tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post6911261198547093192..comments2023-04-27T08:15:41.949-07:00Comments on Don'tBelieveEverything ...: The Social Contractnotacynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-24894848092038023982011-12-16T11:42:30.410-08:002011-12-16T11:42:30.410-08:00Darrell, I'm glad I was able to justify your f...Darrell, I'm glad I was able to justify your faith in me. If you can believe it there are people who think I should have studied something 'useful' while I was there. ; )<br /><br />You and I agree on tax policy, right down the line, I suspect. It's the first thing we need to address. Well, the second thing; the first thing after we take our democracy back from the big money special interests.<br /><br />Tonight, after work, I begin shortening this piece down to 500 words so I can submit it to the Wisconsin State Journal as a 'guest column.' It's currently at about 980 words so it'll be a process. Might be good for me, though. ; )notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-16093043157534236972011-12-16T11:33:14.660-08:002011-12-16T11:33:14.660-08:00Thanks, Future person.
You too, Sarge.
p.s. ...Thanks, Future person. <br /><br />You too, Sarge. <br />p.s. The Anonymous commenter last night was up past your bed time, I figured. Right?notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-72244721560113345652011-12-16T06:41:50.577-08:002011-12-16T06:41:50.577-08:00I knew it, I knew if you went to school and applie...I knew it, I knew if you went to school and applied yourself you could make it as a rebel. Very good.<br /><br />Reducing and eliminating the capital gains tax is in my opinion one of the main culprits to our disparity in income and loss of manufacturing. If you are a small time investor, a regular shmo, and you have a hundred shares of acme inc, or a small business and you can sell it now at a profit you look at the cap gains (if there is any) and it's pretty annoying but you do what you need to do. But lets say now your the owner of a manufacturer with 400 people and acres under roof full of million dollar machines, or a board member of a corp that has 15,000 workers. Selling these companies for 100 million, or 3 billion, or just wrapping up one of the "excess divisions" and selling it, this capital gains tax is monumental on this deal and plays a part in if it can be done. If we had a high cap gains tax, these companies are more likely to reinvest their efforts and cash, strive to make them profitable as this is the sensible avenue that has been followed for most of the US history, fix it, grow it. When we have little of no cap gains tax everything is like a stolen car, sell it whole or by pieces, burn it if that makes most sense, take the money and walk off, leave everyone and all the potential behind, you've got yours, you beat the government, you beat the workers, pack the money up and buy houses in Sedona and on Central Park. The elimination of capital gains tax encourages buy outs, mergers, closures all at a net job loss.the yellow fringehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003652058436636394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-73249611178568523252011-12-16T06:00:27.953-08:002011-12-16T06:00:27.953-08:00Oh,
If you haven't gurssed - that was the evil...Oh,<br />If you haven't gurssed - that was the evil, old,<br />Sergeant...<br /><br /><br />RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-86574562554083839982011-12-16T05:59:24.781-08:002011-12-16T05:59:24.781-08:00Kevin,
Outstanding, Lad! That is the best peice I ...Kevin,<br />Outstanding, Lad! That is the best peice I have read in some time.<br /><br />Carry On,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-88265894548480269902011-12-16T02:17:18.638-08:002011-12-16T02:17:18.638-08:00Excellent!!!!Excellent!!!!The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-12484324420977062132011-12-15T23:25:57.609-08:002011-12-15T23:25:57.609-08:00Thanks anonymous. ; ) (How about a hint?)Thanks anonymous. ; ) (How about a hint?)notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-75292406289583852882011-12-15T23:18:23.624-08:002011-12-15T23:18:23.624-08:00Beautifully said!Beautifully said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-77946187134203248192011-12-15T22:12:38.918-08:002011-12-15T22:12:38.918-08:00Thanks Roger! (Gene?)Thanks Roger! (Gene?)notacynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402993156690698642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322724229017866228.post-53843590027327592882011-12-15T21:58:14.914-08:002011-12-15T21:58:14.914-08:00Two thumbs up!Two thumbs up!fedupenoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171351710575080773noreply@blogger.com