[Man50D]

All valid Social Security cardholders who are U.S. residents receive a monthly rebate equivalent to the FairTax paid on essential goods and services, also known as the poverty level expenditures. The rebate is paid in advance, in equal installments each month. The size of the rebate is determined by the Department of Health & Human Services’ poverty level multiplied by the tax rate. This is a well-accepted, long-used poverty-level calculation that includes food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical care, etc. To view the chart click on http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq-main.html#3 For other information click on http://www.fairtax.org

[Texas_Conservative2]

Although the fair tax system as described sounds better than what we have now, it would be a whole lot better without the rebate checks.

Everyone should pay their fair share, even those below the poverty level.

If you want to see the government actually start to reign in out of control spending, nothing will accomplish that faster than making EVERYONE pay taxes.

Once everyone is paying taxes, everyone will have a stake in seeing them lowered, and the only way to lower them is to spend less money.

The rebate system for those under the poverty level will just become the new political battleground with Democrats running for national office promising to raise the poverty (rebate check) level to shift the burden more and more to the rich.

It would also be manipulated to give democratic states more money by saying the poverty level in those states is a much higher number. So not only would you have wealth redistribution from rich to poor but also from republican areas to democratic ones.