http://www.metafilter.com/tags/geourgewbush Posts tagged with 'geourgewbush' at MetaFilter. Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:44:03 -0800 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:44:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/36824/Let%2Dthem%2Deat%2Dcake <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/08/politics/08fiscal.html?ex=1257570000&amp;en=12ee84940af1f030&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland">Mr. Bush's first big political move.</a> Banning gays? Killing babies to produce oil? No, tax reform! What? Nothing sinister in that, you say! Except he might totally do away with the current system and create a flat tax or national sales tax. Quick, everyone read up on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_tax">flat taxes,</a> and <a href="http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-289.html">national sales tax</a>! Blogger's favorite economist Atrios gives <a href="http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004/11/good-ideas.html">his two cents</a>. With everything going on, it is almost nostalgic to see tax reform become an issue. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.36824 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:44:03 -0800 flattax geourgewbush mush taxes geoff.