You have an odd notion of "not true", whether or not FDR is "to blame" doesn't contradict the fact that their tax free status was a big reason why
The tax free status really had nothing to do with it - the goal was only to provide benefits that got around the wage controls.
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. Not even close. Come on, Jeff, at least read what I wrote and don't make assumptions that can't be justified.
If that's not what you're saying, then I have no clue what you're trying to get at.
Right, the price controls helps explain why they were tax free, and the fact that they're tax free explain why they became so widely implemented. These aren't contradictory explanations.
I was referring to price controls and rationing measures overseas.
it's sort of funny that I'm actually just giving you good old fashioned free market ideology and you're trying to refute it presumably because you're assuming that because I'm a liberal I must be wrong or something.
Not at all. You're wrong because you appear to be wrong. You have yet to show where the tax free status is distorting the market over other more obvious things.
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Date: 18/11/10 21:38 (UTC)The tax free status really had nothing to do with it - the goal was only to provide benefits that got around the wage controls.
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. Not even close. Come on, Jeff, at least read what I wrote and don't make assumptions that can't be justified.
If that's not what you're saying, then I have no clue what you're trying to get at.
Right, the price controls helps explain why they were tax free, and the fact that they're tax free explain why they became so widely implemented. These aren't contradictory explanations.
I was referring to price controls and rationing measures overseas.
it's sort of funny that I'm actually just giving you good old fashioned free market ideology and you're trying to refute it presumably because you're assuming that because I'm a liberal I must be wrong or something.
Not at all. You're wrong because you appear to be wrong. You have yet to show where the tax free status is distorting the market over other more obvious things.