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Non-Tech : Who Really Pays Taxes? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GeneM who wrote (487)	9/2/2000 1:52:59 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 666

How does a government create prosperity?? What a great question!!! Maybe everyone out here should send this question to the debate committees for BOTH parties....It would be quite interesting to see the answers...!!! Thanks, KLP

To: GeneM who wrote (487)	9/2/2000 9:35:09 AM
From: IEarnedIt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 666

Wow, Very Easy Answer. <<How does a government create prosperity??>> They take ours and call it taxes. Ya know the prosperity that we work so hard to achieve. The prosperity that our forefathers left Europe to obtain. The prosperity that our forefathers shed blood to have. Sort of makes one feel like we won the Big Battle but we still lost the war. Or that the war is still in progress only we didn't know it and it's taken a few l00 years for us to realize that some folks just never gave up on the idea of Lords. Kings and their absolute right to our money. Personally I'm in favor of a flat tax and then let's see how good the government really is at budgets. JD

To: GeneM who wrote (487)	9/2/2000 12:42:07 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 666

...How does a government create prosperity??... It doesn't. The best a government can do to further prosperity creation is establish an environment where those who have the ability to create prosperity flourish. I believe the key to wealth generation is private property rights. I can think of no nation where these rights are abridged or non-existent and the population enjoys elevated living standards. As well, I'm at a loss for an example of any nation with both strong private property rights and widespread poverty. Cheers, PW. P.S. With elections coming, wise citizens will reflect on the basic foundations on which our society is built. Before entering the polling stations, they must ask themselves which candidates will strengthen and which will weaken the engines or our nation's greatness, and cast their ballots accordingly. Pity the nation who elects its leaders based on superficial criteria.