Re: Question for John McAdams

> The left and their media acolytes have so demonized the issue of taxes and 
> tax cuts and who pays their "fair share" of taxes that it's impossible to 
> have an honest conversation about the topic.

The left? To the degree that this is an issue, it certainly goes both 
ways.

> 
> The power to tax is also the power to control. and destroy The FAIREST tax 
> system is also a system where--regardless of tax RATES--all Americans feel 
> the system works without unduly favoring one group over another. The way 
> to DO this, in my opinion, is to eliminate all deductions in the code and 
> flatten the rate. Exempt the first "X" in income from Federal taxation and 
> tax everything beyond that at a certain percentage, no deductions.

Yes, well, with some if it, fwiw, again I agree. However, a far bigger 
problem in the US democracy is that money is ruling far more of what 
happens in politics than voting does. That's the real problem in the US, 
in my opinion. Get monies out of politics and then we might actually get 
to see what the civilian part of the US really want with you democracy. 
And yes, this, again, is certainly applicable to both parties.

> 
> Nearly every Republican would go along with something like this. Dems? 
> Nah. It's about control with Dems. Doling out tax breaks for starting wind 
> farms or buying an electric car or other pet issues is part of why the tax 
> code is so complex. 
> 
> On a related issue regarding the capital gains tax, I remember some years 
> ago candidate Obama being confronted with the facts that a LOWER capital 
> gains tax cut actually RAISED more money for the treasury because 
> investors saw an opportunity to sell the asset being taxed at a lower rate 
> and deploying the gains into other money making, entrepreneurial ventures. 
> Obama could only stammer that the higher rate was "fairer" even though the 
> treasury benefited less, which tells you a little about the mindset of the 
> left. Dems would rather punish than raise the money. 
> 
> Glenn and ajohnstone would rather run with the narrative that tax cuts go 
> to the "greedy one-percent" for example. I'll bet Glenn and AJ also 
> believe women make 78 cents on the dollar for every dollar a man makes.

I wonder from where all this stuff about attributing me to both this and 
that and whatever else, comes from? You should be a little bit careful 
with such things... in particular as you know very little about me, my 
thoughts and where I stand in various matters. It would be better if all 
of us, including me, stayed with the issue at hand, right?