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To: Man50D
...the value-added tax, which is the most successful tax in the world.

Successful? What makes a tax successful?

39 posted on 01/20/2008 8:39:00 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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To: raybbr
Successful? What makes a tax successful?

"Lastly, a VAT is a lobbyist’s dream, allowing them to install their loopholes unbeknownst to the purchaser." --FairTax.org

The Fair Tax spammers are having trouble keeping their talking points straight.

42 posted on 01/20/2008 8:45:14 AM PST by Mojave
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To: raybbr
"What makes a tax successful"

One that politicians love. All sorts of 'rats want a VAT "just like Europe".

44 posted on 01/20/2008 8:46:41 AM PST by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president!)
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To: raybbr

By that description I think the author meant it was the most widely used tax - which may or may not be the case but it is very widely used in other countries.


445 posted on 01/21/2008 8:06:00 PM PST by baybabe
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