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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (50048)	5/15/2004 7:09:47 PM
From: Peter Joseph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Re: Flat tax Re: As mortgage interest is not tax-deductible under this proposal, If it indeed comes to pass <g>, it is estimated that the housing markets could deflate 33% overnight. Re: With a net worth of $1.4 billion he'd love a tax reduction paid for by others. Note, wealth (net worth) is not taxed in the USA. Except that estate taxes are still in flux. Elsewhere in the world there is a smorgasbord of taxes, including wealth tax & VAT (similar to sales tax in the USA?).