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To: Berney who wrote (19430)	9/20/2001 2:41:55 AM
From: James F. Hopkins	Respond to of 52237

<OT > Well; I don't kid myself , I know my TAX ideas are not popular enough these days and I have no hope for Taxes to move towards them, also I see any agenda on my part to push for them as an exercise in futility. ------------------ The system would have to completely break down before they could receive any consideration worth the trouble of me even detailing them. ----------------- In general I believe in a progressive tax structure because I believe in the separation of power & I see clearly how a flat Tax leads to consolidation of power in a few hands , it's all about power and the power to tax being the power to destroy, as is the power that winds up in just a few hands via a flat consumption tax. No matter how you set that up the powerful will see to it they have the little people paying the most of the taxes overall; while they monopolize the goods and "prices" of them and a flat tax plays right into their hand. ---------------- In spite of our advanced technology we are moving back to the middle ages..I just had what appeared to be a bright young boy working with me on the boat, he is making good grades and close to the top in his class, by accident I asked him to help me do some math ( in our head ) finding a pencil to do math is often to much trouble for me. Dam it turned out that bright boy couldn't do crap with out a Calculator I was shocked. I'm now convinced that thanks to technology we are growing a whole new crop of very smart but brain dead people. Jim

To: Berney who wrote (19430)	9/20/2001 9:07:30 AM
From: Terry Whitman	Respond to of 52237

It doesn't look like you wasted your time on the MST to me.. That sounds like an excellent idea. Currently the gov't only gives the ordinary fellow one choice to shelter his investment savings- his home. That has created a huge bubble in housing, as many have taken advantage of it. I can't blame them, but it has created a dangerous imbalance- particularly when combined with easy credit. There's been more money lost in real estate than all other investment types combined. While stocks have closed that gap- I doubt they will overtake.. Regards, TW