Will We Be Getting Relief From The Death Tax Today?

[ThomWV]

Those filthy bastards.

[Justice]

1. no frist put off vote

[dsewell]

2. Why haven't Republicans proposed a flat death tax?

Say a flat tax of $10,000 per dead person.

Just think--a single natural disaster leaving 10 thousand dead would bring in $100 million. If around 10 million US citizens die every year, that would be $100 billion for the treasury.

Sounds like a perfect move for the Republicans. "See," they could say, "we *are* asking the wealthy to make a sacrifice after all." Everyone pays the same. What could be more fair?

--What's that you say? The tax would hit poor people harder? What are you, some kind of *socialist* or something?

</sarcasm>

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Sure!

And they can just widen that tax to include everyone, instead of the few that pay now because they are richer than Croesus!

Sounds like a plan to me!

Not.