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

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Um... Boortz isn't the sole author of that book and the book was created 
under the supervision of Economists who helped them and proofed it and 
made sure it was sound.  Boortz just added his particular flare for 
delivering the information.

Jonathan King 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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