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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?

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To: pezz who wrote (9001)11/15/1998 4:54:00 PM
From: jbe  Read Replies (3) of 13994
 
<<the only reasonable tax system in a free economy is a flat tax on spending >>.
<<I'll buy that.>>

I don't buy it, because that is a tax that discriminates against the poor. That is, a much larger proportion of their very small income (they don't have enough income for savings) would go for taxes.

Guess I'd better duck now. Here come the brickbats! <gg>

jbe
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