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Old 12-23-2007, 12:51 AM
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Default Re: (PWHoR 07-1) Fair Tax

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Originally Posted by Mikeyy View Post
IK do realize that but it would still be my goal. Once they start tweeking it for whatever special interest it will unravel out of control again. The tax code is just like that junk drawer we all have in our homes. Everything gets thrown in to it.
Noble goal, like ending poverty or eliminating all suffering, and equally as likely to happen. I'm with you, we have to trim the beast. It should be lean and effective. A simple tax would be only one of those.
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