Comments on: “Meanderings” by Jim Peters http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/08/21/meanderings-by-jim-peters-19/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Joe S http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/08/21/meanderings-by-jim-peters-19/comment-page-1/#comment-15226 Joe S Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:54:11 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=16180#comment-15226 Rather than a trariff, I would recommend a major overhaul of our tax system, along the lines of the following points. 1. Institute a national sales tax with the revenue dedicated to pay for universal health care plus a contribution to the Social Security Trust Fund. 2. Relieve businesses of all responsibility for paying for health care and the employer portion of Social Security tax. 3. Simplify the income tax code with a high deductible progressive tax with virtually no loopholes and special tax breaks, It would be more complicated than these 3 bullets, but the effect would be to take away to cost penalties applied to American workers for employer provided health care and social security. BTW, your recollection of Michael Vick may stem from his conviction for dog cruelty. Rather than a trariff, I would recommend a major overhaul of our tax system, along the lines of the following points.

1. Institute a national sales tax with the revenue dedicated to pay for universal health care plus a contribution to the Social Security Trust Fund.

2. Relieve businesses of all responsibility for paying for health care and the employer portion of Social Security tax.

3. Simplify the income tax code with a high deductible progressive tax with virtually no loopholes and special tax breaks,

It would be more complicated than these 3 bullets, but the effect would be to take away to cost penalties applied to American workers for employer provided health care and social security.

BTW, your recollection of Michael Vick may stem from his conviction for dog cruelty.

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