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- From: tucker@shiva.edsg.hac.com (George Tucker)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ
- Subject: Re: NO! Re: flat taxes - yes!!!
- Keywords: flat tax
- Message-ID: <24137@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 19:26:59 GMT
- References: <37673@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> <dmeyers.722289433@mal-s2> <By1DH2.B2A@apollo.hp.com> <37700@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> <dmeyers.722512860@mal-s2>
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- In article <dmeyers.722512860@mal-s2> dmeyers@mal-s2.gatech.edu (Dave Meyers) writes:
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- >Why would a flat consumption tax prevent the government from increasing
- >the money supply and effectivly raising prices and thus taxing
- >savings? It seems that given a flat consumption tax, the
- Inflation causes interest rates to rise, so it has no effect on savings.
- It might change investment allocations, and a change in the inflation
- rate might cause temporary shifts.
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- >I see no reason to think that this would be any better or any
- >worse under a flat income tax, which additionaly would not
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- A tax on consumption is a direct incentive to save. A tax on income
- that also taxes the nominal return on savings is a direct
- disincentive to save. Quite a difference. Question is whether you
- want to encourage saving or consumption.
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- George Tucker tucker@shiva.hac.com
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