tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post7534133601671917326..comments2024-03-11T05:57:18.030-04:00Comments on Sacraments Wholesale: From the Famous Author of "Keep Gays and Whores Out of the Classroom"Deacon Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-36159995357029567812009-06-19T23:04:13.356-04:002009-06-19T23:04:13.356-04:00I vote for total liar.I vote for total liar.Deacon Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-15982298101984537652009-06-19T01:19:21.966-04:002009-06-19T01:19:21.966-04:00DeMint's tax is really a 30% tax. He gets to ...DeMint's tax is really a 30% tax. He gets to 23% by sleight of hand. <br /><br />Say you buy something for $100. A 30% tax would be $30 of tax. That's what DeMint's proposal really is. <br /><br />Now, DeMint says, well, that $30 of tax is really only 23% of the total amount you paid. See, you paid $130, and $30/$130=23%. Voila.<br /><br />Anyway, any normal person would describe the situation as a 30% tax, not a 23% tax. DeMint is being either a misleading parser with his communication on this issue or a total liar.Michael Rodgershttp://takedowntheflag.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com