Obama--the grumblings

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Also, taxes would be collected from drug dealers, prostitutes, scam artists, cash only 'contractors', etc.

How would you propose to accomplish that? Voluntary disclosure?

[capnhowdy]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

How would you propose to accomplish that? Voluntary disclosure?

Every time you buy something, you pay a flat rate sales tax. No disclosure. You got it, you spend it, you pay the tax. You don't have it, you can't spend it, you don't pay the tax. There's nowhere to hide. This is my opinion, Bruce. Like I said in the posts you must have skipped, It will prolly never fly but I think it would be fair.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Oh, got ya. You're not talking about a flat tax, you're talking about a sales tax. Sorry, I misunderstood you.

[sugarpop]

[Quote:]Originally Posted by capnhowdy
Also, taxes would be collected from drug dealers, prostitutes, scam artists, cash only 'contractors', etc.[/quote]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

How would you propose to accomplish that? Voluntary disclosure?

Gee, maybe if we just repealed the stupid laws on prostitution and drugs, those people would be taxed. It would also get rid of a lot of the violence associated with those crimes. And we should seriously prosecute contractors who pay that way (because they are usually hiring illegal workers). That sounds better to me than a flat tax, which I don't agree with. Unless it started very low for necessities and lower priced items, and graduated it for higher priced, luxury items. That is the only way it could work. People would paying that tax, on top of sales tax. So in a state where the sales tax is 8%, tack on another 22% and that is 30% tax on everything you buy. Can you imagine?

We are taxed to death in this country, because there are so many hidden taxes on stuff, like phones, and cell phones. WTF? Personally, if we're going to eliminate taxes, I say we eliminate taxes on actual working income. In other words, tax the money that people make on investments, because that's how most rich people make money. But don't tax them on their salaries, up to, say, $100,000. Then start gradually taxing incomes. Start at, say, 10%, and go up 2% every $25,000 until you get up to 35%. NO loopholes. Sounds fair enough to me.

I also think the whole charity writeoff might end up being a mistake. But you know, IF we actually had a living wage in this country, and people were paid fairly for the work they do, and we had a decent healthcare system, then we wouldn't need some charities. And the charities we did still have, well, people would make enough to donate to their causes anyway, IF we had a fair labor market. IMHO, the people who make the most money deserve it the least.