Keep the taxes coming
Kudos to Mike Easley. Increase taxes to raise revenue. A truly innovative concept.
He might consider a tax on drugs for the elderly and a tax on baby food. Both could easily be justified. A drug tax would keep suspect drugs from getting into the hands of our seniors. The tax on baby food would help curb America's obesity problem. As a spinoff on the drug tax, reducing the number of people on Social Security would resolve that problem. I dare say enough revenue could be generated to further decrease the tax rate on the wealthy.
Last but not least, don't overlook another "temporary" increase in the sales tax.
James Von Becknell
Gibsonville
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How come when Bush reduced the tax-rate on the wealthy,all the Democrate came out screaming. Now Mike Easley does it, and I haven't heard a peep from the Democrats.
Almost the reverse is true for the Republicans. When Clinton admitted that he had tried pot (Except for the lame 'I didn't inhale" stunt), all the Republicans were up in arms. Now it is suggested that Bush smoked pot, and I haven't heard a peep from the Republicans.
Perspective is an amazing thing.
Posted on March 7, 2005 10:12 AM