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Originally Posted by Crys
You know, those two definitions are not mutually exclusive...
The country could make so much more money to fund worthwhile programs like education and space exploration if we would have a lower (like maybe none, or none below $80,000/yr...) income tax and switch instead to a graduated sales tax. No tax on necessities like food, regular sales tax on most items and a luxury tax on yachts, limos, non-farm-use SUVs, 64 carat platinum embossed 18k gold rings... :roll:
I know, you may say I'm a dreamer...  |
and then those who do earn more than 80,000/year become ordained minsiters of management and pay nothing.. no mater what you do, there is always a loophole\backdoor\sidebar\etc. Then again you might add more tax to all those luxurary items but someone gets paid to make them and any drop in sales will have an economic impact on the common workers again. you can not win.
I once read that if all the major nations used 0.5% of their GNP to support third world nations, there would be no third world nations
as far as I know I never saw a loophole help anyone that needed help.
yet we all jump though hoops everyday.....
