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Post by pjohns1873 on Oct 22, 2013 0:35:50 GMT
I just wanted to say hi.
I am a member of several political forums; and someone else who is a member both here and elsewhere recommended this site to me.
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Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2013 9:20:03 GMT
Hello, and welcome to the forum.
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Post by JP5 on Oct 24, 2013 2:40:07 GMT
Welcome. The forum is small.....and so much better than the large ones.
Stick around....and invite your friends.
JP5
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Post by ShivaTD on Oct 24, 2013 21:19:42 GMT
I also want to say that I'm enjoying our discussions on several threads already and would ask you to review and comment on my tax proposals in the Libertarianism forum. I have one on federal taxes and one on state taxes. I would suggest starting with the federal tax proposal because it balances the federal budget immediately (and could also pay down the federal debt), dramatically reduces poverty that reduces the need for government assistance required to mitigate the effects of poverty, and over time fundamentally eliminates the current Social Security and Medicare welfare programs resulting in about a 30% reduction in the size of the US government by just eliminating those programs as they exist today. All of this is accomplished without diminishing the standard of living for a single American.
I would love to read your critique and comments so I could address anything you might say. Perhaps you can even offer suggestions to improve the proposal because others have done that on "another" forum before World Politics was created. I do value your opinions even when we disagree. I do get the feeling we agree a lot in principle based upon what I've read.
ShivaTD
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Post by pjohns1873 on Oct 25, 2013 1:54:58 GMT
I also want to say that I'm enjoying our discussions on several threads already and would ask you to review and comment on my tax proposals in the Libertarianism forum. I have one on federal taxes and one on state taxes. I would suggest starting with the federal tax proposal because it balances the federal budget immediately (and could also pay down the federal debt), dramatically reduces poverty that reduces the need for government assistance required to mitigate the effects of poverty, and over time fundamentally eliminates the current Social Security and Medicare welfare programs resulting in about a 30% reduction in the size of the US government by just eliminating those programs as they exist today. All of this is accomplished without diminishing the standard of living for a single American.
I would love to read your critique and comments so I could address anything you might say. Perhaps you can even offer suggestions to improve the proposal because others have done that on "another" forum before World Politics was created. I do value your opinions even when we disagree. I do get the feeling we agree a lot in principle based upon what I've read.
ShivaTD Thanks for the kind words. I would like very much to comment upon these proposals. What are the titles of the threads? And in what section may they be found? Thanks.
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Post by ShivaTD on Oct 25, 2013 8:50:03 GMT
Here are the links starting with my proposal for federal taxes:
worldpf.com/thread/274/on-federal-taxation-united-states
State taxation is a bit tougher because of the various tax methods used by different states. All, to my knowledge impose property taxes but the some have sales taxes, some have income taxes, and some have both sales and income taxes. Rather confusing and each state would probably require their own solution. I believe this proposal needs some working on.
worldpf.com/thread/350/fixing-state-taxation-united-states
For critiques I would recommend tackling one issue at a time on either proposal as it's easier to respond to. It also helps to clear your mind of preconceived notions because I had to overcome many of those in thinking about these.
I look forward to your comments.
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Post by snarky on Oct 28, 2013 12:35:25 GMT
hey there! i try to catch any new arrivals(since my own) to say hello... would i know you from anywhere else? no other forum needs mentioning, but my nic is a derivative from a past one & if you knew me you would recognize it.
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