Comments on: Change http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421763 MaxDamage Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:37:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421763 Byron, I like Huckabee's support of the Fair Tax, and have been disappointed in the conclusions reached by other candidates regarding it -- they seem to think that changing the premise under which it is written is a legitimate criticism, rather like propping up a strawman only to knock him down. But, as Badbob points out, with only three powers held by Washington what are the chances of them giving up one? Yea, like unto a snowflake in hell. I'd settle for discussions about the upcoming social security crisis. It's underfunded by double-digit trillions of dollars, and hoping for a plague that only affects retired folks is not only unlikely to happen, it's probably not going to get the blue-hairs to vote for ya either. - Max Byron, I like Huckabee’s support of the Fair Tax, and have been disappointed in the conclusions reached by other candidates regarding it — they seem to think that changing the premise under which it is written is a legitimate criticism, rather like propping up a strawman only to knock him down.

But, as Badbob points out, with only three powers held by Washington what are the chances of them giving up one? Yea, like unto a snowflake in hell.

I’d settle for discussions about the upcoming social security crisis. It’s underfunded by double-digit trillions of dollars, and hoping for a plague that only affects retired folks is not only unlikely to happen, it’s probably not going to get the blue-hairs to vote for ya either.

– Max

]]> By: Buck http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421762 Buck Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:59:56 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421762 Ummm... how about <i>three</i> rolls of quarters, encased in a sock, Fontessa? ;) Ummm… how about three rolls of quarters, encased in a sock, Fontessa?

;)

]]> By: Fontessa http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421761 Fontessa Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:28:44 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421761 If all they want is change, then I've got a roll of quarters for every last one of them, if they'll shut up and go away. If all they want is change, then I’ve got a roll of quarters for every last one of them, if they’ll shut up and go away.

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421760 badbob Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421760 Byron, How long have you been waiting for someone to totally revamp the tax code to something fair and across the board? We hear the same new "old ideas" every 4 years... Well I hate to tell ya, it ain't gonna happen in your, or my lifetime. Odds are not anyone reading this. Remember S. Forbes, remember P. Graham etc. etc. Personally I've dropped Huckabee off my radar since he made that weird analogy about Saddams WMD. Like I said above- not ready for prime time. Managing the budget for the Arkansas national Guard is his glass ceiling. Not today..maybe 10-15 years from now. b2 Byron,

How long have you been waiting for someone to totally revamp the tax code to something fair and across the board? We hear the same new “old ideas” every 4 years…

Well I hate to tell ya, it ain’t gonna happen in your, or my lifetime. Odds are not anyone reading this. Remember S. Forbes, remember P. Graham etc. etc.

Personally I’ve dropped Huckabee off my radar since he made that weird analogy about Saddams WMD. Like I said above- not ready for prime time. Managing the budget for the Arkansas national Guard is his glass ceiling. Not today..maybe 10-15 years from now.

b2

]]> By: Byron Audler http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421759 Byron Audler Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:41:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421759 Max, listen to Huckabee then. He's the only candidate that has publicly spoken out, saying that if elected, his #1 priority will be to get the Fair Tax ammendment passed. Max, listen to Huckabee then. He’s the only candidate that has publicly spoken out, saying that if elected, his #1 priority will be to get the Fair Tax ammendment passed.

]]> By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/comment-page-1/#comment-421758 MaxDamage Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:02:46 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/01/26/change/#comment-421758 They say they're for change in Washington? Fine. Let's talk about the tax code, because Washington has three powers -- one is to tax, and the other is to compel compliance under the rule of law, the last is to spend that money. Go ahead, politician -- we're not giving up the power of law just yet, so tell us how you'll change taxation or spending. We're listening. - Max They say they’re for change in Washington? Fine. Let’s talk about the tax code, because Washington has three powers — one is to tax, and the other is to compel compliance under the rule of law, the last is to spend that money.

Go ahead, politician — we’re not giving up the power of law just yet, so tell us how you’ll change taxation or spending.

We’re listening.

– Max

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