[MD] Are we the people stupid?

[Platt Holden]

Hi All:

Below, a fine example of classic Marxism: 

"From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."

Platt



> Hi DM,
> 
> Go with a 100% consumption tax. Higher rates for luxury items, lower
> rates for necessities. Low rates for your first car/home, higher rates
> for subsequent or luxury cars/homes, zero tax on cars/homes in the
> lowest 5% of the average local market. High rates for dining out, low
> rates for unprepared produce, zero for produce that's grown/raised
> within a 50 mile radius of the store.
> 
> Interest rates on loans can be lowered by agreeing to do public service.
> For example, a loan offered at 5.5% could be brought down to 4% by
> someone willing to spend 10 hours a week helping kids learn how to read,
> or delivering meals on wheels, or assisting in eldercare. Those willing
> to do public work, then, would pay less. This runs counter to the
> current system that makes poorer people pay more for the same loan.
> 
> Eliminate bankruptcy, private and business.
> 
> Just a few thoughts...
> 
> Well, these and a free bottle of vodka every week for my Marxist
> comrades!
> 
> Arlo