tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post8856212694254780743..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: Christie's DecisionT. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-9317490758794869112011-10-13T13:17:07.923-07:002011-10-13T13:17:07.923-07:00Thank you, TMI, for helping me think about this is...Thank you, TMI, for helping me think about this issue! I hadn't put my finger on the reason for my doubts until you beckoned me to mull over this issue. So, even though I'm coming up with a different take than you, I appreciate your statement of the issues.<br /><br />In Washington state (not to mention California) everyone pays. Is it a better system than Oregon's? Everyone paying in surrounding states has not made a big difference in their state politics.<br /><br />I don't see a fundamental transformation coming from adding a national sales tax or simplifying the tax code. The real problem is the role of government.<br /><br />I have not yet heard one of the candidates really get that. So, I'm waiting.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-71652030415548461032011-10-13T12:23:31.096-07:002011-10-13T12:23:31.096-07:00The President proposes, the Congress disposes. I d...The President proposes, the Congress disposes. I don't care what any current proposals are, just that Congress take it up in the next session. A simple tax plan, where everyone pays.Ten Mile Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030532586953950296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-48009527904964493582011-10-12T12:05:23.632-07:002011-10-12T12:05:23.632-07:00Not yet. :-)
I still want to see more shaking out...Not yet. :-)<br /><br />I still want to see more shaking out and defining of the field. Except for Palin (who I've been watching closely for three years), I don't have enough information on the candidates.<br /><br />Also, I still don't like the last 9 on the 9-9-9 plan. I don't think opening up a new national tax category heads the nation toward a leaner, fitter national government.<br /><br />I'd like to see a comparison between Oregon's dept. of revenue and Washington state's dept. of revenue. Did going to a flat sales tax and eliminating the progressive income tax make a big difference there either in having a big tax/revenue agency or in making the lives of tax payers easier? I don't have any real data, and my friends and relatives in Washington don't crow over how much nicer their tax system is. So, I'm left wondering.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-8950460014309356582011-10-11T20:31:03.383-07:002011-10-11T20:31:03.383-07:00Talked with a buddy tonight. He's already sent...Talked with a buddy tonight. He's already sent his check.<br /><br />Looks like I sending my check tomorrow. <br /><br />You?<br />.Ten Mile Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030532586953950296noreply@blogger.com