>>>>>>>>There's a difference between capital/investment income and labor income and how it's taxed
>>>>>>>Of course there is and that's why we need Welfare Reform.
>>>>>>>Look back and see who financed the lobbyists who got that put into law.
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>>>>>>>You won't find many wage earners or small business owners who think that capital gains and certain investment income should be taxed lower than labor income.
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>>>>>>How many do you think believe as I do that income shouldn't be taxed at all? Does that make their opinion more or less valid to you? ;)
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>>>>>Stupid question: without taxes how are we supposed to provide police and fire services, a military, schools, and so on? (I am tempted to try to slip the EPA past you but won't be a wise guy).
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>>>>Stupid answer : No income taxes != no taxes
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>>>OK, I'll bite since I know you know a lot about finance. What kind of tax(es) do you suggest?
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>>Consumption based.
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>hmmm, over here utility prices rising or being much above the cost in neighbour countries ticks quite a fe pepole off.

This is one of the benefits I suggested "should be self-evident" in a previous response. Shine the light upon taxes and people will pay more attention. ;)

>In most of these cases there are high specific taxes on the stuff itself (fossil energy) or additional subsidy paid by consumer (solar power) the things hiking the price - and also increasing the VAT on top. If ov switched to pure consumption based, we'd see more of that stuff. As much as I would love to see tax accountants having no work to do ;-)...