Vile wrote:
] flynn23 wrote:
] ] ] At the moment, homeowners can deduct interest they pay on
] ] ] their mortgages from their income taxes. Without an
] ] ] income tax, this subsidy, long seen as part of what made
] ] ] the American dream come true, would disappear. Bringing
] ] ] it back, perhaps through direct grants, would require
] ] ] raising the national sales tax rate to 21 percent.
] ]
] ] a great analysis on why flat taxes, whether income or sales,
]
] ] would not work very well.
]
] Wow, flynn, you really know everything. It seems that
] something will not work in your eyes, unless it is a
] beaureacracy. Were you too young to defect to the USSR? Your
] ideas, views and flawed, selectively informed way of thinking
] might have kept the Soviet Union alive well into this
] millenium!

C'mon Vile. I expect better from you. Usually you at least make a valid point while sniping. This time, you don't even make sense. And please spell check next time. It ruins your credibility, which seems already in short supply.

btw - some might argue that the global neighborhood might be a bit happier if the USSR were still around to oppress its Arabic fellows.

RE: Economic View: What if a Sales Tax Were the Only Tax?