Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   GF et al Date:   8/12/2010 2:18:04 PM

FIRST:  How remiss of me!  I am the son-of-a-son-of-a-sailor... I should know better.  I offer my humble apology to the squids out there in forum land.

TOPIC AT HAND:

If the higher payers shell out more, will they invest more or less in the US?

If Industry (including small businesses) pays more in taxes, will you pay more or less for goods and services?

If entitlements go up, will your share of state and federal taxes go up or down?

Will you be paying more co-pay for less medical care?  Do you consider federally driven co-pay increases as a tax?

Will escalation of government regulations cause an increase in the cost of goods and services, especially energy?  Do you consider government regulation as taxation?