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Note to self-- if it looks like the Fair Tax has a snowball's chance of passing, invest in used, good condition cars. Cause they won't be making them anymore. In ten years, you'll be wealthy.

Kind of like the old cars of Cuba, ya know.

You would curb excess and waste. In the long run the environment would benefit from the population using every item to its fullest instead of tossing it in a landfill because they were bored with the color.

 

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Except I end up paying more under "Fair Tax".

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Time to get off the tax credit welfare and pay your fair share.

 

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You would curb excess and waste. In the long run the environment would benefit from the population using every item to its fullest instead of tossing it in a landfill because they were bored with the color.

Yep= that's a benefit. That's why I would go for the Fair Tax, even though it would cost me more. It would change how others conserve things as well. I'll make that trade.

The next question is, of course, if the rest of America would go for that. It would certainly be a different America. One that is not centered on consumption and buying new stuff. I can hear the angry voices saying that is too much change for them to handle already....

 

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Yep= that's a benefit. That's why I would go for the Fair Tax, even though it would cost me more. It would change how others conserve things as well. I'll make that trade.

The next question is, of course, if the rest of America would go for that. It would certainly be a different America. One that is not centered on consumption and buying new stuff. I can hear the angry voices saying that is too much change for them to handle already....

I'll answer for the rest of America, NO. They would not want to actually committing to help anyone but themselves. It would require a little self sacrifice, responsibility, and accountability. That is why we are becoming what we are becoming. No balls, no time, no commitment to anything but ourselves.

 

[KevinD]

Funny how all these tax threads end up talking about the FairTax.

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