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Re: Income tax repealed....maybe...

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From: David E. Banks
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00
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Who ever said that the world or life is fair.  Live in the real
world!!!

I had rather be making $60.00/hr rather than $10.00/hr. So why should
my tax rate be different.  You want to penalize me for making more.
That is crazy.



collins@zeke.paros.com (Jeffery A. Collins) wrote:

>David E. Banks (davidba@atl.mindspring.com) wrote:
>: I think the person paying the $1425.00 wishes he was paying the
>: $10,500.00

>: Who contributed more to the government.  Who provided funds for
>: additional jobs or maybe even a salary increase.

>    You are right.  Perhaps we should have a new type of deduction.
>Let's say we give everyone who employees someone else a 1% break in 
>tax.  If you employ enough people, the government can start paying you!

>: Where is your ambition

>    The discussion is not about ambition, it is about fairness.  Do you
>really think that it is fair to pay a higher percentage of your income
>the less you make?  There is already enough insentive to make more money
>we do not need the government to use tax breaks as an incentive.

>    I believe that any system that taxes people on a even basis (percentage
>wise) is fair.  I do not personally agree with the current, the more you
>make the more of each dollar you pay tax approach.  But the more you make
>the LESS you pay of each additional dollar is worse.


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From: davidba@atl.mindspring.com (David E. Banks)
Subject: Re: Income tax repealed....maybe...
Date: 1996/06/25
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