Comments on: Taxes and Voting http://www.minthegap.com/2004/09/16/taxes-and-voting/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: StrangeCloud http://www.minthegap.com/2004/09/16/taxes-and-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 StrangeCloud Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:35:40 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=370#comment-2370 I've heard this idea about multiple votes for the amount of tax paid before. There may be some merit to it, but I'm generally against the idea. The US is not a corporation. We are more than simply shareholders voting our financial interests. On the other hand, I'm very much in favor of a flat tax, and somewhat in favor of a national sales tax replacing the current system. My concern with the sales tax is that the rate would be so high that most of us in the middle class would end up paying a lot more, the lower income people would still pay nothing at all due to the rebates and may even get more of a distribution than from the current Earned Income Credit, and the wealthier would tend to avoid any consumption tax by making purchases overseas and not reporting them. It's do-able but needs to be thought out carefully. One thing I hate is sales on clothes and food. I lived in Oregon for many years and got used to no sales tax at all. Then lived in WA and CA where they have high sales tax. Then in MN for 8 years where the sales tax is high, but there is no sales tax on clothes, food, services. Here is OK they tax everything. It's quite annoying. I’ve heard this idea about multiple votes for the amount of tax paid before. There may be some merit to it, but I’m generally against the idea. The US is not a corporation. We are more than simply shareholders voting our financial interests. On the other hand, I’m very much in favor of a flat tax, and somewhat in favor of a national sales tax replacing the current system. My concern with the sales tax is that the rate would be so high that most of us in the middle class would end up paying a lot more, the lower income people would still pay nothing at all due to the rebates and may even get more of a distribution than from the current Earned Income Credit, and the wealthier would tend to avoid any consumption tax by making purchases overseas and not reporting them. It’s do-able but needs to be thought out carefully. One thing I hate is sales on clothes and food. I lived in Oregon for many years and got used to no sales tax at all. Then lived in WA and CA where they have high sales tax. Then in MN for 8 years where the sales tax is high, but there is no sales tax on clothes, food, services. Here is OK they tax everything. It’s quite annoying.

]]> By: BiPolrFrenzy http://www.minthegap.com/2004/09/16/taxes-and-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 BiPolrFrenzy Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:33:51 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=370#comment-2368 To be honest, like the multiple vote issue, I hadn't fully considered it. But I tend to lean towards the idea that less influence and less manipulation is best. So I wouldn't be opposed outright to what you've put forth. I simply would have to think it through more to get you a definitive on where I'd stand. Haven't tried Mozila yet, but I'm seriously considering it for my home computer. Relying on pop-up stoppers and firewalls to block out the spam stuff right now, but I've heard really good things about Firefox (it's the preferred browser they have on TechTV, and they rave about it). To be honest, like the multiple vote issue, I hadn’t fully considered it. But I tend to lean towards the idea that less influence and less manipulation is best. So I wouldn’t be opposed outright to what you’ve put forth. I simply would have to think it through more to get you a definitive on where I’d stand.

Haven’t tried Mozila yet, but I’m seriously considering it for my home computer. Relying on pop-up stoppers and firewalls to block out the spam stuff right now, but I’ve heard really good things about Firefox (it’s the preferred browser they have on TechTV, and they rave about it).

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2004/09/16/taxes-and-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 MInTheGap Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:33:29 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=370#comment-2367 What do you think of the district gerrymandering-- any ideas? What do you think of the district gerrymandering– any ideas?

]]> By: BiPolrFrenzy http://www.minthegap.com/2004/09/16/taxes-and-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 BiPolrFrenzy Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:32:55 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/?p=370#comment-2366 I'd have to weigh the multiple voting proposal Williams brought up. But I lean towards your idea of Fair Tax. I'm confident, you take out the rhetoric of taxes and we may focus our attention to better issues and getting more done. I liked the phrase 'the politics of envy' in that article. It zeroes in on class warfare perfectly. I’d have to weigh the multiple voting proposal Williams brought up. But I lean towards your idea of Fair Tax. I’m confident, you take out the rhetoric of taxes and we may focus our attention to better issues and getting more done.

I liked the phrase ‘the politics of envy’ in that article. It zeroes in on class warfare perfectly.

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