XPost: az.general, az.politics   
   From: lesliesethhammond@yahoo.com   
      
   > Yeah, but you're nuts.   
   >   
   > What matters isn't what percentage you pay, it's how much you have left   
   > over after you pay. The pain burden needs to be equitable, not the actual   
   > tax burden. The top 10 percenters have PLENTY left over even if that pay   
   > up to 40% of their adjusted gross. That's not true for the other 90   
   > percenters.   
   >   
   > Oh, those "loopholes" and deductions you complain about? They are a very   
   > effective tool of the government's to influence the economy. Like for   
   > example helping a new industry get established by offering people a tax   
   > credit for a portion of what they spend on it. Like for solar energy for   
   > example.   
   >   
   > But you claim to be a Libertarian, so we understand. You're just nuts,   
   > that's all.   
   >>   
      
   "Flat tax" seems to involve a complexity that your so-called brain can't   
   encompass.   
      
   I'll try to keep this as simple as I possibly can(dumb it down):  A simple   
   flat tax might prove to be as low as, oh, let's say 5%.  With me so far?   
   (That's 1% times 5).  In practice, someone earning 100K per year would pay   
   $5,000.00 in flat tax.  That leaves them the complement of $95,000.00   
   untaxed.  Get it?  Now let's consider someone as poor-ass as you.  If you   
   somehow managed to have gross earning of a whole 10K all by yourself, you'd   
   pay a measly $500.00.  See how that works?  Pay attention now as I sum this   
   up for you:  Each of you will have paid the same percentage of your income!   
   Isn't that amazing?  See how simple and equitable a flat tax could be?  (A   
   sliding scale of tax liability is built right in!)   
      
   Now say this back to me to prove you understood the simple concept, but if   
   you can't, I'll understand...   
      
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