Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:35:10 -0500, thunder
wrote:


On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:12:56 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:



I'd rather have a straight flat tax system of some sort to prevent this
kind of nonsense.

I'm all for a simplified tax system, but I wonder how long even a flat tax
system would stay simple. A loophole here, and a loophole there, and we
once again have a mess. However, I would agree a flat tax would be
preferable to a sales tax (at least I think that's your preference).


I am not a fiscal Puritan in that I despise all taxes. I'm willing to
pay my fair share into the common wealth of the nation. And I believe
that my share should be the same as people who are less well off and
those more well off - I worked hard for my money, ruined my overall
health doing it and I want to keep it. For that, I'm willing to pay,
right off the top - no excuses, 15% of what I make every year even
though I'm retired.

What I object to is the whole issue of using the term "revenue" rather
than what it is - taxes. Puts the entire concept into a whole new
light.

What I object to are sweet heart deals with the State that allows a
company like Verizon to give a 10% discount to State workers on top of
any promotional discounts - real citizens of the state, who pay the
freakin' bills - aren't given that privilege.

What I object to is the State DMV staffing a local office on a
Saturday, for three months in a row, with people who can't speak, or
have an extremely low grasp of, English thus justifying closing the
office because of lack of business. (That is not a joke)

I object to "fees" that aren't designated to the subject for which
they are issued - hunting and fishing licenses being a good example.

I object to hiring tax accountants and lawyers to keep the government
from raping me at the end of the year just because I worked hard to
obtain what I have and I want to keep it.

I object to long winded rants about stuff. :)

I don't know what the answer is, but we need to solve it quickly or
we're just going to keep shooting ourselves in the foot.

Later,

Tom

Can you say "Amen"?

Amen, brother!

Eisboch