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  1. omQ R

    omQ RGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    …especially in cartoons.

  2. Buzzy-One

    Buzzy-One said, 3 months ago

    Hey, with “opinion”, one man’s truth is another man’s lie.

  3. senorbullwinkle

    senorbullwinkleGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Well here’s some truth from Tom Ridge, Just in.16 1/2 min. and well worth it.
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#32515009

    and a little more FYI 5 min.
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#32515041
    and another report 7min.
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#32515164

    if you have trouble with a video, hit your refresh button at the top of your screen (two arrows)

  4. believecommonsense

    believecommonsenseGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    If CNN was smart, it would create a program on air like factcheck.com or politifact … I would watch it !

    no one’s doing anything close now

  5. HOWGOZIT

    HOWGOZIT said, 3 months ago

    Selective truths abound!

  6. ynnek58

    ynnek58 said, 3 months ago

    truth is relative… rriigghhtt

  7. fennec

    fennec said, 3 months ago

    OK, define “truth”. Is it something you believe? You know, like “It is true that I believe in the Easter Bunny”. May well be true that I believe that, but does that make the Easter Bunny true?

  8. GNWachs

    GNWachsGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Factcheck?

    During the campaign the Republicans said if elected the Democrats would raise taxes. The self-selected factcheckers from the MSM answered the accusation.

    Factcheck: Obama will not raise taxes. The Republicans are wrong. Basis for factcheck? Obama said he wasn’t.

    After that I learned to be very suspicious of “factcheckers”.

  9. harleyquinn

    harleyquinnGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Raise taxes? na just let Bushes tax cuts go bye bye. Raise taxes na, lets just pass a bill and not call it tax, we will call it pay it forward or a raise in this or that to pay for the grand thing. Raise taxes, na just carbon credits. Raise taxes just for wealth envy. Raise taxes because the thing we raise the tax on is bad for you.
    A better way.
    FAIR TAX!!!!!

  10. tpenna

    tpennaGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    FART tax.

  11. harleyquinn

    harleyquinnGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Fart Tax? I think you file that one under tax cap and trade the plunder. tp, make sure you wipe.

  12. ynnek58

    ynnek58 said, 3 months ago

    oooh, that was a wet one.

    National sales tax anyone? Rich people spend more, pay more? encourages saving etc. All the lefties like Europe – they got the VAT.

  13. Gladius

    Gladius said, 3 months ago

    Look at the %of income spent on sales taxes. They are regressive without a lot of tinkering.

  14. GNWachs

    GNWachsGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    @ynnek58

    In an ideal society maybe there might be a national sales tax but here in the US it would just be layered over a still existing income tax and put more money in the hands of the politicans.

  15. ynnek58

    ynnek58 said, 3 months ago

    GNWachs
    I fear you’re right. It should be in lieu of an income tax of course.

  16. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 3 months ago

    And no doubt the superrich would find ways to exempt themselves from a national sales tax anyway – buying things overseas directly if need be.

  17. ynnek58

    ynnek58 said, 3 months ago

    motivemagus

    probably, but they pay no taxes now anyway – just people that are doing well, not to rich enough not to pay taxes. Poor people would buy less and thus pay less tax. It would at least encourage saving, a concept that has become foreign to us.

  18. cdward

    cdward said, 3 months ago

    As with so many things, it’s all in the execution. Sales taxes tend to disproportionately affect the poor when the basics of life are taxed. For example, if groceries are taxes (they are not in NY but are in NC), the poor have to pay essentially the same as the rich because they all need food. You might argue that the rich will always buy more expensive food, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Same with gas, which is important for rich and poor alike, especially in non-urban areas. Or prescription drugs. Or clothing.

    My point is, if you tax for the most basic of necessities, it does disproportionately affect the poor. It will also most likely result in a dramatic drop in revenue since sales taxes will be hard pressed to raise enough to cover the loss of income tax.
    Could someone show me how a national sales tax would raise the required money while not hurting the poor and middle class?

  19. ynnek58

    ynnek58 said, 3 months ago

    cdward
    No argument there, most states exempt non-prepared food (staples, as opposed to fast food, which is a choice) from state taxes, a national sales tax would likely do the same – I was thinking along those lines and should have clarified. Therefore, if you remove that small part of it it’s as fair as anything else. I actually think not having poor people pay any taxes is a mistake as they are more likely to vote for spending [of any kind] as they neither bear any of the burden, nor feel any of the pain. Regardless, a sales tax might be certainly simpler than the total special-interest driven mess we have now and just as fair.

  20. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 3 months ago

    Aha, but is it a choice? People working two or three jobs to keep going are hardly desirous of time spent in the kitchen as well!

  21. ramguy2014

    ramguy2014 said, 2 months ago

    motivemagus
    It is a choice because if you’re working three jobs, you got kids, aren’t on welfare, and will do what it takes to support your family.

    You’re probably happy too…