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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Quincy who wrote (14299)	4/12/2004 7:04:53 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Quincy - please define the text that is mine by quotations. Your post implies things that I did not say. Frankly, I stand firm by the concept of a flat tax. It is not clear exactly where you stand. If a flat tax drives liberals off the deep end - wow - what a great thing!

To: Quincy who wrote (14299)	4/12/2004 7:17:32 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Flat tax is regressive. It penalizes the little guy more than the big guy. A better system would be a progressive system with higher rates of tax at the higher end. Then scrap all the deduction crap, and restructure the rate so that the net change to revenue is relatively unchanged. In other words remove the deductions but lower the tax rate significantly, especially on the bottom end. This would put an end to all the tax code crap and put an end to the guaranteed CPA employment act, other wise known as the tax code. This simplification could cut the time and money wasted by taxpayers by two thirds, and cut the need for the IRS bureaucracy by two thirds as well. Orca