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EhVedadoOAnonimato

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Quote from: theymos on October 25, 2011, 11:22:04 PM

And then you have to pay 9% again when you actually use your earned money. And prices will be higher due to increased production costs.

My dad supported Cain until I told him that 9-9-9 included a 9% sales tax.

I find VAT and sale taxes "less evil" in their economic consequences than income taxes.

NghtRppr

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Quote from: ineededausername on October 25, 2011, 11:16:33 PM

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No taxes. Pay for what you use. Privatize everything.

Quote from: evolve on October 25, 2011, 11:30:13 PM

if you make 6 figures, 9% of your income has way less of an impact on your life than 9% from someone struggling to make ends meet on minimum wage

What you mean to say is that you feel less guilty stealing 9% of someone's money if they have a lot of it.

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I've always been...baffled by why deductions exist. They seem like a blatant opening to game the system...they would be first on my list of things to go. Course as far as I'm concerned taxes should die in a fire, but I realize that's not going to happen.

Realistically I'd be pretty happy with pretty progressive income tax, no capital gains, state-set flat sales tax, and a "choose which science projects to fund" checklist.

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Quote from: NghtRppr on October 25, 2011, 11:07:14 PM

So, I pay 9% of $300,000+ a year and you pay 9% of whatever McDonald's is paying these days?

if you make 6 figures, 9% of your income has way less of an impact on your life than 9% from someone struggling to make ends meet on minimum wage. flat tax overwhelmingly favors the wealthy.

personally, im happy with a progressive tax system like we have now (only i would raise them back to clinton era levels).

not gonna be a popular opinion on this board, but there it is.

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I like the way one of his competing candidates put it: when you turn this 9-9-9 plan upside down, the devil's in the details.

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And then you have to pay 9% again when you actually use your earned money. And prices will be higher due to increased production costs.

My dad supported Cain until I told him that 9-9-9 included a 9% sales tax.

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So, I pay 9% of $300,000+ a year and you pay 9% of whatever McDonald's is paying these days?

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