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    Go Ahead And Scream At Me

    This graphic to the right doesn’t make one proud to be a Washingtonian.  And a big part of the reason is Washington, like Florida, has no state income tax.  So the sales taxes, the property taxes and all the other “taxes” just keep climbing on the poor while the rich get richer.

    Oregon needs a sales tax and they need to use some of the money [...]



    Baird, Stop Misleading Your Constituents

    Brian Baird chimes in on his misguided, doing nothing for “the people”, vote for the bailout:

    “In companies where the government is making a direct purchase, it will also place strict limits on executive salaries and will end the tax deduction for executive salaries over $500,000. For the first time in a long while, adult supervision is returning to Wall Street.”

    Baird also praised the provision that [...]



    Consumption versus income tax

    There is an article in the Guardian Unlimited today about Mike Huckabee’s proposed Federal tax reform. Low and behold it sounds virtually identical to Mike Gravel’s proposal. If anyone knows which Mike crossed the road first, please let me know in the comments.

    As with any major tax reform, there would be major difficulties getting this passed and major difficulties with implementation.

    Right off the [...]

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