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DEL.ICIO.USFair Tax: 65 down, 35 to go
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Fair Tax is back and its top promoter, Duluth Republican Rep. John Linder, said Wednesday that support for the measure has reached an all time high in the House.
By Wednesday, 65 lawmakers had signed on to Linder’s tax bill, which would replace the income tax with a national sales tax, said Linder, the undisputed Little Engine That Could on the issue.
Linder is aiming for 100 co-sponsors before Congress adjourns at the end of 2008 so he can get a hearing and possibly a vote by the full House.
He’s boasting that his perennial tax bill has more co-sponsors “than any other piece of tax reform legislation proposed in over three decades.”
“We have seen extraordinary traction this year, Linder said. “I believe this is just the beginning. I can’t go anywhere anymore without someone asking me how the fair tax is doing.”
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By MrLiberty
September 19, 2007 9:46 PM | Link to this
When first proposed, the Fair Tax plan seemed to have some appeal to me. Overall I am disgusted with any plan that would be revenue neutral ( I mean does the government really deserve that much our OUR money?). I am now fully against the plan and would much prefer Ron Pauls plan to eliminate the income tax and replace it with nothing but much smaller government.
That being said, the biggest problem I have now with the Fair Tax plan is that they are still throwing around the same 23% number. 10 years ago when this got started (yes, 10 years if not more) our government consumed WAY less than today. I mean the annual income tax totals were under 1 trillion dollars and today they are nearly 3 trillion. The immoral war is already expected to cost another trillion. Medicare costs way more, as does SS. What’s the real number today Mr. Linder?
I read a story the other day that estimated that the new numbers would look more like a 153% tax on all new items to be revenue neutral. Not really surprising given what Bush and Clinton did to the budget.
If this plan is really as good as they say, lets get the numbers crunched again. I don’t support any plan for the same revenue, but lets all be honest about what that would really mean to an everyday purchase. How about it John and Neal???
And then there is the fact that the plan does not require the repeal of the 16th amendment. So long as the income tax is still legal, you can bet the criminals in DC will victimize us some more with it. Neither a republican nor a democrat can ever resist the temptation.
By Xenu
September 20, 2007 8:18 AM | Link to this
Can’t go anywhere without being asked about it? Yes, apparently there are a lot of scientologists out there.
By flip wilson
September 20, 2007 10:06 AM | Link to this
George Orwell would be proud of these clowns. Nothing fair about continuing to pile debt on our grandchildren or increase the burden on the middle class. Don’t these rich fat cats already have enough?
By Chris
September 20, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this
The so-called “fair tax” is, in my opinion, pure bs. Instead of having a tax where those who can afford to pay more do, and those who can’t afford to pay more don’t, you would replace it with a tax where a rich person pays the same tax as a poor person. The taxes for the rich would go down, and the taxes for the poor would go up. The gap between rich and poor is already widening. Why do the rich need more money and why do the poor need less? However, I do agree we need to cut back on spending, though I think that cutting back on spending enough to get rid of the income tax altogether is a bit optimistic. Even if enough government programs and defense spending was cut back enough to allow the government a balanced budget with no income tax, we still have a massive debt to pay off which would mean that we’d probably have to keep the income tax until the debt was handled.
By Steve
September 20, 2007 1:19 PM | Link to this
The only way a fair tax would be fair is if EVERY purchase including wholesale, retail, stocks, bonds was taxed!
By luskism.com
September 27, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this
Wow, I haven’t seen a page full of this many morons since…. since yesterdays post I guess.
I love Chris’s quote that “this fair-tax is bs”, then states that “the rich and the poor pay the same tax.” Hey hypocrite, that WOULD BE FAIR!
Most of the people that are against the fair tax are people who absolutely HATE the rich or anyone else with more money than them. Most of you are too blind to see that 15% of the wage earners in this country pay for more than 85% of the taxes!! That kind of idiotic taxation encourages people NOT to get off their a* and work. Wake up you liberal socialists!
And Steve, wholesale, retail, and ALL income is already being taxed in today’s unfair code.
I wonder how many of you have actually read the fair tax book by boortz or the fair tax code itself??
Quit listening to other morons talk about 135% taxation (complete crap) and do the math yourself. Quit being scared little girls about actually having to make a change in this country. Is fair tax perfect? NO, no taxation system is. Is it much better than what we have today? ABSOLUTELY!
You guys b*** about the poor but have yet to include illegal immigrants and black market money. A Fair Tax would now capture 23% of their new retail purchases instead of only 7%, over 300% more from this huge chunk of under-ground money.
You can point out 5 things wrong with Fair Tax and 5000 wrong with our current taxation, but you STILL chose the IRS and the old system?? Grow a set and educate yourself on this bill!
LUSK www.luskism.com
By Anonymous
September 27, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this
Another case of black-or-white thinking, I see. “If you don’t like the FairTax, you must LOVE our current system and think it’s perfect!”
No, it’s not perfect. But it’s a darn sight more sensible than the regressive nonsense Boortz is peddling.