Brad,<br><br>"And it’s also no secret that economists love the idea of a VAT. It
promotes savings over consumption, and its hidden nature may mean it
has less behavioral impact on taxpayers."<br><br>Yes, let's be sure the American tax payer can't figure out what his gov't is really costing him.<br><br>I don't mind the idea of a sales tax, like the "Fair Tax", but this would replace many other current taxes, including the income tax. I really dislike the VAT idea for exactly the reason above. If you google fair tax, you'll be able to see the difference. Or go to <a href="http://www.fairtax.org">www.fairtax.org</a><br>
<br>Can't pontificate anymore for a while. I'm shutting the computer off right now to head out for down south.<br><br>Take good care y'all.<br><br>Rik<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Brad Haslett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:flybrad@gmail.com">flybrad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">This is how people like Obama get elected. When one group has<br>
everything to gain and nothing to lose, you vote for the guy who<br>
promises the most stuff.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm</a><br>
<br>
What a LOT of people don't realize is that everyone's taxes will rise<br>
and the people who can afford it the least will pay the most as a<br>
percentage of income.<br>
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc86wcp" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yc86wcp</a><br>
<br>
Remember what President Ford said; "A government big enough to give<br>
you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you<br>
everything you have".<br>
<br>
Brad<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." …. George Washington<br><br>