I never used the word 'flat' I want a state income tax in Florida and do away with sales tax which hurt the less fortunate more severely that the rich.
2007-06-18 02:47:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
I have to agree with the first poster. We need a Fair Tax act. This is getting silly when our politicians want to start taxing us for the Internet. We already pay taxes on that through our cable/DSL provider.
I even read that a politician even wants to have a tax on email. Gee what's next a tax on breathing air??
2007-06-18 02:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Each state legislature decides how it's going to collect tax. Maybe Florida does it the way they do because of the many "snowbirds", winter-only visitors who would escape tax if it was an income tax, but at least do pay sales tax for the time they're in Florida.
The inequity of the sales tax is my problem with both the flat and fair tax on a national level. Even with the "prebate", the "fair tax" proposal would hit the middle class hardest, which doesn't seem very "fair" to me.
If Florida instituted an income tax, they'd probably still keep some level of sales tax, but maybe it would be lower.
And as to the second poster - the proposed "tax on email" is an urban legend that's been floating around for years.
2007-06-18 03:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The FAIR TAX, implemented at the state and local level, will serve your purpose, and mine:
It would be a statewide retail sales tax on all new goods and services (not used items). The only exemption is education, so the collection base is very broad.
A prebate would ensure that it does NOT hurt the poor (because the amount of money representing the tax a family would pay on spending up to poverty level is sent to them at the beginning of each month - up front). Everyone gets the prebate, based on family size.
Beyond poverty level spending, we could all pay taxes when and if we choose, based on how we choose to spend our money. Never again on income. Income taxes are full of loopholes and income is too easy to hide.
45 of 50 states already have a sales tax collection in place.
The Fair Tax at the federal level does the same thing, and no more IRS!
And, for the post before this one -- middle class purchasing power will be increased, not hurt. EVERYONE will have a CHOICE!
And, Florida has nearly 85 million visitors per year; under the Fair Tax, they will all be contributing to gov't revenue when they buy something at the retal level.
2007-06-18 03:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by marshacat80 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ummm... Don't know how to break this to you, Dude, but looking back at your questions, you damn sure DID use the word "flat" in your question!
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"Wouldn't a flat tax take $1000 from a person who made $10,000 a year?
Then he would have $9,000 left to live on. The millionaire would have $900,000 left to LIVE on!!! The billionaire would have $900,000,000 left TO LIVE ON. What would these rich people care???"
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2007-06-18 06:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are crazy. You would still have a state sales tax. No state just has income tax and no sales tax.
What we need is the FAIR TAX!!!!!!!
2007-06-18 02:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by atlantaboi3 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋