Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] broadening membership Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:59:41 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 04:08:37 -0000, Andrea Snell wrote: >=A0The book of Romans clearly states that a government has the= right to >=A0tax. Nothing is inevitable but death and taxes . Ancient wisdom , and foolish to expect to overturn . Taxes can be seen as a fee for living in a particular place , which of course , at their core , they are . States are intrinsically geographic monopolies . Income tax is a terrible idea because it based on complex accounting notions - not to mention the kilo-pages of of social engineering regs which have inevitably evolved . A saleable position is a simple flat tax paid by the receiver of tender in transactions , ie , a sales tax . Transparent , instantly computable and payable . Any arguments about social "fairness" can be transferred to the flows at the State's dugs . --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/07/15 8:45:44 AM