Re: Income tax repealed...maybe...

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From: Frederick Scott
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00

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rudy@cbnews.cb.att.com (avram.r.vener) writes: 

>
>Then again, maybe not. It depends on how many of us get off
>our duffs and tell our congresspersons to get off theirs as
>well to suppor H.R. 3039.  
>
>What is H.R. 3039?  It is a bill indtroduced by Representative
>Dan Schaefer to replace the Income Tax with a fifteen percent
>national sales tax.  

And why would we want to do that?  Sounds like something the rich would
enjoy - replace that progressive income tax that grabs a bite out of their
capital gains and replace it with something that only touches spending - 
which is basically all the poorer citizens's incomes anyway.

The rich get richer...

Fred

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From: fred_s@netcom.com (Frederick Scott)
Subject: Re: Income tax repealed...maybe...
Date: 1996/06/25
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