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To: Solon who wrote (2830)	10/17/2002 5:43:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 7689

But I was talking about the very poor. Are high taxes holding them back? I thought you were talking about the working poor. I don't think high taxes are directly holding either group back but since high taxes are not good for the economy they indirectly help make more people poor. I was not speaking specifically, but generally: you know; the exploitation that is countered by minimum wage laws, anti-monopoly laws, mandatory time off...these sorts of things. My mind was on improperly tested food and drugs, unsanitary restaurants, cutting corners in construction, exploitation of labour at the cost of worker safety...these sorts of things. I have some issues with minimum wage laws but its not a major focus for me. You wont; find me opposing too many of the other things. I don't know what you mean by a "decent" chance. A lot of people born in lower or lower middle classes move up out of them. However you are probably right that people who have been poor for a long time are much less likely to "get ahead". Well, it is your use of the word "seizing" which perplexes me. The only time property is "seized" is when there is criminal fracture of the social contract created by and for the people. Otherwise, as when public debts are met responsibly and voluntarily (as is the usual case)--"seizing" seems to distort the reality of the matter. If it really was voluntary then I would agree but taxes are not voluntary contributions. What do you envision by the term "flat tax"? Most specifically it usually refers to a one rate income tax with few deductions if any. More generally I would say a tax system where everyone (except maybe the poor particularly the very poor) pay about the same %). I would want not just to avoid soaking the rich (or any other group) but also to make taxes simpler and reduce compliance and enforcement costs. A national sales tax instead of an income tax would do this but it raises other issues or I would be 100% behind the idea. Tim

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