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One of the problems I have with the fairtax is this: With the implimenting of a huge federal sales tax do we still pay the state sales tax? if so, our sales tax could be more like 40%. Also, I understand that we would only pay sales tax on items once, so a new car buyer would pay the tax, but the used car buyer wouldn't pay it at all. Who in their right mind would buy a new car?who would buy anything new that they could get used? And second, I could see the employer who normal hires someone for 10$ an hour cutting his pay scale for any new hires to 7.50$. I think this could be a problem. I think that most places will pay the least they have to and if there are people willing to work for 7.50 then they won't pay 10$.

Do you plan to take a pay cut to $7.50, that would prevent you from having the same standard of living?

I wouldn't. Doubt anyone else will either.

If employers could find people to take $10 an hour jobs for $7.50 today, the going wage would be $7.50 now.

The same amount of taxes get collected under the FairTax legislaton, just from retail purchases instead of being extracted from you before you even see it under income & payroll taxes today.

Who in their right mind would buy a new car?who would buy anything new that they could get used?

A lot of wealthy people.

Not many cars last longer than 7-10 years. Most people just don't maintain them that well. In addition, car manufacturers are pretty good at creating slick new body styles that some people "just gotta have"! So they buy it. I don't think that 25 years after the Fair Tax would be enacted that every American would be driving 26 year old cars. Do you?

One of the problems I have with the fairtax is this: With the implimenting of a huge federal sales tax do we still pay the state sales tax? if so, our sales tax could be more like 40%.

States don't have to conform to the Fair Tax but if they do they will find a much simpler tax structure much easier to implement. Not only will it cost less to enforce but the states will receive a fee for collecting the taxes. If a state chooses to conform to the federal tax base, they will raise the same amount of state sales tax with a lower tax rate – in some cases more than 50 percent lower – since the FairTax base is broader than their current tax base.

Also, I understand that we would only pay sales tax on items once, so a new car buyer would pay the tax, but the used car buyer wouldn't pay it at all. Who in their right mind would buy a new car?who would buy anything new that they could get used?

People don't stop buying new items under our current tax structure that has many hidden taxes. People will be more inclined to purchase new items under the Fair Tax that abolishes taxes for business to business transactions. Elimination of hidden taxes will lower prices and considerably lower compliance costs will lower prices further.

And second, I could see the employer who normal hires someone for 10$ an hour cutting his pay scale for any new hires to 7.50$. I think this could be a problem. I think that most places will pay the least they have to and if there are people willing to work for 7.50 then they won't pay 10$.

The one factor you forget is competition. It is highly unlikely all employers will pay the same wages. Some number of employers will be willing to pay more for experienced workers than other employers. Eventually the other employers will be forced to raise wages or make inferior products and provide inferior services. Those employers will never make it to the top or may go out of business. I suggest you read more Fair Tax information at www.fairtax.org

We'd still pay a state sales tax. Under a fair tax, most states would do away with their own income taxes. Your average state sales taxes is around 8% so add that that to the federal level and you get 31%. Is that high? Depends - today under various separate taxes, the government grabs 50% of your income. The amount of the overall tax burden could even lower if states eliminated all their other local levies too. That has two effects: it reduces the amount you pay and it boosts the economy since there is more revenue despite the tax cuts. That's been proven in the real world by the Bush tax cuts. Its countertuitive logic and yet its true which is why tax-raising liberals don't understand that raising taxes actually depresses or reduces overall tax revenues.

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