Comments on: Thompson Flip Flops on Taxes?

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:15:58 +0000

If a 23% additional sales tax were implemented, there would be no protection for those surviving on Social Security only. I cannot imagine how these folks would survive in many instances.

If Thompson gets in the race it will be interesting to hear his thoughts on this but if he agrees with any tax across the board at these percentages then he mights as well forget winning the Presidency.

By: Guss

Guss — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:05:37 +0000

He has definitely lost my vote. Any consumer tax is a lousy idea because it affects mostly the middle and lower income wage brackets. 26 percent is a lot of money to someone making less than 30,000 a year . It will never happen.

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By: ~J~

~J~ — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:24:04 +0000

Seems pretty high. Let’s wait and see what he says on the campaign trail and in his position papers. This sounds like a “gotcha” moment to me. No conservative Republican likes high taxes.

By: david

david — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:19:03 +0000

A 23% sales tax on top of state gross receipts taxes. That sounds like a horrible idea. At least income taxes are based on earned wages. Am I missing something? This could hurt the working poor tremendously.

By: ~J~

~J~ — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:37:47 +0000

I hope Thompson does get into this race. By the time he does the Democrats will have used everything they have against him.

He must pose a threat to them according to their internal polling or they wouldn’t be attacking an unannounced candidate.