Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Unfortunately, tax laws in this country are the result of lobbying, and,
of course, are sharply skewed to favor the wealthiest. The one proposal
Mike Huckabee made that I liked was a national sales tax, with exemptions
for lower-income workers and retirees (with incomes up to a certain
level), in place of our patchwork quilt of income taxes and deductions. As
presented, Huckabee's plan is not workable, but it certainly is a starting
point.



Every election cycle one or more candidates proposes "sweeping reforms" to
the IRS tax structure, ranging from it's elimination and replacement with a
national sales tax or an across the board fixed percent of income plan.

Nothing ever comes of these proposals.

Eisboch




Unfortunately, and as a result, the rich keep getting richer, the middle
class gets smaller, and the number of those clawing to stay even increases.

Trickle-down economics works very well if you are trickling down your
wealth to your descendants.