Yeah, well you have hit your "mariginal propensity" for economic thought. I was in the Army at the time and in my twenties. At other times, I was starting my business and had to buy "retail" because I was operating out of anothers shop and starting up on a shoestring and hope. Just WHAT is YOUR entrepreneurial experience? Or have you just collected a check from your employer all your life. Have you ever gone without a salary to make your payroll? Have you ever put your employee's withholding taxes on your own personal credit card to make it through the quarter? I don't think so. I think most of you who are in favor of an NRST never worked for yourself since you were teenagers mowing lawns and there was no income tax then.
You didn't answer as to how much it cost you to comply with the existing tax code?
Did you include your corporate income taxes and the employer portion of wage taxes as part of your cost basis?
I beg your pardon! I don't have to answer these questions! These are questions I don't respond to on the Internet or outside of my accountants office. As a conservative, I am both surprised and offended that you have the nerve to ask. However, if you've the mind, you may think the worst and add some conspiracy theory in as well.
My position on a NRST is that it will be a financial disaster to the country, rich and poor, smart and dumb, attractive and ugly, old and young. Even you.
My position on posts coming from posters who apparently haven't read, much less understood the subject of discussion carry little weight in the debate...anyone can make a general statement that I think something is good or bad, but based on what? That manufacturers raw material will be taxed when in fact they aren't? That retailers won't be reimbursed for collecrion when they are? Kinda like passing judgement on whether a person is guilty of a crime or not based on one or two news articles that contain few facts.....
Methinks thou doeth protest too much.
More than a little over the top. No one was asking for personal information and your faux hissy fit reaction does make my BS detector buzz.