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To: Road Walker who wrote (370795)	2/13/2008 4:42:51 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572551

JF, I thought about it, and I know exactly how we can "raise taxes on everyone in order to lower spending." What's the deficit project to be this year? $400 billion? $550 billion (not including the SS surplus which shouldn't be touched anyway)? That means tax revenues will be $2.55 trillion vs. a $3.1 trillion budget. Now all we need to do is raise taxes on everyone by 21.6%. Whatever people are paying right now to the federal government (that includes Federal, SS, and Medicare), take that amount and increase it by 21.6%. Doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. If you paid any tax whatsoever, pay 21.6% more. Voila! No more deficit, and people will now directly feel the effects of politicians who can't control their own spending. That will turn everyone into "fiscal conservatives." Tenchusatsu