tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post8496078636424814022..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: No Matter How Poor You Are, If You Drink You Pay Taxes.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87401086806184546512012-11-18T00:25:58.403-06:002012-11-18T00:25:58.403-06:00Delicious! Thanks so much for playing.Delicious! Thanks so much for playing.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-43241646594944801372012-11-17T21:10:44.156-06:002012-11-17T21:10:44.156-06:00Heh, I saw you aggressively flame somebody on a fo...Heh, I saw you aggressively flame somebody on a forum over a point of usage, after he apologized, and then you flamed him again after his second apology, and to top it off you accsed him of being the aggressor. <br /><br />I said "what a arrogant, strutting, unsympathetic, officious little pinprick. Five bucks says he's a Democrat." Not the halfway sane kind, but the kind who screams 'right-wing extremist' at people slightly left of Bill Clinton circa 1996 (remember him, the only successful president you've had since JFK? The one you all squeal about when you claim to be fiscally responsible?). <br /><br />Yup. Called it. <br /><br />I don't give a shit if you approve the comment, pinprick. I won't be back, and I'm only talking to you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-66158870419947972262012-11-12T17:01:17.554-06:002012-11-12T17:01:17.554-06:00I'm against hidden taxes, which is what taxes ...I'm against <i>hidden</i> taxes, which is what taxes on businesses tend to be, but I also recognize that politicians hide taxes because most of the public wants to pretend taxes are being paid by someone else. We can't handle the truth. The elimination of a particular <i>type</i> of tax (i.e., corporate, excise) will change nothing and such proposals are just another kind of slight-of-hand. No one even knows what the true tax burden is and that's what affects the economy.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53559072851312605552012-11-12T16:06:30.218-06:002012-11-12T16:06:30.218-06:00So... you're against corporate taxes then, sin...So... you're against corporate taxes then, since they're always passed on to the consumer, and thus hurt poor people the most? Just think, if we eliminated all corporate and excise taxes, the cost of living would drop, and everyone would be much better off. <br /><br />As a right-wing extremist, I dream of a world where a family can live a middle class life on a single income earned working no more than 18 hours a week. I dream of a world where you can start a new business without ever interacting with any agent of the government, and thus are not made a wage slave to big corporations.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-35706029122228426832012-11-11T08:24:06.155-06:002012-11-11T08:24:06.155-06:00Excellent article. If disagreeing with Chucks oth...Excellent article. If disagreeing with Chucks other opinions stops a person from enjoying his well written newsletter then its their loss. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018363370671343683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-72407860250134948032012-11-08T11:38:51.944-06:002012-11-08T11:38:51.944-06:00Chuck, I really enjoyed this, very interesting stu...Chuck, I really enjoyed this, very interesting stuff. Only slightly on topic: Alexander Hamilton led one crazy life. I can't recommend enough Ron Chernow's biography of him.JSJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65575050031320542732012-11-08T10:42:47.645-06:002012-11-08T10:42:47.645-06:00I have long been an advocate of imposing a "j...I have long been an advocate of imposing a "junk food" tax. If tax on liquor is so high because its a "luxury" item, then how is junk food really any different? Let's put a modest tax on chips, candy, and sugared soda and watch the govenment coffers overflow.<br /><br />Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-78270888016933716882012-11-08T07:05:30.254-06:002012-11-08T07:05:30.254-06:00I agree that the FET should either be done away wi...I agree that the FET should either be done away with or reformed. <br /><br />However, you fail to mention one very salient fact. The FET and other "sin taxes" are voluntary and related to consumption, not income. One can choose not to pay a consumption tax. It's a choice. One does not have much of a choice with regards to income taxes. If I don't purchase liquor, the government is indifferent; if I fail to render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, my choice results in a confrontation with armed Feds.<br /><br />I'm actually part of the 47%. The argument is not that the 47% don't pay taxes (I'm sure most who are employed have taxes withheld from their paycheck), it's that this portion of the population receives much more in government entitlements than they put in. I would not begrudge my 47% our liquor. But surely the amount of liquor taxes paid is very small compared to the amount of entitlements received. Liquor is still relatively cheap in this country, by the way. <br /><br />You've lost my subscription to your newsletter, and a few others of which I'm personally aware, because of your outspoken religious and political views. Faced with the prospects of increased government restrictions on my personal liberties, that's one choice I'm glad I can still make.Tom Foolerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65496403430802057232012-11-07T20:51:54.266-06:002012-11-07T20:51:54.266-06:00I can reassure you that it's more of an isolat...I can reassure you that it's more of an isolated incident than a dramatic departure, but if you feel the thesis was just 'agitprop window dressing,' then you didn't get the piece.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-76905431889724555712012-11-07T20:38:36.014-06:002012-11-07T20:38:36.014-06:00As noted in my comment, I did read past the first ...As noted in my comment, I did read past the first line. The basic facts about excise taxes are pretty interesting and well worth a post. In my opinion the agitprop window dressing detracts from the knowledgeable discussion one comes to expect here. I mention this because it's such a dramatic departure from the norm.Stacy Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486951617196973980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32092398830251863482012-11-07T20:12:11.791-06:002012-11-07T20:12:11.791-06:00A compelling and very well-written piece Chuck. T...A compelling and very well-written piece Chuck. Thanks for your insight on this "day after."<br />sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-42327970596620797932012-11-07T20:04:34.549-06:002012-11-07T20:04:34.549-06:00I sure hope you read past the first line.I sure hope you read past the first line.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-57049616781398898732012-11-07T19:58:08.411-06:002012-11-07T19:58:08.411-06:00Chuck, what gives? "Big lies right-wing extre...Chuck, what gives? "Big lies right-wing extremists tell"? This is hardly the no-BS analysis I expect from you. You need to ask yourself why a simple excise tax discussion needs to be framed this way. What "lies left-wing extremists tell" will you be addressing next post?Stacy Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486951617196973980noreply@blogger.com