[ale] OT: Taxing issues

Tue Apr 23 14:45:48 EDT 2002

Irv Mullins wrote:
> 
> 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.

And the best part is those slimeballs who put everything in the name of their
company, claim a paltry $20,000/yr salary, but life high on the hog with
compnay car, company apartment, expense account meals, etc can only claim
poverty on the $20,000 - they still pay taxes on expenditures!

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