OK, Joe! Who should get that "Government Cheese"?

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All right, JOJ. I'll tell you what, why dont you tell me under what circumstances one person should be taxed for the benifit of another. And be specific. But please, Joe, none of this "Single Teen Mother" stuff. She could have bought a 50 cent rubber. Besides, shouldnt the father have to take some resposability? Should the whole of society be punished for one persons irresponsability?

-- Dick Tator (Razzor-D@WebTV.com), February 13, 2002

Answers

You tell me who and why and I will try and find a way to make it work under a Libertarian Phylosophy.

-- Dick Tator (Razzor-D@WebTV.net), February 13, 2002.

A battle of the minds. This I have to see!!!

-- Okie Dan (okiedan@oklahoma.net), February 13, 2002.

I dont know for sure but I think if you make a really small amount, I'll just say 10,000 buck for argument, that you dont have to pay income taxes. OK, now we have two people. One makes $10,001 and the other makes $9,999. The second is tax exempt. He takes home his 9999 bucks. The other isnt tax exempt. So he is taxed below this this poverty level. He might be taking how like 7 or 8 thousand a year. This doesnt seem fair does it? Now Republicans want to solve this by making the other guy pay taxes too. But us Libertarians want to eleminate or to greatly reduce and simplify taxs. That would make things more fair and even. And it would help curb ut of controll government spending.

-- Dick Tator (Razzor-D@WebTV.net), February 14, 2002.

Taxes is actually a lovely way of keeping the socialist spirit alive. It works for all people.

Now, the way people spend the money can be debated...

-- Vampyro (vampyro_thedark@hotmail.com), February 15, 2002.

A new theory on taxation is becoming better known.

Don't tax profits. Every country needs more jobs created.

Instead, tax withdrawals, by Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Withdrawal. EFTPOW for short. The more you withdraw, the more you pay.

Exhaustive analysis shows that in 1st world countries the tax would be less than 4%. A figure that doesn't encourage a cash economy.

But. A big BUT.

The large corporations would not be able to get out of paying their fair share of tax. Which they do not like. In Australia, they have threatened political parties with no more donations, if they support EFTPOW.

Some Advantages. No tax returns. The elimination of paper work. Everyone, always up to date with tax obligations. The loss of over 90% of Tax Office staff. If a business is poorly run and loses money, they go broke faster, which is better for everyone. No kudos for losses.

-- Frank King (kingfrank@bigpond.com), February 16, 2002.



You guys are polishing the brass on the titanic. its all going down. We don't need to reform the tax system, we need to everything down and start from the ground up. WE need to form a new society that escapes al of this corporate bullshit as well as the ridiculas government. The whole baisis of government is based on violence and coersion. now i don't know about you, but i am damn sick of violence and coercive behave from our leaders.

-- mike (milynch@sbch.chspo), February 22, 2002.

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