Here is a proposed Tax that a close friend of mine came up with (who has to remain unnamed since he is a politician). Who has to remain unnamed since he is a politician? <TD class="mb-Body-Quote-T
Some JoeUsers say a 15% falt tax would not cut the taxes for the wealthy. Who said that?
This reminds me of the old days, before the Internet, when BBS ruled the lines. This odd mixture of childish behaviour and mature friendship was typical for the days of old (12 years ago) and typical for the geeks in high school. And speaking of childish behaviour: why wasn't I mentioned in the summary?
" You would have to show HOW or WHEN that happened." There you go again, trying to start a debate between a priori and a posteriori knowledge. For goodness sake just stick to the topic. So I have to take your opinions as fact because asking you to back them up with facts is a
A flat tax would be unfair on lower earners, because they would pay more as they loose all kinds of allowances relating to circumstance. Why would that be bad for society? <TD class="mb-Body-
With single parenthood and marriage in decline in Western society, those who get married and raise children together should be encouraged in this. Why? Not enough humans on the planet?
So, basically, "Britman", when you compared flat tax to the abolition of taxes altogether and the end of the social contract, that was when I decided that you missed the target. Whatever arguments against a flat tax you might have, you have certainly not told us what they would be. Let me repeat my question of earlier: we flat tax advocates respect the social contract enough to follow laws we don't agree with. You called for resistenc
Subject: flat income tax vs progressive income tax. Taxes are for the benefit of society, the rich HAVE A DUTY to pay more because it is that very society that allows them to operate. That was you apparently not realising that 15% of a lot is more than 15% of a little and claiming tha
You are a proponent of the flat tax, what are you saying here? I am saying that you must stop arguing against strawman and focus on the subject at hand. Your discourse about the social contract had nothing to do with the two tax systems. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FF
This is an open debate, please try to read other people's posts too, not just your own. That's why I asked. Who said anything about ending the social contract or abolishing taxes altogther?
Flat tax, as per the debate. So why your claims about the social contract (which was never under fire) and the abolition of taxes (which also was not)?
Congratulations! It will take about a month and you will love the new computer. Then your live will have changed forever.
Most people who cry crocodile tears for the troops never give these deaths a second thought. They don't care for the deaths cased by Saddam and subsequently avoided for the past two years by the invasion either. The fate of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis matters not one bit to the ISPs (ignora
I am trying to prove that such drastic cuts in tax burdens cannot come in one fell swoop. You can stop "proving" that, everybody knows. I didn't realise that when you made it clear that moving an iota from what you want is a breach of the social contract and the same as abandoning all taxes, yo
OFFICIAL: Taxation and having a brain is communism. Nobody said that. But high taxation and not using one's brain could result in communism. Nobody likes tax, but a gover
I believe in social contracts, ALL citizens have responsibilities, only then can citizens have rights. If a government legalised something so repugnant to the body politic and society, it is the duty of all citizens to resist. Strawman! The concept of the social contract was never under discussion. It i
And how is it morally justifiable to ask a person who earns 1k to pay the same rate of tax as a person who earns 1mil? How is it right to ask very low earners to pay tax at all?! How is it morally justifiable to ask a person to pay anything at all ever? You seem to think there is some kind of o
All those that call progressive taxation communist do not realise how foolish they are, it is the communist state that treats everyone as the same and snatches the same whoever they are from them. 1. Who called progressive taxation communist? 2. You are mixing up "treating" and "rewarding". Com
www.budspencer.de In German but contains a list of all their movies with Italian and English titles, as well as pictures and (German) audio files.
Now back to Terrence Hill....I've been trying to find old movies (mostly westerns) with him up to this day and can't. He starred in a few with the character named "Bigga"..."Trinity and Bigga" were the baddest in the land....love those guys! Most of Terence Hill's (and Bud Spencer's) westerns were Euro
the more you make the less of each added dollar you spend . No. I always spend all my money. I don't believe there is anyone who doesn't. The money the wealthy do not sp
Besides, he'll never get off, and as you pointed out, they just make up laws as they go along. I can already see the news item: US occupation force makes up dubious "genocide" law; Saddam Hussein first victim charged with breaking new law.
I think that it would be about time for some of these horrific acts that the US has engaged in and the people who orchestrated them be held to the standard by which they hypocritically hold others. What horrific acts?
A person making a million dollars a year will not spend a million dollars a year typically. So you assume he will burn the money? That would make other people's money more valuable. Will he buy something and burn that? That would add to the economy.
I believe that having those journalist (tv reporters) out there doing what they do is great because without them we wouldn't know exactly what's going on. They truly risk their lives to do what they do. Is it impossible to report without risking one's life? What about weblogs?
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