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To: Father Terrence who wrote (24106)	7/12/2000 2:39:28 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You overestimate your dialectical ability. An argument can be made for an income tax, because it does not require the liquidation of assets, as a property assessment might, and by establishing a percentage ensures the ability to pay. As long as there is a gradual approach to rate changes, it merely becomes an element of the price of labor, much as a sales tax becomes an element in the price of goods and services, and therefore, does not per se harm earning power. Employers will merely raise salaries to the requisite net to obtain employees. Making the payroll the normal point of collection ensures that cheating will be minimized. These are just a few advantages that I can think of. What exactly are the arguments against?