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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:03 PM Original message |
Is there any country that has a "Fair Tax"? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Canada has a national sales tax |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. i wonder how much of their revenue comes from that? |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Yes - Canada has payroll taxes too... but the "FairTax" wouldn't replace income taxes here either... |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. you've hit on the main problem - |
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pwb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would ask the republicans if tax cuts are fair? |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sales taxes tend to be regressive... |
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dtotire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Consumption taxes should be reserved for social programs |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reptlicans are a little slow. |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. a flat tax is just stupid IMO |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Now that we've outsourced jobs, the Laffer curve is no longer valid. Tax the hell out of the rich. |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Tax the hell out of the rich |
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dtotire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. One Professor's Idea |
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spindoctor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-05-07 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. Just about any country in the civilized world has it. |
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