BaliBabyDoc
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- Jan 20, 2001
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Now there's an intelligent statement . . . reform the damn code. Re-write it with basic caveats:
How much SHOULD we spend on defense NOT how much does the military/industrial complex DESIRE?!
We promised the old farts reasonable healthcare/financial support til death; how much does that cost and what MUST be done to make such a program solvent for the foreseeable future?
Now what priorities do we have left; education, public health, general healthcare . . .
So what makes a fair, just tax code . . . well how much does it take to support basic services . . . you exempt all wages from all sources up to that threshold. Then tax additional income from ALL sources at the same rate (progressive of course) . . . end federal coporate taxation but revoke all protections which imply coporations have rights comparable to people, mandate full health coverage (including parity for mental health) and fully funded pensions.
So I agree we need to reform the code but it is not necessary to reform the code BEFORE deciding on how to spend our money. Bush is just full of poop when it comes to having any concept of how to lead America into a sustainable future. He's decided on priorities . . . military spending (while scarcely considering little else) and tax cuts (while scarcely considering little else). I understand the man has limited faculties but the people around him SHOULD have another gray matter to reason that it makes more sense to plan for responsible spending consistent with income than to spend with relative abandon, cut revenue, and then theorize that limited future income will control spending.
How much SHOULD we spend on defense NOT how much does the military/industrial complex DESIRE?!
We promised the old farts reasonable healthcare/financial support til death; how much does that cost and what MUST be done to make such a program solvent for the foreseeable future?
Now what priorities do we have left; education, public health, general healthcare . . .
So what makes a fair, just tax code . . . well how much does it take to support basic services . . . you exempt all wages from all sources up to that threshold. Then tax additional income from ALL sources at the same rate (progressive of course) . . . end federal coporate taxation but revoke all protections which imply coporations have rights comparable to people, mandate full health coverage (including parity for mental health) and fully funded pensions.
So I agree we need to reform the code but it is not necessary to reform the code BEFORE deciding on how to spend our money. Bush is just full of poop when it comes to having any concept of how to lead America into a sustainable future. He's decided on priorities . . . military spending (while scarcely considering little else) and tax cuts (while scarcely considering little else). I understand the man has limited faculties but the people around him SHOULD have another gray matter to reason that it makes more sense to plan for responsible spending consistent with income than to spend with relative abandon, cut revenue, and then theorize that limited future income will control spending.