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- From: jfh@reef.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ
- Subject: Re: NO! Re: flat taxes - yes!!!
- Keywords: flat tax
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- Date: 20 Nov 92 03:23:28 GMT
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- In article <BxMAIK.Jnq@cck.coventry.ac.uk> cmh004@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Dave) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.224507.3505@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
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- >>It all depends on what your concept of "fair" is. If you think the
- >>rich should pay more taxes, but only get the same level of service,
- >>that is one opinion (and is quite widely held).
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- >Remember that a pound to a poor person is worth more 'utils' than a pound
- >to a rich person. So progresive income taxes are justified.
- >--
- >Dave cmh004@cck.cov.ac.uk
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- There seems to be some confusion about what "flat" and "progressive" taxes
- are. A flat tax is a tax where each individual pays the same percentage of his
- income. A progressive tax is where the rich pay increasing percentages of
- their income.
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- As I said before, I think the flat consumption tax is the fairest--each
- individual pays the same base amount for a good the same price, yet the rich
- will end up paying a higher dollar amount than the poor, unless they consume
- the same amount or less of goods and services. This system also does not
- tax savings, which is already taxed by our government's inflationary policies.
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- Jim Hranicky (jfh@reef.cis.ufl.edu)
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