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To: KLP who wrote (51095)	10/23/2000 6:08:42 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Personally, I think the folks who are making under $35,000 with 4 people to support, should pay $00.00. Then a graduated tax 1-10% up to $100,000. After that, a flat tax no higher than 15-17% on income over $100,000. Of course, this will have to have folks thinking (and being responsible for) about just what every program they want is going to cost.>> Your running for what and where can I vote for you?

To: KLP who wrote (51095)	10/23/2000 6:09:12 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Not bad. I believe the current flat tax proposals are in the vicinity of the 17% rate. I can't remember the three step "virtual flat tax" rates, but they are somewhere between 10 and 20 percent. I like your cut- off, certainly, which is one of the most helpful things that could be done for ordinary families with modest income. Since there are still state and local taxes to contend with, I think the goal is to keep the total tax burden at less than a third of income, roughly. That is something that I think most people would find reasonable, which is the only benchmark we have for pricing government........

To: KLP who wrote (51095)	10/23/2000 6:56:36 PM
From: Thehammer	Respond to of 769670

KLP, <<Sometime ago, I wondered what people here thought a "fair share" should be.....Funniest thing, NO replies!>> I assume you mean percent of tax applied to each marginal dollar earned. I think you on in the ballpark. I also would like to hear what the liberals think. They keep espousing "pay their fair share" and have never demonstrated what that is.