[ale] OT: Taxing issues

[zymana at hra.nyc.gov (Zyman, Andy)]

> ... someone would 
> rather save their money instead of spending it all, they'd 
> get to keep more of their income.  

That's why it will never happened :<



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irv Mullins [mailto:irvm at ellijay.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:59 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Taxing issues
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 23 April 2002 12:13 pm, you wrote:
> > On Tuesday 23 April 2002 11:28 am, Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> > > Wouldn't it be nice if we just had a nationwide
> > > 20% sales tax, and ditch the IRS?
> >
> > The Russian Republic adopted a 13% flat income tax last year. By all
> > reports, it has been a screaming success. Compliance, which 
> used to be
> > miserably low, is way up and so are revenues. Steve Forbes 
> may have had the
> > right idea after all.
> 
> Even better, from the standpoint of enforcement, would be a 
> flat sales tax.
> That way, you get something back from the drug dealers and 
> other assorted 
> illegal businesses, who now pay zero income tax. And, if 
> someone would 
> rather save their money instead of spending it all, they'd 
> get to keep more 
> of their income.  Taking some of the strain off social security. 
> 
> Guess that's too logical for Congress.
> 
> Regards,
> Irv
> 
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