Dale Fincher - Latest Comments in Government Soul: Taxing Generosity - 3

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Dale Fincher — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:52:13 -0000

A form of flat tax does seem more fair...

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Christian Church Pastor — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:33:15 -0000

I thought Steve Forbes had the idea when he ran on the flat tax platform.

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Dale Fincher — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:50:41 -0000

Hey Richard, thanks for the post... yes, you are right, it is still wrong, even if done to a minority of people (those who have struggled with minority racism--like Obama--should know better).

Thanks for posting up Fair Tax. I'm familiar with it and hope it gains traction. Tax reform (not merely slapping on higher tax rates) is what this country needs. That's positive change.

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Richard — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:33:19 -0000

I just read your three posts on taxing generosity and I think you make a lot of great points, especially in pointing out the misleading, if not intentionally deceptive, language that is used by politicians. I wanted to add something concerning Geithner's comment that the proposals "affects only about 1.2% of taxpayers." My comment is that what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong - right and wrong are not a function of the number of people affected.

My real reason for commenting however was to suggest that you take a look at The FairTax (www.fairtax.org), if you have not already.

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Dale Fincher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:14:20 -0000

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Stephanie Drury — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:53:51 -0000

Something to think about! Thanks.

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Amy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:21:06 -0000

Maybe Obama's using ATLAS SHRUGGED as his guideline for policy. You never know... :)

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Amy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:20:20 -0000

The people in Washington have souls? Wow!

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Dale Fincher — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:59:41 -0000

Thanks, Bill for the compliments.

And okay, okay, I'll put Atlas on the list! :)

BTW, I love your new blog (and the post you linked)... lots of clear thinking and helping information and enjoyable to read. I'm looking for a new day to dawn that is neither Bush nor Obama... that side-steps the group-think of our urban centers and the social engineering of our televisions and 'bestsellers'... that rings with freedom.

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Bill — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:48:05 -0000

Dale,

Please, please, please read Atlas Shrugged. It's a big book -- some 1100 pages -- but its message will absolutely blow you away...and very likely have a profound affect on your thinking. There's an audio book version out that's narrated by actor Edward Hermann that I really enjoy. It's abridged. But no less powerful. So if time is a factor (and when isn't it?), hunt that down and listen to it in the car or on your iPod. Here's a link to it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Atlas...

Your last paragraph is wise. In fact, I wrote a lengthy blog along those very lines earlier this week. If you get a chance, take a look. Feel free to let me know what you think. You can find it here: http://www.galtlines.com/?p...

Your blogs are among my favorites. You have a clear way of thinking that I find refreshing...and inspiring.

Cheers,

Bill

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Dale Fincher — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:06:23 -0000

I haven't read Atlas Shrugged yet...

But I do see some Brave New World these days.

It would be nice to see some real change in Washington. Real change is not just doing things different than Bush. Real change includes a lot of things you listed in your post. We need more political parties... democrats and republicans are too heavily funded and make puppets out of their candidates.

In the grand scheme of things in God's story, maybe America is supposed to cave in with millions of supporters hopping along in support... forgetting what makes us and the world more human.

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Bill — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:16:33 -0000

I agree with Ron Paul. I think we need to drastically reduce the size of the federal government, eliminate the Federal Reserve, eliminate the income tax, get us out of foreign countries (where we keep meddling in affairs in which we don't belong), quit spending like drunken sailors on shore leave, and quit devising underhanded policies that transfer wealth from the private sector to the government. I find the juxtaposition of the words "souls" and "Washington" to be oxymoronic. I'm not convinced anyone in Washington has a soul, with the exception of Ron Paul. If you haven't read Ayn Rand's classic novel Atlas Shrugged lately, I strongly encourage you to do so. What Obama's administration is doing parallels the plot of that book so closely that it give me chills.