[Arkie2]

We took the British mercantilist Capitalist system and improved on it. Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Russians, of all people, beat us at our own game.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Russians, of all people, beat us at our own game.

The Russians stole the BOMB from us.
They definitely beat us into space.

I salute them for stealing our flat tax idea and putting it to good use.

I'm sure former Soviet emmigrants might be contemplating a move back to the old country now that economic as well as political freedom have took root.

[stiga bey]

Not only will this, as the article says, bring an enormous amount of taxable income back into the open, thereby massively increasing government revenues, it will take a huge bite out of the endemic corruption there.

I've been saying that the only kind of campaign finance reform that will work is a flat tax. You have to reduce the amount of influence that the government can peddle if you want to reduce corruption. Call it "supply-side" campaign finance reform, if you will. If McCain was halfway intelligent and honest, he would have been beating Steve Forbes' drum.

Russia is on it's way to being a less corrupt and more transparent country than the USA. Sigh.

[IceGirl2]

I am sorry to interrupt this thread--but I keep asking for help to LOG OFF and no one, including Mr. Robinson, will reply!

What is going on? Please let me know how to log off.