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Several of those aren't as easy as you make it sound, but the import tax is a big no-no. Legolas Send a noteboard - 16/04/2011 07:34:30 PM
Speaking of taxes, that whole system needs an overhaul too. I, like many others, support a federal sales tax. With such a system, we wouldn't see situations where companies can receive large refunds on taxes that they didn't have to pay. At the other end of the spectrum, illegal immigrants would no longer be exempt from paying taxes. It becomes a simple question for everyone. Did you buy stuff? OK, you paid your taxes. This would allow us to abolish the IRS, which would save a great deal of money. There would also need to be a corresponding import tax, and as long as it's higher than the federal sales tax, it might allow us to being cutting into our trade deficit as well.

The days that countries could create import taxes whenever they felt like it are long behind us. I mean, you could, but you'd be facing retaliatory taxes on your export, likely even WTO-sanctioned, and so your trade deficit would not necessarily grow smaller.
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Several basics facts about US Debt and Spending..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 04:41:55 AM 1234 Views
Well ... at least we've been here before ... ? The_Muted_Grimaud - 16/04/2011 06:41:00 AM 753 Views
Guess we should have okay'd those death panels for old people then. Big money saver. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 16/04/2011 03:38:00 PM 378 Views
Yeah, those old people are draining the system..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 06:57:59 PM 739 Views
You're already worse off than much of Europe, honestly. Legolas - 16/04/2011 04:08:37 PM 877 Views
Re: You're already worse off than much of Europe, honestly. Tihs Tnuc - 17/04/2011 01:33:31 AM 860 Views
Balancing our budget would be easy. ranagrande - 16/04/2011 06:46:32 PM 694 Views
Several of those aren't as easy as you make it sound, but the import tax is a big no-no. Legolas - 16/04/2011 07:34:30 PM 916 Views
Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Isaac - 16/04/2011 08:17:26 PM 798 Views
Re: Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Macharius - 18/04/2011 01:59:44 PM 841 Views
Re: Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Isaac - 18/04/2011 05:16:14 PM 1015 Views
Funny you mentioned WWII and 1968. Can you put tax rates at these times as well? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 07:50:09 PM 1177 Views
Not really. Even if you can substantially raise tax revenue, the entitlement problem remains. *NM* Legolas - 16/04/2011 08:25:26 PM 335 Views
Re: Not really. Even if you can substantially raise tax revenue, the entitlement problem remains. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 09:19:40 PM 839 Views
Have you ever looked at those projections for a decade or two hence? Legolas - 16/04/2011 10:13:12 PM 793 Views
Yes I have Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:44:50 PM 916 Views
Erm, and you think total health care spending is not getting out of control? I'm a little confused. Legolas - 16/04/2011 11:02:52 PM 845 Views
Yes it's going out of control Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:17:59 PM 792 Views
Good, we agree on that much then. Legolas - 17/04/2011 09:59:17 AM 770 Views
Exactly. Cutting back on fraud and waste doesn't really put much of a dent in those projections. *NM* Tom - 17/04/2011 02:31:13 AM 313 Views
Sorry, but that is a stupid opinion..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 08:38:35 PM 731 Views
Sounds like another bull. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 09:31:05 PM 1018 Views
Dude, the data is the data.....tax revenue increased all three times. trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 09:47:37 PM 968 Views
As I suspected, it's a bull. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:02:05 PM 890 Views
Stop being a fool - read and react to the data provided, posting something..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:14:11 PM 655 Views
Response is Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:19:00 PM 877 Views
Good lord.....it's like talking to a brick. I really hope you are 12 or 13. trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:28:44 PM 865 Views
Re: Good lord.....it's like talking to a brick. I really hope you are 12 or 13. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:47:24 PM 829 Views
I take it you mean "rate of revenue growth decreases". Legolas - 16/04/2011 11:11:19 PM 723 Views
Re: I take it you mean "rate of revenue growth decreases". Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:26:02 PM 879 Views
Additional point Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:37:17 PM 882 Views
It's not remarkable that revenue increased after the Reagan cuts. Tom - 17/04/2011 07:21:47 PM 1059 Views
I've just noticed that you've provided charts from Heritage Foundation! Are you f.. kidding me? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:13:46 PM 746 Views
All the data is via CBO - do you know that the CBO is? trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:16:08 PM 761 Views
Re: All the data is via CBO - do you know that the CBO is? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:27:01 PM 877 Views
Nice try.....care to explain why the same exact thing happened..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:35:44 PM 688 Views
Re: Nice try.....care to explain why the same exact thing happened..... Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:49:33 PM 824 Views
Krugman is a shill for the Obama administration. Tom - 17/04/2011 02:34:50 AM 700 Views
Re: Krugman is a shill for the Obama administration. Skeeve the Great - 17/04/2011 03:50:24 AM 931 Views
Some obesrvations by Republican economists Skeeve the Great - 18/04/2011 12:27:04 AM 1074 Views
You mean the Keynesian economist who wrote The Failure of Reaganomics random thoughts - 18/04/2011 04:00:52 PM 704 Views
Re: You mean the Keynesian economist who wrote The Failure of Reaganomics Skeeve the Great - 18/04/2011 05:36:44 PM 693 Views
You use Krugman and then complain about the Heritage Foundation! Are you f.. kidding me? *NM* random thoughts - 18/04/2011 02:46:47 AM 351 Views
Useless fact about our presidents since 1945. heartbreak - 17/04/2011 09:20:16 PM 959 Views
Re: Several basics facts about US Debt and Spending..... Skeeve the Great - 20/04/2011 03:51:19 PM 1127 Views
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