Posted on 02/10/2008 5:11:36 PM PST by GOP_Lady
I agree with you up to a point. However, since we don’t live in a vacuum, I guess my point stops in a different place. Not to use a rather tired slogan, but children are involved here. Children who are influenced, children who are aborted, children who have to grow up fatherless which is a well documented disadvantage, etc. So I think even a classic libertarian, considering the extensive damage done to minors, might be able to hold my position.
I started doing that 3 or 4 years ago when they raised the tobacco tax $1 a pack here in Oklahoma. I have 3 different variaties stored up now along with a lot of seed. It can be a fair amount of work, but it’s a fun hobby and legal to boot. Send me a note and I’ll fill you in or go to coffinnails.com for loads of info. That’s were I got my startup seeds.
Well, maybe them being 'underground' isn't such a bad thing. I've never seen an area of town where a strip club has opened that hasn't gone downhill.
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How many of these women do you know personally? None of the ones we ever ran into in our ministries to the homeless were ever happy or enjoyed their lives. They got into prostitution out of desparation or because their self-esteem was so low they felt they weren't worth anything else.
Well, dang, dude, I need to hang out more with you.
So much cheaper to run a speakeasy than to actually open a bar. Just the liquor license alone will set you back.
Both of your points are certainly correct - maybe you do understand economics better than you give yourself credit for. :-)
Your 1st point about the IRS is correct and the FairTax would not take effect until the income tax in eliminated via constitutional amendment.
Underground economies will always exist as well, but with the FairTax everyone is really part of an underground economy which is really one of the primary appeals of the system.
Under the FairTax, it doesn’t matter if you make $70K as a engineer, drug dealer or prostitute - everyone is only taxed when they by a retail item.
Let’s keep in mind that Huckabee is for a Nationwide smoking ban.....
Let’s keep in mind that Huckabee is for a Nationwide smoking ban.....
Thanks for the compliment. I did fall asleep in economics class in college though... ;)
Seriously, from what I have read about the FairTax, the only serious flaw is that it’s a little bit utopian. Too much of what Huckabee supports necessitates a constitutional amendment, and it’s just not that easy to pull off. Getting rid of the IRS is slightly harder than melting the Wicked Witch to get the broomstick.
I really liked what Thompson was saying about the flatter tax. Now that is a path that can actually lead from where we are today. That might be the better way to go at this point. He was all for abolishing the death tax, too.
Well put.
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