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To: JohnM who wrote (140889)	7/15/2010 1:57:39 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 542881

The funny thing watching this whole exchange is that no one has offered hardly any numbers whether it's tax rates, total amounts paid vs. totals earned, comparative tax rates around the world, etc. How can we "know" anything that way, to quote my PoliSci 101 professor? I see that a lot on SI nowadays. Hardly anyone feels compelled to prove their assertions with actual data and testable formulae. It's just a duel of ideological assertions. Much to our collective loss. If everyone had to pin down their claims like I pushed someone else on earlier, we might all learn something instead of just falling back on our usual views. Just an observation in passing.

To: JohnM who wrote (140889)	7/15/2010 3:48:59 PM
From: Paul Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542881

closing obvious corporate tax loopholes I'm all in favor of a Ronald Reagan style tax simplification which would make taxes less of a separate industry for accountants. As for Buffet, if he really pays less tax than his secretary, it must be due to activity by him that reduces his taxes - activity which legislation was passed to encourage. I don't like that sort of thing - would like tax simplification - but if Congress wants to encourage certain behavior with the tax code, then people can not be blamed for doing the behavior that the legislation encourages. Unions will work with politicians I don't believe that. Government employee unions do not exist for the public good. They exist to better their members.