33:54 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: EternalVigilance

What economic weakness? There is no economic weakness.


54 posted on 07/12/2007 4:42:47 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Happiness is a down sleeping bag)
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