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June 16, 2009

New Tea Party 2 Video!

Filed under: General — mary @ 10:26 am

imgp47222 My wonderful husband, Rick, made a short 6 minute video of last Friday’s Tea Party 2 event in Post Falls.  It gives a good overview of the speakers, music and activities.  Please take a few minutes to check it out:

Here’s the You Tube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ8iHQG_e7o&feature=channel_page

7 Comments

  1. Rick did another fine job of photography, editing, and mixing. His video did capture the most important parts.

    Comment by Bill — June 16, 2009 @ 7:29 pm

  2. I have never liked the idea of a ‘flat tax’, like Steve Forbes promoted.To me, it’s a way to garner support for your cause, but it can’t work, esp. the way Obama is spending money.Why is it a good idea to have a staight across the board flat tax?
    Why should someone who works at McDonalds, pay at the same rate as
    some rich person.It saves the rich guy alot of money, but doesn’t do much for the person who just gets by.

    Comment by kageman — June 17, 2009 @ 11:12 am

  3. The flat tax proposed by Forbes eliminated many people from paying taxes, especially those at the lower end. At the higher end, you get more compliance with a lower rate. Historically, when the tax rates have been low, people have paid in more money. When the rates go up, the rich (who are naturally clever) find ways to not pay taxes. The expense of hiring tax accountants and lawyers is worth it for them. When the rates are low, they just pay the taxes.

    There is nothing more fair than a percentage, Kage. You make less, you pay less. You make more, you pay more. That we have a “progressive” tax system bewilders me, especially in light of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

    Comment by Dan — June 17, 2009 @ 11:59 am

  4. The flat tax, or some version of it, sounds interesting to me. I hope there’s a review of the strong points in favor and against it, including research. The way our government is making fast decisions based on scant deliberations and a “hurry-up, don’t bother to read it” attitude, scares the beejeebers out of me.

    Comment by mary — June 17, 2009 @ 4:28 pm

  5. A flat tax might ruin the market for accountants, tax preparers and lawyers…and the IRS. What a good idea!

    Comment by mary — June 17, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

  6. My father-in-law works part-time in an accounting office. His solution for simplifying the IR Code is simple:
    (1) Each year for four years, require every member of Congress to do his or her own federal and state income taxes. No accountants or tax-preparers allows; the MC must sit down and do his/her own.
    (2) Require the IRS to audit each such prepared return each year.

    His feeling is that if MC’s had to go through what we all have to go through, they would revise and simplify the IR Code and associated forms in a New York second.

    Comment by Bill — June 17, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

  7. Bill, your father-in-law is on to something!
    Every member of Congress and his family should be required to exclusively ride in an “Obama-mobile” and carpool in the vehicle with 5 passengers (the normal family size)
    Every member of Congress should be required to walk down a Chicago Street at night, unarmed, and with no bodyguard.
    Every member of Congress should be required to send their children to Washington D.C. Public Schools.
    No member of Congress should be allowed to own gold to protect himself against inflation or to receive any pay raise in inflationary times.

    Things would improve immediately. Any more suggestions from the Peanut Gallery out there.

    Comment by citizen — June 18, 2009 @ 7:13 am

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