http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/06/the-budget-news-that-really-matters/ Political news, analysis, cheap shots, commentary and more about California and beyond Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:59:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/06/the-budget-news-that-really-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-883 rasky Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:15:05 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=900#comment-883 Hard to believe it all comes down to the equivalent of a cascade tax from the Middle Ages, which is what Federal tax types discovered when they played with the VAT idea back in the early '80s. Thanks for useful rundown and esp. link to the FTB analysis. Hard to believe it all comes down to the equivalent of a cascade tax from the Middle Ages, which is what Federal tax types discovered when they played with the VAT idea back in the early ’80s. Thanks for useful rundown and esp. link to the FTB analysis.

]]> http://www.calbuzz.com/2009/06/the-budget-news-that-really-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-874 California Taxpayer Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.calbuzz.com/?p=900#comment-874 Anytime a commission gets together, I have to grab my wallet because I figure they are going to get me "in the end". Can you imagine getting a bill from a doctor that includes a VAT? Just bloody wonderful! Anytime a commission gets together, I have to grab my wallet because I figure they are going to get me “in the end”. Can you imagine getting a bill from a doctor that includes a VAT? Just bloody wonderful!

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