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Lunar
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« on: November 21, 2008, 03:29:15 AM »
« edited: November 21, 2008, 03:31:17 AM by Lunar »

I don't know if "everyone else says it" is a valid justification for anything, ever -- unless we are talking about what everyone else is saying.

The "Fair Tax" is unarguably anti-populist, I'm not quite convinced it's inherently regressive depending on how Huck wants to implement it.  For example, my ideal world would be a progressive, item-based sales tax where every item has 1-10 levels of "luxury" value and bare-sustenance items like bread and milk would have 0% sales tax but something like a luxury yacht would easily have 50-60% sales tax.  Sure, lobbies and influential industries would knock their products down a bracket or two, but no big deal

But to pretend like Mike Huckabee is an economic liberal is just ridic
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Lunar
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2008, 03:32:26 AM »

You repeatedly assume your form of populism is widespread and a vital component of American politics, despite your accurate claim now that you're unique.  I realize that if a candidate ran with my views, he'd lose awfully, and you should do the same.

/continues to not answer your question
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