Ken,

Scenario A:

Let's assume for ease of computation that the poverty level is $5000,
and a family or an individual makes $10,000.  With a "23 percent
national sales tax on everything you buy," which is a quote from the
article from the Pittsburgh paper link on the "Fair Tax" web site.  The
individual who makes 10K has the first 5K exempted from the tax.  Of
their 10K, let's assume they need to buy goods and services totaling
$9K.  At 23% their tax burden would be $920.00

The person in Scenario A has CP and seizures and has only been able to
get a job as a custodian at Wal-Mart.  He only works part time since
working more than 30 hours a week increases his fatigue, and lowers his
seizure threshold, he has no benefits.  The scenario assumes that he has
no extraordinary expenses (being hospitalized, hiring attendant care
after he gets out of the hospital until he gets his strength back...)

Scenario B:

Now let's talk about someone who makes $100,000.  His first $5000.00 is
tax exempt.  This guy lives relatively frugally, and spends 50,000.00 on
goods and services.  Tax on that, at 23% is $11,500.00, leaving him with
$38,500.00 to put into savings, in case he ever becomes disabled, and is
only making $10,000.00 per year.  

The person in scenario B has no disabilities, and works as a middle
level manager in a Fortune 500 firm, where he has health benefits, and
company retirement.  

At the end of ten years, the person in scenario A has been able to save
$800.00 for retirement.  The person in scenario B has saved $385,000.

Kendall Corbett

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:54 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Fwd: Re: hope you had a good day.

hey kendall, after reading this i even more want you
to see http://www.fairtax.org it addresses most of
what i read in the other link.

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> http://www.psnw.com/~bashford/taxation.html
>
> Ken,=20
>
> The page above explains better than I ever could why
> I oppose the
> implementation of a national sales tax.
>
> Kendall Corbett
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Fwd: Re: hope you had a good
> day.
>
> well, i do have other issues, but, if i get my arse
> blown up while riding mass transit in atlanta, the
> other issues are not going to matter. i think
> otherwise you'd have had some opposition to bush in
> the primaries. the tax cuts, hey, i like more money
> in
> my pocket, but, i preferr the "fair tax" national
> sales tax myself. no forms, no IRS. also works the
> problem of those that are barely making it. this is
> just one of many, but again if i or family members
> are
> killed by terrorist, this is not going to matter
> much
> to me. that is what i mean by number 1 issue.
> --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > I've noticed that many people--self included--are
> > becoming single-issue voters.  If not single
> issue,
> > then at least they feel passion for a few issues.
> A
> > real conundrum when one party embraces one of your
> > "pet" issues and the other party agrees with you
> on
> > a different, but no less important, item.
> >
> > Kyle
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:45 am
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: hope you had a good day.
> >
> > > well kat, my number 1 issue is the war on
> terror.
> > tell
> > > me specifically what john f kerry is going to do
> > > differently. please no general statements about
> > going
> > > to the U.N. AND GETTING ALONG WITH OUR BUDDIES.
> i
> > am
> > > not for treating terror as a law enforcement
> > issue. i
> > > am for treating these people like we did hitler
> > and
> > > destroy them. even in world war 2 no one was
> > killed in
> > > the heartland, but, now we do have to worry
> about
> > our
> > > family being killed here in atalanta georgia.
> what
> > is
> > > kerry going to do?
> > >
> > > --- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Sorry, but I have to err on the side of
> > > > practicality.  I'd rather vote for
> > > > Kerry as a vote against Bush.  Would you throw
> > away
> > > > a vote against Bush to
> > > > keep him for four more years?
> > > >
> > > > Just think - four more years of Bush means
> > chances
> > > > for our choice will dwindle
> > > > down to nil.
> > > >
> > > > For the record, I do agree with you about
> being
> > > > pro-choice as I am pro-choice
> > > > myself, but I think there is a bigger picture
> to
> > > > consider.
> > > >
> > > > Kat
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday 06 July 2004 12:14 am, - Joy -
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Ken wrote:
> > > > > <<since we are politicing, i noticed with
> > intrest
> > > > that john kerry made a
> > > > > statement that he believed life started at
> > > > conception and not a peep from
> > > > > NOW..>>
> > > > >
> > > > > Some of you might remember that I'm very
> > > > politically active and very
> > > > > involved in the women's rights movement, so
> > this
> > > > is something that I've
> > > > > been following closely.  It's true that
> Kerry
> > said
> > > > that.  However, in the
> > > > > same interview, he also said: ""I can't take
> > my
> > > > Catholic belief, my article
> > > > > of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant
> or
> > a
> > > > Jew or an atheist.  We have
> > > > > separation of church and state in the United
> > > > States of America."  As a
> > > > > pro-choice voter, I have absolutely no
> problem
> > > > with his position.  He can
> > > > > believe whatever he wants about the morality
> > of
> > > > abortion, as long as he
> > > > > doesn't try to impose his moral beliefs on
> my
> > > > body.  I believe that NOW and
> > > > > the other women's rights groups feel the
> same
> > way.
> > > >  After all, we're
> > > > > pro-CHOICE, not pro-abortion.
> > > > >
> > > > > ~Joy~
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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