Re: Ah yes, it's tax season....

["John Gelles" <johng@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian Murray writes:
"To: <pkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 8:04 AM
Subject: Ah yes, it's tax season....


Show us the money
An international clampdown on tax avoidance is long
overdue..."

    Yes tax avoidance under immensely long and
    convoluted tax codes raises issues.

    One issue:  Is this tax necessary?

    Would a modest rate fo inflation be a better
    solution to financing gov't expenditures?

    Would government sales into commercial
    markets, such that they did not put better
    producers and innovators out of business, be
    a better solution?

    Would immense private savings of what we
    now collect in taxes, collected and saved in
    such a way as to avoid re-lending them into
    circulation, (except at a managed rate), be a
    better solution?

        John

    P.S.  I've just returned from 5x bypass surgery
    and  recovery from heart attack. With luck I'll
    soom be as good as new.

    Tax and ins. premium payers will pay in six
    figures.  It's a system kind to seniors. The
    progress made in heart medicine is way ahead
    of progress in tax and spending systems.