[ale] OT: Taxing issues

[irvm at ellijay.com (Irv Mullins)]

On Tuesday 23 April 2002 03:40 pm, you wrote:
> > ... 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 :<

Of course you're right. I also thought of another 
reason it won't happen: it would give too much 
power to the public. 

As it stands, the gov't is first in line to grab 
your paycheck, before you even see it. If a 
national sales tax were to replace the income 
tax, it wouldn't be long before someone 
got the bright idea to protest something or other 
via a national "don't buy anything" day or week. 

If there's anything a politician fears more than 
running out of booze, it's running out of money.

Regards,
Irv

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