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To: Jibaholic

That would be a grand experiment indeed. One trick would be to accurately measure and keep-honest the GDP numbers. I'm all for drawing a curtain between the Fed and States on this.


3 posted on 10/14/2005 8:42:56 AM PDT by so_real ("The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: so_real

The idea came from a friend. His original suggestion was that the it be based on the number of adults living in the state - a poll tax. E.g. $10,000 per adult. That would effectively eliminate any possibility of evasion. I objected because it is regressive - poor states would pay a higher percentage of GDP than wealthier states.


4 posted on 10/14/2005 11:41:50 AM PDT by Jibaholic (The facts of life are conservative - Margaret Thatcher)
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