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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Bill who wrote (298002)	9/18/2002 5:46:34 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (3) of 769670

Re: "But the issue you originally raised was that rich persons are driving your taxes up - which is the OPPOSITE of the truth." Not "rich persons," but "rich, unethical persons." Who or what is putting the squeeze on middle-class taxes? (a) The single-mom waitress with two kids who only reports two-thirds of her tips at work? (b) Companies like Enron that only pay federal taxes one year in five? (c) The guy worth $200 million whose tax guru has placed most of his liquid assets in dubious tax shelters, creative life insurance schemes and offshore accounts? The answer is B and C. Which leads me to my next point: Most tax cheats necessarily are people of wealth, because middle-class and economically disadvantaged people do not have the incentive or means or opportunity to push the envelope on significantly lowering taxable income. The more I think about it, the more the idea of a flat tax makes sense ... if it force all people and all corporations to pay their fair share. No exceptions.

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