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To: starhawke who wrote (85959)	11/28/2000 12:05:34 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 132070

star, yeah, but the dems may allow a tall dark and handsome tax cut. ehhh, i guess that wouldn't impact you since you are nearly as pale myself ;-) i don't think water chokers / zukers get a cut either... ;-)

To: starhawke who wrote (85959)	11/28/2000 12:17:04 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 132070

star, yeah, but the dems may allow a tall dark and handsome tax cut. ehhh, i guess that wouldn't impact you since you are nearly as pale myself ;-) i don't think water chokers / zukers get a cut either... ;-) on the serious side, what you really want is more purchasing power. the ONLY way to get that is to cut your taxes MORE than most other folks. if taxes were abolished, a likely outcome would be that your purchasing power would drop below it's current level. can you imagine the price of a home? more money is shallow compensation for net decreased purchasing power. i think the pubs have masterfully convinced common folks they need a tax cut that will, in most scenarios, reduce their purchasing power. it's called the shell game. listen to me say "tax cut" and give you a few dollars while i actually impact the supply and demand curve in such a way as to cut your net purchasing power. watch the masses say, "thank you!" ;-) AMAZING! the flat tax is the above example on steroids. add in the elimination of the cap gains tax and you've got economic crack. see what changes in real estate law and capital gains law have help propped up. a MASSIVE BUBBLE for all AGES. imho, what we need is the status quo (small marginal changes are ok - emphasis small) and fiscal responsibility. bickering will probably get us the former. the latter won't happen as long as selfish sobs run this country. uh, i mean people run this country.

To: starhawke who wrote (85959)	11/28/2000 12:17:23 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

star, yeah, but the dems may allow a tall dark and handsome tax cut. ehhh, i guess that wouldn't impact you since you are nearly as pale myself ;-) i don't think water chokers / zukers get a cut either... ;-) on the serious side, what you really want is more purchasing power. the ONLY way to get that is to cut your taxes MORE than most other folks. if taxes were abolished, a likely outcome would be that your purchasing power would drop below it's current level. can you imagine the price of a home? more money is shallow compensation for net decreased purchasing power. i think the pubs have masterfully convinced common folks they need a tax cut that will, in most scenarios, reduce their purchasing power. it's called the shell game. listen to me say "tax cut" and give you a few dollars while i actually impact the supply and demand curve in such a way as to cut your net purchasing power. watch the masses say, "thank you!" ;-) AMAZING! the flat tax is the above example on steroids. add in the elimination of the cap gains tax and you've got economic crack. see what changes in real estate law and capital gains law have help propped up. a MASSIVE BUBBLE for all AGES. imho, what we need is the status quo (small marginal changes are ok - emphasis small) and fiscal responsibility. bickering will probably get us the former. the latter won't happen as long as selfish sobs run this country. uh, i mean people run this country.