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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:41 AM Original message |
What if Huckabee had the right answer?? |
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JamesA1102 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. He didn't |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. agree - middle and lower income folk spend all their money |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Stock trade taxes doesn't seem like a bad idea. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. and it could be very minute per trade |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. Sales. Taxes. Bite. Balls. n/t |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. If it was a progressive sales tax, I'd be okay with it. |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Hmmm. We would have to make it a tax of value then. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Yes. There could be different rates for different kinds of products. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. Delete--mixed up Huckabee with Ron Paul. |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sales tax is the most volatile tax and plunges when the economy is bad. CA's problem is |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Speak as a journalism...... |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. ;D |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. If you can make it progressive |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. "a flat tax that is adequately progressive" |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sales taxes are inherently regressive since the poorer you are |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why do people seem to gravitate to the stupidest possible answer? |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I love you ,too Bloo. Just thoughts, didn't claim it was the answer. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. Where would the money for public services come from? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sure, if you would like an additional 27-32% added to the cost of everything. Sales tax, by nature, |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Well, it would definitely cut down on government spending. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Huh? why? Funding for war is unregulated by any revenue issues |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
15. Sales tax is the most regressive tax going. |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's unfair because... |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
21. The "Fair Tax" is regressive. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
22. The national sales tax would have to be something like 30% or more. |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. Do some homework on "regressive taxation". |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. Bad idea. Sales tax is the most regressive. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. First and foremost, sales tax alone could never support |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. To be revenue neutral, the tax rate would have to be 50%+ |
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