[teenyelliott]

Boortz assumes that the vendor will be forced by “the market” to reduce his prices by the amount of income and other fed taxes; this is fantasy

How so? Company A reduces its prices to sell more, Company B does not, wanting to keep the additional profits.

Where would you shop?

[steve8714]

See post 200. Frankly, if I had to be low price all the time, I couldn’t have tax trouble. Look, I’m not impugning motives or calling anyone an idiot, but the things that Boortz assumes will work don’t always do so, and it’s dangerous to assume they will. Remember tariffs on Japanese cars? That sure gave American companies a big price advantage. What did they do? And, that sure eliminated the threat to American automakers, didn’t it?

[lewislynn]

Where would you shop?

You don't have Shell stations, Chevron stations, Macy's, Sears, Penneys, Target? Only Walmart and discount gas?