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[Phil Stracchino]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> On Thu, 7 May 2009, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> And they're not involved with every paycheck you get now...?
> 
> They aren't.

How not?  Income tax?  FICA?

Oh, sure, there isn't a government agent standing there as your paycheck
gets drawn up making notes in a little black book.  And there wouldn't
need to be one standing by at the supermarket checkout counter, either.

Hey, if nothing else, anything that gets rid of the IRS can't possibly
be all bad.

> Even if they were, most people get far fewer paychecks than they make
> retail transactions.
> 
>> And they don't, directly or indirectly, monitor almost every dollar you
>> spend already...?
> 
> Your reasoning is "The government's already too intrusive by convention,
> let's codify it."?

Nope.  Just that I don't think it'd necessarily have to be any worse
than it already is.  In fact, as Lionel points out, the Federal
government doesn't even have to be directly involved at all.  Let the
states collect it along with their own sales taxes and pass it - or
Washington's share of it - on to Washington.  And the smaller that share
is, the better, I suggest.


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