A great symbolic gesture would be to introduce a bill in Congress to

latteromden

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Mon Mar-21-05 09:39 AM
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A great symbolic gesture would be to introduce a bill in Congress to

Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 09:39 AM by latteromden

abolish one person or one district's income tax. Ask Congress why they would set a precedent like they have with the Schiavo bill.

Of course, no congressman/senator would do it, but it's an amusing thought.

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Warpy

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Mon Mar-21-05 09:41 AM
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1. they've already done that

Most of the volumes of tax code are sweetheart tax breaks worded carefully enough that they apply to one Congressman's favorite contributor and exclude everybody else.

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papau

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Mon Mar-21-05 11:02 AM
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2. I like the tax provisions that apply to any corporation with an office at

a given street address!

I think we have gotton a bit more creative since those days, now defining the exact industry niche and a fairly narrow corporate head quarters location. But even when exposed and aired, those provisions pass!

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