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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Oh boy oh boy. I see why you would want to read light romances as night. The IRC is.... ug.
I am curious, as a tax attorney, what is your opinion of the fairtax.org bill? I know alot of people that derive their income from the current tax system are highly opposed to it.
BOb
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I don't really care if they change the tax system - there will always be planning to minimize whatever they put in place, so I will have a job. I am particularly distrustful of a VAT or sales tax - it seems regressive. Even if you provide a floor to avoid taxing basic spending, Bill Gates only spends a tiny portion of his income, and would end of paying much less tax. I think tax law and social goals should be intertwined. I started practice when earned income and unearned income were taxed at different rates. Earned income was taxed at a max of 50% and unearned income at 70%. While I think those amounts are too high, I think that is the right structure. We should design the tax system to reward what we as a society value (work). Those who just collect dividends reap a very high reward for living in this society, and since they don't pay employment taxes, they should pay somehow. If you reduced the tax on earned income to 20% max, and taxed unearned income at 50% max, that would actually encourage investment and spending, revitalizing the economy.
I'm sure that is more than you wanted to know. Just a topic I find interesting. BTW, I think the Internal Revenue Code is a beautiful thing, and I love reading it. Just not right before I go to bed.