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Let's end the national debt.
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Emcee:  Gersh Avery Type:  Unmoderated
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34 Zeev, I assume it is estate, gift, tariff, and excise taxes. :o) Berney-7/26/1999
33 Because the politicians are trying to buy votes. Both parties have been proposLes H-7/26/1999
32 Berney, any idea why these do not add up to 100%, does the IRS collect other taZeev Hed-7/26/1999
31 Gersh, How about a nice game of chess? Unfortunately, it really is a silly gamBerney-7/26/1999
30 i don't care who spews which numbers. The point remains the same: no tax cCasaubon-7/25/1999
29 I'd like to thank every one that stopped by tonight. It's plain to seeGersh Avery-7/25/1999
28 Zeev, Some more figures. Tax Collections The percentages for 1968 and 1997 Berney-7/25/1999
27 It's all a mirage. 'Surplus' of $ 70B in FY 1998. Debt increased Les H-7/25/1999
26 <i>For all intents and purposes, successive administrations would have vCasaubon-7/25/1999
25 Gersh, Predetermining conditions and actions of the future is not a good ideSkeet Shipman-7/25/1999
24 This post seems relevant to the topic- Message 10649369Terry Whitman-7/25/1999
23 Terry, If I remember correctly, in the 60' we had a marginal tax rate of 70Zeev Hed-7/25/1999
22 The U.S. taxation system appears to be heading us more towards socialism every Terry Whitman-7/25/1999
21 Gersh, Wow, what an ambitious undertaking. And to think that all I am worried William H Huebl-7/25/1999
20 Zeev, Some figures on short notice. From 1997 IRS figures, which may be the laBerney-7/25/1999
19 LG, of course the current tax system is a vehicle for redistribution of wealth,Zeev Hed-7/25/1999
18 <<I think the current tax system is not only a vehicle for the redistribLarry Brubaker-7/25/1999
17 Zeev Hed: I think the current tax system is not only a vehicle for the redistriHairBall-7/25/1999
16 **OT** I do not see it as a responsibility of any gov't to provide ROI. ICasaubon-7/25/1999
15 If there is no surplus, then the whole question is moot. By the way, I am quiteZeev Hed-7/25/1999
14 Joan, but I can still get some good 6% at relatively low risk and 3% with proteZeev Hed-7/25/1999
13 Berney, you really think we are going to be able to impose sales taxes on cocaiZeev Hed-7/25/1999
12 Zeev, >>Well, all the treasuries are gone, what do we use when we want toJoan Osland Graffius-7/25/1999
11 Zeev, Taxation is simply redistribution through theft. The last statistics on Berney-7/25/1999
10 Not really, but most businesses that I know has a certain debt on their balanceZeev Hed-7/25/1999
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