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To: TopQuark
Why is the imposition of this tax a manifestation of a Greedy Hand? Could you explaint that?

Absolutely. The term comes from Thomas Paine, as explained in the book of the same name by Amity Shlaes. The Amazon.com review says it very well:

The average family with two wage-earners is now seeing almost 40 percent of its money go to local, state, and federal taxes. "The greedy hand of government"--first described by American revolutionary Thomas Paine--is greedier than ever, creating a situation ripe for tax reform, if not revolt, Shlaes writes. "We think of our forefathers who felt compelled to rebel against the Crown for 'imposing Taxes on us without our consent.' We know we live in a democracy, and so must have chosen this arrangement. Yet nowadays we find ourselves feeling that taxes are imposed on us 'without our consent'," she writes.

What we need are fewer taxes. Not more.

8 posted on 11/12/2002 6:20:09 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat
What we need are fewer taxes. Not more. That is an incorrect conclusion from the premise. What we need is lower total tax. This is what motivated my question.

The absence of taxation on internet hurts small businessman with brick and mortar shops. That is both unfair and unproductive (creates allocative distortions). What one needs to do is to introduce an internet tax and reduce the current tax liability.

12 posted on 11/12/2002 6:25:27 PM PST by TopQuark
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