I think this plan sounds great. All would be taxed and at the same percentage. This would mean drug dealers, gang members, tax evaders, illegal immigrants - crooks period would all be paying taxes on whatever they buy. This would generate TONS of money that the government currenty does not see. The elimination of the IRS would save Millions as it is.
I am all for it. What do you think?
2007-12-02 09:55:22 · 6 answers · asked by My a Momma Mia 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
well i generally like the idea, but there are some major problems with it:
1)You'd have to repeal the income tax amendment. Something that wont be easy. Because if you add a national sales tax without the income tax amendment it wont be long before the Federal government has both a huge sales tax and an income tax.
2)the tax is pretty darn high. Everything costing 30% then it would originally... Of course this is balanced by the fact that the corporations and people in theory wont be paying income tax. But thats leans heavily on premise 1.
it has its strengths and its weaknesses. its probably better but its going to take alot of political capital to get it done and i just dont think Huckabee or anyone else can do it right now.
2007-12-02 10:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Avatar_defender_of_the_light 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoke and Mirrors.
The real problem is that the really wealthy, and corporate America, because they have the influence, do NOT pay their share of the taxes.
It upsets you apparently that some family that makes barely enough to live pays less tax than Dick Cheney? Dick Cheney and the corporate people like his probably pay nothing, no matter what the propaganda.
My father worked for the IRS until recently. He told me. It's the people who can't really make it who get audited. The wealthy are left alone.
Nope. As sure as there are Caymen islands, you may be sure the powerful are the real problem. Not the poor.
But you're probably a Christian-Republican, and worship the rich while hating the poor.
2007-12-02 10:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In general, I'm for the Fair Tax.. there are some kinks that need to be worked out (like the IRS and the income tax absolutely *MUST* be revoked and shut down) It would certainly hurt the new housing market....
2007-12-02 10:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its a good idea but the fair tax proposal is not his idea and too bad he stinks on all other issues. Look what happened when the conservative christian voters voted for bush. Huckabee will defend his christian values by becomming hitler on the muslims. He will allow children of illegals free benefits which means more will come. Finnally he will impose his christian ways on all America whether they like it or not. FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION AND KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPERATE.
2007-12-02 10:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by Bud W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read the book...all bases are covered...nothing unfair about it at all...
In 2005 latest figures from IRS
Top 1% of earners paid 39% of income tax revenues
Bottom 50% of earners paid 3.9% of income tax revenues
that garbage about high earners not paying taxes is just that...garbage
2007-12-02 11:20:36 · answer #5 · answered by fretochose 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No tax is fair. A universal sales tax, with stiff penalties for those who do not pay, would be the best system, I believe.
2007-12-02 10:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋