[ale] Tax software for Linux ... FAIRTAX

[Michael Hirsch]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Megan
> Golding
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:16 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Tax software for Linux ... FAIRTAX
> 
> Aha -- I finally get Godwin's law after spotting it in the
> wild. See http://www.killfile.org/faqs/godwin.html

Knowing Charles as I do, that is almost definitely not a "wild" example,
but probably only the domesticated variety.  Possibly it could be
regarded as feral, but I don't think so.  I'd say domesticated
pretending to be feral.

Michael

> "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
>                 involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
> 
> Meg, frequently the joke has to beat me over the head
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 02:01:26PM -0500, Charles Shapiro wrote:
> > Hitler and the Nazis had income taxes.
> >
> > -- CHS
> >
> > On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 13:19, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 12:36 -0500, David Corbin wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 30 January 2005 09:59 pm, Michael D. Ivey wrote:
> > > > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 08:06:27PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> > > > > > >It's tax time again and I'm wondering if anyone knows of
any
> native
> > > > > > >Linux software for preparing and filing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't think you'll ever get this until one of the big tax
boys
> > > > > > (turbotax, taxcut... decide to produce it.  There's a lot of
> work
> > > > > > involved in producing tax forms because of the overly
complex
> tax laws
> > > > > > and associated changes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Would now be a good time to plug FairTax?  fairtax.org ...
Make
> April
> > > > > 15th just another day.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, it would.  Why don't you do so... :)
> > >
> > > Forget about a fair tax (is their really such a thing?) lets push
for
> > > zero personal income tax and only tax profitable businesses as
they,
> > > bound by shareholder obligations, are motivated to produce a
profit.
> > > Profitable businesses would *save* money by reducing employee
> > > pay/overhead by not having to pay employees money that is withheld
for
> > > payroll taxes.
> > >
> > > In all reality the current tax system is a shell game.  The
Justice
> Dept
> > > calls it money laundering when private people do what the US
Congress
> > > does (on our dime no less).
> > >
> > > -JIm P.
> > >
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