Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Flat Tax

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

Diana Hargus wrote:
> Another reason I am a little leary of this whole flat tax affair is we 
> have people from most political parties supporting it.   We have Dick 
> Armey on the left and we have people from the right like Daniel J. 
> Mitchell, Ph.D., 
> (http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/DanielMitchell.cfm). and then we 
> have the page I mentioned in a previous message with libertarians, 
> progressives, etc all commenting on its greatness.  If so many 
> politicians think it is so great, why haven't they done something 
> before now?  Besides,  I get a little scared when so many politicians 
> get together and agree on something like this and say it is "good for 
> us."
Um it pretty much takes broad bi-partisan, or as you list, broad 
multi-partisan support of a thing to even get it considered in congress 
let alone pass... sorry, but Duh.  All these folks being in support of 
it actually lends a suggestion that a lot of people from all different 
walks of life and political philosophies think it's a good idea.  But 
seriously... how many things are there out there that a majority of 
people support that will never gain traction because of our political 
process.  I mean Gee... a large majority of American's want the borders 
shut down tight as a drum but Bush and congress has betrayed this 
country and the will of it's people.  A very liberal minority has 
managed to hijack our court system and allow abominations of our legal 
system that have most American's tearing their hair out and beating 
their breasts.

I really am just shocked to my very core.   Mike and Jon I may disagree 
with but they are great at tearing holes in my arguments because they 
make sense, but to be against something because 'so many politicians get 
together and agree on something like this and say it is "good for us" 
????? what planet are you from????  You make it sound like the only 
change should be brought and legislation passed on issues that have only 
lackluster support of a single party.

They support it because "It's good for us".  It's certainly been 
excellent for other countries.  Why not ours?

> Then again, I could be full of it and it could all be a Republican 
> plot to try to make the left look bad again...
Since when did they need the Republican party's help.... Really.. I ask 
you.   And right now the Republican party is much too busy making itself 
look bad.  They're doing such a fine job of it that it's a little 
difficult for us to concentrate on what asses the left are making of 
themselves.  Now that takes some effort folks.



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