Now that I am back from the nonsense of life...(yuck) there is no tax structure that is perfect. Overall, the Fair Tax makes a lot of sense.
As far as my situation (in anything, let alone this one) is concerned, I realize it’s rather unique (again, it’s pretty much everything, let alone God forsaken taxation). So, anytime you want to wheel and deal with taxation or any other nonsense (i.e. Iowa and New Hampshire being the tell-all of the ‘08 election, immigration/illegal immigration, fat-headed political punditry...), let me know or however it would be said in San Francisco/Oakland (assumption through your moniker).
...and stop cussing at your husband. :)
Isn’t that just ;like a guy, though? - I never cuss at my husband unless he needs it (and probably even less than I should due to my own sweet, forgiving nature). Your wife is probably the same - just ask her!
As for the bay thing, I’m not a Left Coaster at all but a Right Coaster (we have some bodies of water here, too - but right now it's mostly snow). You must have missed a reference in one of my posts to Beantown - which to some is aka Boston.