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To: TimF who wrote (50565)	8/10/2013 4:40:58 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 85487

That is an excellent chart that points out just how backward our system of taxation is. But we are neck-deep in it, and you're right -- we're not going to be getting rid of it anytime soon. When Bill Archer was chairman of Ways & Means, I thought it was the best opportunity for meaningful reform, since he supported, conceptually, replacing the income tax with a consumption based tax (NST). There is no more powerful driving force in taxation than W&M chairman, and even he couldn't get anyone's respect for the idea.