so are the people here familiar with the fairtax act? look up fairtax.org and discuss.
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Anonymous2006-03-14 13:14
Things and people which are dependant on the government for certain services should pay their dues. A drunkard who causes trouble should pay a fine, but also the drinks he drinks and the bar he bought the drinks from should be taxed and fined in relation to their participation in their cost to society. If a building owner doesn't buy fire extinguishers or educate the people in the building about fire safety, it should pay more tax to make up for the fact that the fire servies need more money to cope with their ineptitude.
Would everyone agree that is the basic idea, even if it is difficult to decide exactly how much certain establishments should pay?
If you did otherwise, then the economy would become lop sided, with banks paying for the crime done due to drunkards and one tenant of a building with a smoke detector and a fire extinguisher paying for the negligence of everyone else in the building.