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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (701097)9/9/2005 10:55:50 PM
From: BEEF JERKEY  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Its far more "immoral" for someone to take wealth out of a society then turn to convoluted logic to rationalize not putting anything back in.

Taxes create wealth - they build roads, infrastructure and societal institutions. New Orleans existed last week without effective government and look what happened.

The Republican argument against taxes is an immoral one because it appeals to the simple minded. Of course you can get people to get behind an idea like less tax but it’s a cynical political ploy that does more harm than good in the long run.



To: Peter Dierks who wrote (701097)9/10/2005 8:15:38 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 769670
 
"You are arguing based on the count of people, not the morals of impoundment of assets."

Nope, I am NOT.

I am arguing that equal-sized reductions in income or sales taxes produce a larger boost to economic growth then reductions in wealth transfer taxes.

[A wealth transfer tax that affects a fraction of a percent of Americans? I would think that morally it's on pretty solid ground when compared to taxes on INCOME, or SALES, or CAPITAL GAINS....]


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