Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Flat Tax - Was: should I kill off this car (a 1993 Subaru Impreza)?

["Scott Hussey" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I don't know enough about this to say much, but I'm currently working
on reading some of Milton Friedman's work and so far he seems to be a
proponent of a modified flat tax plan. Right or wrong on the flat tax,
I don't think an argument can made against Friedman's economics
background.

On 1/4/07, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> On 1/3/07, Christian M. Cepel <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > Here's my argument:
> > http://www.amazon.com/Flat-Tax-Revolution-Postcard-Abolish/dp/0895260409/sr=8-1/qid=1167861362/ref=sr_1_1/102-3039159-8181723?ie=UTF8&s=books
> > and
> > http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Tax-Book-Saying-Goodbye/dp/0060875496/sr=8-2/qid=1167861414/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-3039159-8181723?ie=UTF8&s=books
> >
> > Both are excellent.
>
> Neither involve an actual economist.  In all seriousness, if your
> strongest arguments for a flat tax depend on a political hack (Forbes)
> and somebody like Neal Boortz, then I really do have better things to
> do with my time. Call me an elitist, but I tend to listen to
> economists about things that are economics (and to physicists about
> physics, etc.)
>
> In any case, here's a review of the one book that I think mentions Forbes, too.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/books/review/13slemrod.html?ei=5088&en=adb65ce66e79b77f&ex=1289538000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
>
> jking
>
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