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Re: Income tax repealed....maybe...

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From: pxb
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:00
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T. Hsu wrote:
> 
> From rudy@cbnews.cb.att.com (avram.r.vener):
> > Summary of H.R. 3039 THE NATIONAL RETAIL SALES TAX ACT OF 1996
> >    A tax of 15 percent
> 
> While I am a big proponent of a national sales tax, from everything
> I've read, an 18-19% sales tax would be necessary to cover government
> spending. What makes Rep. Dan Schaefer think 15% will work?
> --
> T.Hsu // ting@x.org // Technical Staff, X Consortium

Why 15%, why any income tax or sales tax at all. Tell'em to cut the fat.
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Subject: Re: Income tax repealed....maybe...
Date: 1996/06/22
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