To: kevkrom
You're confusing an NRST with a VAT. An NRST is a retail sales tax, it would not be levied on business-to-business purchases. What about the crime it would cause? Looting, robberies and underground economy?
15 posted on
08/11/2005 5:01:18 AM PDT by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: Echo Talon
What about the crime it would cause? Looting, robberies and underground economy? There is no such thing as a tax system that doesn't have people avoiding it. Using "black market" or "avoidance" as a reason to opoose a particular mechanism doesn't wash, because the same criticisms can be levied against any other system you compare it to.
17 posted on
08/11/2005 5:03:36 AM PDT by
kevkrom
(WARNING: If you're not sure whether or not it's sarcasm, it probably is.)
To: Echo Talon
How about all the crime people do to avoid paying income taxes?
Ridiculous argument. Flat tax is dumb.. Fair tax is brilliant.
To: Echo Talon
Underground economy??? What do you call 20 million illegal aliens that do not now pay taxes?? And that's just for starters.
102 posted on
08/11/2005 9:03:26 AM PDT by
pigdog
To: Echo Talon
All those things you mention already exist on a grand scale now. No difference.
193 posted on
08/11/2005 2:41:56 PM PDT by
RetiredArmy
(The government and courts are stealing your freedom & liberty!)
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