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>It's a fair system.  The poorer people (which I am one, family of four, 
>living on less than $30,000 per year)buy less expensive food and 
>"necessities".  While I eat hamburger and beans, my more fortunate 
>friends eat lobster, steaks, fine wine, etc.  They also tend to eat at 
>restaurants more often and pay a premium for that food.  My supper might 
>cost a couple of bucks, theirs cost them a couple hundred bucks. (I've 
>eaten with them several times, their treat).

I think if you go back and read last Friday's newspaper you will find a very good 
article about a study of the fairness of different state's method of taxing their 
citizens. The article points out that states which have no income tax and instead 
generate revenue only through sales tax showed up with the least fair distribution of 
the tax burden. In these states the very poor paid a much higher percent of their 
earnings on taxes than the average middle class earners (and Washington state does 
not even charge sales tax on food).

Please post the results from your studies that show a flat 15% tax to be fair or 
at least point us to those studies so we can make an informed decision about the 
fairness of a flat 15% tax.

Incidently I just came back from a tour of Washington DC. The most interesting thing 
I saw while there was a quote from Thomas Jefferson on the wall of the Jefferson 
memorial. The quote was a very strong arguement against a flat 15% national sales 
tax. It seems Jefferson though accessments of taxes should be base on the 
individual's ability to afford those taxes.

..John