[William Terrell]

There are four posts from you to me. I'll answer whatever points you make in one. It's much more convenient than jerking at the keyboard when a fragment of thought occurs to you, don't you agree?

Nice theory about the timing of consumption. Everything that keeps you alive on this Earth must be bought.

You think a NRST bill will pass as written? Ok, if it ever gets that far, we will see. I think not.

The prebate gives to someone something he did not earn taken from someone who earned it. Else he would need a prebate at all.

[pigdog]

The prebate "gives" nothing. It is a refund of taxes paid - from money earned by the taxpayer BTW - not a handout or entitlement or welfare. Really about the same as your own April 15 tax refund of too great an amount withheld from the money YOU earned (that's not welfare eeither). Anyone receiving the prebate pays the full tax rate on whatever taxable things he buys - just like everyone else.

And, no everything that keeps you alive on this earth does not have to be purchased.