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In ye olden post broudy@mizar.usc.edu (David S. Broudy) spake...
>In article <2vka8k$4r@crl.crl.com>
>dk@crl.com (David A. Kaye) writes:
>
>> It's because of Prop 13.  Counties can no longer count on property tax 

Oh please. Prop 13 is a godsend. It's meant to protect fixed-income (usually
retired) people who who would be otherwise taxed out of their house because
the house they bought in 1967 increased in value from $20,000 to $200,000.
This lets people plan their retirement and not have to worry about what kind
of bill the gov't is going to hand them next year.

People who whine about prop 13 will be singing a different tune when their
property value goes up substantially (if they hold onto their home that long).
BTW, with the recent dipping of property values in CA, people who bought their
homes in the 80s are paying _more_ in prop tax than they should because of
prop 13, but the liberal press neglects that little factoid and I suspect that
you could care less about that. Prop 13 bashers are a bunch of snotty jealous
impatient whiners who can't stand the fact that they are not instantly
enjoying the benefits of 20-year homeowners. These people _invested_ in their
future and are now enjoying the benefits that (waaaaaaa!) you want now or
spitefully want to deprive them of (the f***-you-too mentality).


>I say, soak the rich.

Ah! there's the aforementioned mentality showing itself right now!

>Of course, if I were rich, I wouldn't say that. But, I'm not and
>don't plan to be anytime real soon. Plus, the rich can afford a

translation: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

This doesn't work. (ref Russia) Furthermore, mild tax increases on the lower
and middle class generate more revenue than steep tax hikes on the rich. Why?
Guess who there's more of? Of course, I do not believe that is right to tax
people differently based on their incomes. I support a flat percentage federal
and state (for those states that do so) income tax. Everyone pays
proportionally the same amount. This would make things very fair for
everyone and simplify paperwork greatly for you and for the gov't saving
even more money. No muss. No fuss. (Annual income) * 0.15 mailed in to
Uncle Sam every year.

I suppose this thread could be expanded to talk about the universal health
care (*ahem*) plan, but that's another post.

Do not consider any of the above as an attack upon you personally. It is also
meant as an attack upon all of the we-need-bigger-gov't tax-tax-tax pinko
liberalites.

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