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To: Victor
but with significant congressional oversight that would put a lot of stopbap measures in place to prevent easy access/change to the rates. Super majorities,

If I had complete faith, or even a little faith, in our government, I would be all for a simpler,fairer flat tax. You mention an oversight - a super majority - correct me if I am wrong, but didn't that majority bring us obamacare? If we were dealing with statesmen, I wouldn't be as apprehensive, but we are dealing with a bunch of career politicians and a democratic party that has been hijacked by leftists.

43 posted on 10/14/2011 7:52:02 AM PDT by Bitsy (!)
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To: Bitsy
"...You mention an oversight - a super majority - correct me if I am wrong, but didn't that majority bring us obamacare?..."

No, the Dems did that with simple majorities in both houses plus a Dem President. Even now, tax law is not easily changed. Perhaps *super majority* is the wrong choice of words...but I believe that a HUGE amount of congressional oversight with constitutional application at every turn in the road is called for whenever *they the lawmakers* want to stick it to *we the people.

It's that old "taxation without representation" thing....

52 posted on 10/14/2011 8:38:18 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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