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George

On 1/13/2011 11:07 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:12:40 +0000 (UTC), Mel
wrote:

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:42:36 -0500, aemeijers wrote:
Not everyplace uses attorneys for property purchases.

In California, it's almost unheard of to have an attorney present when
you purchase a home. Dunno why. Just is.
Ameicans have atorneys involved in just about anything else - why not
a real estate transaction - quite possibly the largest investment of
your life????

Thats one of the problems. Simple things became intentionally way too
complicated because of powerful lobbies. Just consider most legislators
are lawyers.

It gets really tiring hearing government folks asking "are you a lawyer"
as a roadblock when you are researching properties etc at the local
courthouse.

Same exact deal with taxes. Get rid of all of the tax forms and
accounting procedures, exemptions, credits whatever and replace it with
a flat tax based on consumption with exemption for basic stuff such as
food much the same way sales taxes are applied.