Comments on: The problem with earmarked taxes http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/ Australia's leading libertarian and centre-right blog Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Free Radical (Jan 2010) « Thoughts on Freedom http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-11220 Free Radical (Jan 2010) « Thoughts on Freedom Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:12:10 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-11220 [...] The problem with earmarked taxes — Sinclair Davidson In principle, earmarked taxes could be a good idea, because they specify exactly how much tax would be raised to finance a particular activity. In practice, however, this is not the case, especially so in Australia. [...] [...] The problem with earmarked taxes — Sinclair Davidson In principle, earmarked taxes could be a good idea, because they specify exactly how much tax would be raised to finance a particular activity. In practice, however, this is not the case, especially so in Australia. [...]

]]> By: Semi Regular Libertarian http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4059 Semi Regular Libertarian Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:29:42 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4059 "Carling was stupid enough to come up with saying Keynesian economics failed in the 70s." A + ----------------------------------------------------- "Robert Carling is not some-one who is credible." "Carling was at NSW and Cth Treasuries, the IMF and World Bank." FAIL “Carling was stupid enough to come up with saying Keynesian economics failed in the 70s.”

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“Robert Carling is not some-one who is credible.”

“Carling was at NSW and Cth Treasuries, the IMF and World Bank.”

FAIL

]]> By: JC http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4058 JC Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:06:24 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4058 Doofus: Thanks for the info. Bye Homer. Doofus:

Thanks for the info. Bye Homer.

]]> By: Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4057 Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:01:15 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4057 Carling was stupid enough to come up with saying Keynesian economics failed in the 70s. oops that's right so did did Statman and Sinkers. His credibility is shot on that CIS was very good. Now it appears to going down the IPA path As I said look the wording up and find out how many US State governments for example agrees that earmarked taxes are the same as hypothecated taxes Carling was stupid enough to come up with saying Keynesian economics failed in the 70s.
oops that’s right so did did Statman and Sinkers.

His credibility is shot on that

CIS was very good. Now it appears to going down the IPA path

As I said look the wording up and find out how many US State governments for example agrees that earmarked taxes are the same as hypothecated taxes

]]> By: Sinclair Davidson http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4056 Sinclair Davidson Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:23:05 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4056 FFS. Homer, get over it, get on with it. Do you have something to contribute or are you just taking up space? FFS. Homer, get over it, get on with it. Do you have something to contribute or are you just taking up space?

]]> By: jtfsoon http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 jtfsoon Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:20:23 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4055 trust Homer to come up with a stupid dismissive statement. Carling was at NSW and Cth Treasuries, the IMF and World Bank. He's more credible than you, doofus trust Homer to come up with a stupid dismissive statement. Carling was at NSW and Cth Treasuries, the IMF and World Bank. He’s more credible than you, doofus

]]> By: Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4054 Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:16:42 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4054 Sinkers, Robert Carling is not some-one who is credible. Look-up earmarked taxes and see what you get Sinkers,

Robert Carling is not some-one who is credible.

Look-up earmarked taxes and see what you get

]]> By: Sinclair Davidson http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4053 Sinclair Davidson Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:50:56 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4053 The idea of a TV licence to finance the ABC is very funny, but would annoy very quickly. The ABC should be on pay-TV so people who want to watch it can do so without imposing their preferences on everyone else. But I'm not a fan on using the police for private crowd control at the MCG or anywhere else. It is an abuse of process and public authority for private gain. The idea of a TV licence to finance the ABC is very funny, but would annoy very quickly. The ABC should be on pay-TV so people who want to watch it can do so without imposing their preferences on everyone else. But I’m not a fan on using the police for private crowd control at the MCG or anywhere else. It is an abuse of process and public authority for private gain.

]]> By: Rococo Liberal http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4052 Rococo Liberal Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:43:03 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4052 I agree with you SRL. I only added customs duty because it is easy to collect and the ACS collects GST at import anyway. Also, a 2% duty (with the necessary exemptions which are already in place) would raise some decent revenue without breaching any teraties or providing any tariff shelters. As a tax expert, I can see no trouble with letting the States administer GST. The Feds could collect and pass on the GST levied at Customs. The only real problem would be one of nexus. I assume that this would be solved by having rules about the location of a supply. For example if a NSW business made a taxable supply to a Victorian business, the supply would be deemed to take place in NSW, because it is the vendor that has the liability to account for the GST. And, businesses that operate in multiple States would have to register and account for GST in each of those States. But I suspect that would be the least of their worries if the plethora of taxes, fees and charges were mostly repealed. I agree with you SRL. I only added customs duty because it is easy to collect and the ACS collects GST at import anyway. Also, a 2% duty (with the necessary exemptions which are already in place) would raise some decent revenue without breaching any teraties or providing any tariff shelters.

As a tax expert, I can see no trouble with letting the States administer GST. The Feds could collect and pass on the GST levied at Customs. The only real problem would be one of nexus. I assume that this would be solved by having rules about the location of a supply. For example if a NSW business made a taxable supply to a Victorian business, the supply would be deemed to take place in NSW, because it is the vendor that has the liability to account for the GST. And, businesses that operate in multiple States would have to register and account for GST in each of those States. But I suspect that would be the least of their worries if the plethora of taxes, fees and charges were mostly repealed.

]]> By: Semi Regular Libertarian http://catallaxyfiles.com/2010/01/03/the-problem-with-earmarked-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4051 Semi Regular Libertarian Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:37:32 +0000 http://catallaxyf.wordpress.com/?p=7369#comment-4051 That said, we still should have user charges (e.g, using the police for crowd control at the MCG) to lower the general tax burden. That said, we still should have user charges (e.g, using the police for crowd control at the MCG) to lower the general tax burden.

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