On Nov 17, 3:52 pm, studio <tl...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> With supercommittee silent, millionaires and others eagerly jump in
> with their own advice
>
> WASHINGTON - Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed
> Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them more.
>
> "If you think the federal government can spend your money better than
> you can, then by all means" pay more in taxes than you owe, said
> Grover Norquist, of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that has gotten
> almost all congressional Republicans to pledge to vote against tax
> hikes. The IRS should have a little line on the form where people can
> donate money to the government, he suggested, "just like the tip line
> on a restaurant receipt."
>
> One of the millionaires suggested that if Norquist wanted low taxes
> and less government, "Renounce your American citizenship and move to
> Somalia where they don't collect any tax."
>
> http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/133994543.html
> ___
>
> The problems with Norquists argument is;
> #1. it divides the country
> #2. it puts more burden on those who would do the right thing, and
> less on those who wouldn't
> #3. it makes the false analogy that taxes are the same as tips. Few
> people would tip the poor service that Norquists vision of America
> would inevitably provide.
> $4. it doesn't provide a check box for Norquist and others that say's;
> "Check here if you don't want to pay any taxes"
>
> So there you have it Republitards; move to Somalia where they don't
> collect any taxes. And enjoy living under warlord rule the way you've
> dreamed of doing for so long. It's utopia tard style.
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