Massive Tax Reform
Chris BeHanna
find the following two paragraphs speaking of Bill Archer, chair of the House
Ways and Means Committee:
Archer, R-Texas, would replace the income tax with a broad-based tax on
individual and business consumption spending, with exemptions for
medical and some housing expenses.
And then "to make doubly sure the income tax won't rise from the dead
to ever again haunt the American people," he said, he would repeal the
16th Amendment that authorized taxation of income.
While there are some subtle mistakes in these paragraphs, the general content
of them is promising.
So write to Bill Archer! Write to the Ways and Means Committee! Write to
your Representatives and Senators!
(aside: no doubt Paul Maffia will jump all over this post and assert that
this or that is frivolous, and be an abusive pinhead about it, too).
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Arthur Naman
Neither a flat tax not a value added tax will solve today's welfare
problems. In addition, the calculation and collection of those types of
taxes is likely to be as complex as under the current system.
I agree that Mr. Archer should receive lots of mail, but I believe that
he should be advised to not throw away the current tax system altogether.
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Arthur Naman
Arthur Naman, CPA
Austin, Texas
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Doug Andersen
Arthur Naman <ana...@anz.com> wrote:
>I agree that Mr. Archer should receive lots of mail, but I believe that
>he should be advised to not throw away the current tax system altogether.
>
>
>-- -- --
>Arthur Naman
>Arthur Naman, CPA
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gosh. I wonder if there is any correlation between your job and your
stance on tax reform?
Balance7
>Neither a flat tax not a value added tax will solve today's welfare
>problems. In addition, the calculation and collection of those types of
>taxes is likely to be as complex as under the current system.
>I agree that Mr. Archer should receive lots of mail, but I believe that
>he should be advised to not throw away the current tax system
>altogether.
I didn't see anything in the other posts that would suggest that a flat
tax or value added tax would do anything about welfare problems. What
exactly are you responding to? This above reason for objecting to any of
these tax options is not relevant is should be ignored.
ea...@wolfe.net
>In article <3rkh18$9...@infinity.ccsi.com>,
>Arthur Naman <ana...@anz.com> wrote:
>
>>he should be advised to not throw away the current tax system altogether.
>>
>>
>>Arthur Naman
>>Arthur Naman, CPA
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Gosh. I wonder if there is any correlation between your job and your
>stance on tax reform?
I am a CPA who favors a national sales or value added tax in lieu of
the current income and social security system, but would have to say
that it is hard to justify that position based on past experiments
with tax reform. In 1986 (1984?), Congress threw out the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 and began anew (according to them).
Predictability of U. S. tax laws is an important factor in economic
decisions. Since Wilbur Mills was caught frolicking in the Washington
tidal pools with Fannie Foxx, this "truth" has been overlooked in the
administration and creation of tax laws.
As someone who deals with tax laws on a daily basis, I see the impact
of them on people's decisions. I would love to see people be able to
make decisions based on economic reality. I support a NSRT or VAT
because it would make this process a lot simpler. However, those
who invested their money as Congress wished in the year that they
invested it entered into a contract with Congress that shuld not
unilaterally be broken by it.
=Earl=
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