Comments for Arohan's investing life http://www.arohanvalue.com Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:29:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 Comment on Hauser’s law and why raising taxes on businesses hurt more than it helps by Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Arohan Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:29:10 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/#comment-2335 John, That is a great insight! Maybe that is why the governments everywhere are moving to a VAT system (which can still be structured as a overall flat tax). This way, there is less incentive for the black market. Arohan John,

That is a great insight! Maybe that is why the governments everywhere are moving to a VAT system (which can still be structured as a overall flat tax). This way, there is less incentive for the black market.

Arohan

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]]> Comment on Hauser’s law and why raising taxes on businesses hurt more than it helps by John http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 John Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:47:19 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/#comment-2315 Tom: I will agree and disagree with you. First, the disagreement: The rich do not put their wealth, ill gotten ot not, in a matress. They invest it or buy things. If invested, it perforce creates jobs, if they buy things (say a yacht) they make jobs for ordinary folks employed in building yachts. The only rich that behave the way you suggest are those who hoard wealth generating means. Fortunately we have a minimal number of such in this country, unlike places such as Saudi Arabia. Now, for the agreement: truly balancing the monetary supply to the overall wealth divided by the circulating rate would result in a stable economic system. It's a great idea that has been suggested before, but the big problem - and why it hasen't been workable-is that politicians can't keep their grubbies out of the system. Our basic economic problem is the politicians, not the rich or the poor. John Tom:
I will agree and disagree with you. First, the disagreement: The rich do not put their wealth, ill gotten ot not, in a matress. They invest it or buy things. If invested, it perforce creates jobs, if they buy things (say a yacht) they make jobs for ordinary folks employed in building yachts. The only rich that behave the way you suggest are those who hoard wealth generating means. Fortunately we have a minimal number of such in this country, unlike places such as Saudi Arabia.
Now, for the agreement: truly balancing the monetary supply to the overall wealth divided by the circulating rate would result in a stable economic system. It’s a great idea that has been suggested before, but the big problem – and why it hasen’t been workable-is that politicians can’t keep their grubbies out of the system.
Our basic economic problem is the politicians, not the rich or the poor.
John

]]> Comment on Hauser’s law and why raising taxes on businesses hurt more than it helps by John http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 John Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:31:07 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/#comment-2314 Arohan: The problem with a national sales tax can be seen clearly in Hauser's Law: The tax would necessesarily be about 19.5%. That makes a black market entirely too profitable, and a huge amount of the economy would go underground, then the tax would need to rise, then more goes underground - - that's a positive feedback process, and goes to completion with amazing rapidity. John Arohan:
The problem with a national sales tax can be seen clearly in Hauser’s Law: The tax would necessesarily be about 19.5%. That makes a black market entirely too profitable, and a huge amount of the economy would go underground, then the tax would need to rise, then more goes underground – - that’s a positive feedback process, and goes to completion with amazing rapidity.
John

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]]> Comment on Hauser’s law and why raising taxes on businesses hurt more than it helps by Federal Budget Deficit and National Debt Projections Point to Uncertain US Economic Future | Personal Dividends http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 Federal Budget Deficit and National Debt Projections Point to Uncertain US Economic Future | Personal Dividends Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:39:48 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/2008/10/30/hausers-law-and-why-raising-taxes-on-businesses-hurt-more-than-it-helps/#comment-2299 [...] an answer (doesn’t mean it will not be tried) as it has been historically observed that the tax receipts manage to stay constant at 19.5% of GDP regardless of the level of marginal tax rates. It is also important to note that increase in tax [...] [...] an answer (doesn’t mean it will not be tried) as it has been historically observed that the tax receipts manage to stay constant at 19.5% of GDP regardless of the level of marginal tax rates. It is also important to note that increase in tax [...]

]]> Comment on AIL Premium – A Members Only Section for a Value Investor is Coming by Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2009/07/31/upcoming-launch-of-ail-premium-a-members-only-section/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Arohan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:27:02 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/?p=18681#comment-2110 Thanks Daniel! Thanks Daniel!

]]> Comment on AIL Premium – A Members Only Section for a Value Investor is Coming by Daniel M. Ryan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2009/07/31/upcoming-launch-of-ail-premium-a-members-only-section/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 Daniel M. Ryan Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:00:28 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/?p=18681#comment-2097 Good luck. .-= Daniel M. Ryan´s last blog ..<a href="http://lowpebin.blogspot.com/2009/08/qwest-communications-risky-turnaround.html" rel="nofollow">Qwest Communications: Risky Turnaround</a> =-. Good luck.
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]]> Comment on Recession Ended Last Quarter, Future Still Murky by Arohan http://www.arohanvalue.com/2009/07/27/recession-ended-last-quarter-future-still-murky/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Arohan Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:04:33 +0000 http://www.arohanvalue.com/?p=18680#comment-2086 Michael, one school of thought says that the companies have overdone their layoffs and will be quick to hire back when the business turns. From what I have seen in the industry, most companies are not only running lean on people but also on inventories, which means new production will need to be started with any improvement. It is likely that job losses will reverse faster than most believe. Michael, one school of thought says that the companies have overdone their layoffs and will be quick to hire back when the business turns. From what I have seen in the industry, most companies are not only running lean on people but also on inventories, which means new production will need to be started with any improvement. It is likely that job losses will reverse faster than most believe.

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