dreamdancer 0 #1 March 8, 2009 stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #2 March 8, 2009 QuoteA poll tax, head tax, or capitation tax is a tax of a portioned, fixed amount per individual in accordance with the census (as opposed to a percentage of income). Such taxes were important sources of revenue for many governments from ancient times until the 19th century, but not since. There have been several famous (and infamous) cases of poll taxes in history, notably a tax formerly required for voting in parts of the United States that was often designed to disenfranchise poor people, including African Americans, Native Americans, and white people of non-British descent (i.e.the Irish). In the United Kingdom, such taxes were levied by John of Gaunt and Margaret Thatcher in the 14th and 20th centuries respectively. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #3 March 8, 2009 Impossible to answer this poll. Each tax can be adjusted to different percentages and you don't allow for multiple answers. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #4 March 8, 2009 Quote Impossible to answer this poll. Each tax can be adjusted to different percentages and you don't allow for multiple answers. it seems pretty obvious to me that an inheritance tax is the fairest of them (the taxed individual is dead so it's not going to affect them much, if at all stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #5 March 8, 2009 Quote it seems pretty obvious to me that an inheritance tax is the fairest of them That money has already been taxed at least once. Why tax it again?We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #6 March 8, 2009 VAT tax. This is the fairest system. It's a consumption tax. Don't want to pay taxes...don't buy stuff.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #7 March 8, 2009 streetscooby, money gets taxed lots of times so why not? which tax do you think is fairest? (assuming you've got to tax in the first place)stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #8 March 8, 2009 Quote VAT tax. This is the fairest system. It's a consumption tax. Don't want to pay taxes...don't buy stuff. so a sales tax?stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #9 March 8, 2009 QuoteQuote VAT tax. This is the fairest system. It's a consumption tax. Don't want to pay taxes...don't buy stuff. so a sales tax? Right. I voted sales taxPlease don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #10 March 9, 2009 QuoteImpossible to answer this poll. Each tax can be adjusted to different percentages and you don't allow for multiple answers. Easy to answer. The fairest approach is to divide the cost of government by the number of citizens and collect that much from each. That's a poll tax. Impractical and unjust but entirely fair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #11 March 9, 2009 QuoteThe fairest approach is to divide the cost of government by the number of citizens and collect that much from each. That's a poll tax. Impractical and unjust but entirely fair. That assumes that every citizen gets equal benefit from the government, which is not the case.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #12 March 9, 2009 That money has already been taxed at least once. Why tax it again? Ding Ding Ding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary73 10 #13 March 9, 2009 Income tax, because all other taxes take a larger percentage of a poor person's income. I'd make it a flat rate of maybe 30% and only allow two deductions: 1. The first $20,000 of a person's income, since anyone making less than that is barely scraping by. 2. Legitimate medical expenses (including dental and vision), since that money isn't really discretionary income. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryzflies 0 #14 March 9, 2009 There should be a special extra tax for people who whine about paying tax and how unfair it all is.If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #15 March 9, 2009 QuoteEasy to answer. The fairest approach is to divide the cost of government by the number of citizens and collect that much from each. That's a poll tax. Impractical and unjust but entirely fair. At the rate our gov't is spending lately, everyone would be bankrupt in no time. Everyone bankrupt = no income for the gov't. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #16 March 9, 2009 Quote There should be a special extra tax for people who whine about paying tax and how unfair it all is. To be fair, misguided people also have the right to free speech.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #17 March 9, 2009 Quote Impractical and unjust but entirely fair. Can you explain the difference between justice and fairness. Your statement seems oxymoronic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #18 March 9, 2009 The VAT does not capture foreign shareholders of domestic companies. While I agree VAT is a very good tax no tax should be used exclusively. Corporate income taxes can capture corporate income that is exempt from VAT. Excise taxes, can be used to capture externalities from either the production (pollution) or consumption (vice) of items. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyChimp 0 #19 March 9, 2009 National sales tax and be done with it. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #20 March 9, 2009 QuoteNational sales tax and be done with it. That would only serve to give foreign retailers a competitive advantage, since they would not be obligated to charge sales tax.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #21 March 9, 2009 Quotestreetscooby, money gets taxed lots of times so why not? which tax do you think is fairest? (assuming you've got to tax in the first place) That is seriously your answer? a nonchalant 'why not?' when speakin in terms of 'fairness' do you find it fair to tax the same dollar twice? JCD- a competitive advantage like how our unions are currently creating one for the foreign markets? he he he...So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #22 March 9, 2009 QuoteAt the rate our gov't is spending lately, everyone would be bankrupt in no time. Everyone bankrupt = no income for the gov't. Trickle-up poverty.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #23 March 9, 2009 Quote At the rate our gov't is spending lately, everyone would be bankrupt in no time. Everyone bankrupt = no income for the gov't. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trickle-up poverty. You got it! Man, that Obama is slick. He's getting his agenda in in record time. Poverty is what he truly wants. That's the 'change' he likes to talk about. Pushing the nation into poverty is the best way to push us into socialism or even communism. Brilliant man.Give me Gov. Palin's alleged stupidity over Pres. Obama's alleged intelligence anyday. 'Joe the plumber' recognized this. Why doesn't the 'oh so intelligencia' recognize it. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #24 March 9, 2009 QuoteThat money has already been taxed at least once. Why tax it again? money is taxed when you earn it, spend it, bank it - the same dollar goes round and round the economy and is taxed over and over again - inheritance tax is no different from any other tax in that respect. i think it is the fairest tax as the person getting taxed is gone, dead, shuffled off this mortal coil etc...stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #25 March 9, 2009 QuoteQuoteAt the rate our gov't is spending lately, everyone would be bankrupt in no time. Everyone bankrupt = no income for the gov't. Trickle-up poverty. the banks went bankrupt - which would make it trickle-down povertystay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
