Re: How many of you would support a poll tax in place of our current income tax?
- From: Big Dog <no email>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:43:08 -0600
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:35:18 -0500, "robert j. kolker"
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>royls@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> On 29 Mar 2005 11:56:31 -0800, xyzer@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>>>I don't see why having poor people ruins the poll tax idea.
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>> They can't pay it. That means the rest must pay more. That means the
>> amount must be increased. That means even fewer will be able to pay.
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>An excellent observation. The poll tax scheme is inherently unstable. It
>cannot be sustained.
I am not sure of that. Let's see, what's the chained (2000 dollars)
income per capita in the US was $26,400. I don't think the few
thousands suggested by the original author would hurt most people.
Those who can't pay, due to low income, would have to be exempt.
Personally, I think it's dumb, because it is not related to what
people take from the resources of the society (consumption).
Thanks,
Big Dog
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