^^ If the government is requiring people to buy your product and preventing others from selling your product then you are an arm of the government. Sure, this is my opinion, you can draw the line somewhere else. Some people don't even accept that Amtrak or the TVA are government sponsored, so be it.

4/19/2011 10:26:42 PM

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"preventing others from selling your product"

but they don't, I just linked to the SEC site where they tell you how you can be one of the recognized ratings groups.

4/19/2011 11:47:15 PM

does it, by chance, say "lobby the hell out of Congress and get them in your pockets?"

4/20/2011 12:25:34 AM

Why can't we have a flat tax and/or a fair tax?

4/20/2011 3:39:28 AM

BECAUSE WE CAN'T, JIMMY, OKAY?

4/20/2011 4:12:49 AM

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"Why can't we have a flat tax and/or a fair tax?"

Because just because something is simple doesn't mean it's a good thing.

4/21/2011 9:12:09 AM

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"Why can't we have a flat tax and/or a fair tax?"

We can. It will just either mean either dramatically increasing taxes on the poor and middle class or dramatically cutting government spending.

When you can get a majority of u.s. citizens to support one of those alternatives (or some combo of both) you will get your flat tax.

4/22/2011 12:07:42 AM