OneWingedShark,
The fact that you have found freerepublic.com and have chosen to participate is evidence that you are a cut above the low-information voter, but you are not much more that a small cut above. I don’t mean that in a harmful way, we all have to start somewhere. But there are some very serious people on this website with a lot of experience and insight into politics and political philosophy and you, I and many
others here would do well to observe and learn from them.
You seem to be hung up on the word ‘progressive’. Do you know that this word has a different meaning when applied to tax code as it does when applied to a political group?
Let me make it simple for you. Do you know the FairTax can leave ANY American individual untaxed no matter how rich or wealthy? I will repeat:
ANY AMERICAN INDIVIDUAL CAN PAY ZERO NET FEDERAL TAX UNDER THE FAIRTAX.
Don’t believe it? Take Warren Buffet for example. He’s worth say about $50 Billion at least in what is known publicly.
Warren can move into a studio apartment, buy food and bathroom goods at the local Coop, take the bus or ride a bicycle, and pay his utilities all for the grand total of about $1100 per month. Yes, Warren can do that. And in so doing Warren will be left tax-free even if he earns and pays himself a billion dollars from his businesses.
You see EVERYONE can choose to be tax-free under the FairTax because the FairTax is based on RETAIL SPENDING. We have the choice under the FairTax as to how much we want to pay in federal taxes.
Now normally, people will spend enough to be satisfied to know that they, their families, their friends and community are having a good and abundant life. That’s human nature. So most people are going to be paying the NRST above the level of spending for the essentials of living (the poverty line).
And because the Rebate is fixed and the same for every American individual, people can choose by their spending choices whether to be untaxed or maximally taxed or somewhere in between.
THE FAIRTAX IS NOT AND CAN NEVER BE A PROGRESSIVE TOOL TO BE USED BY ‘PROGRESSIVE’ POLITICAL GROUPS.
THE FAIRTAX IS ‘PROGRESSIVE’ IN ITS NATURE BUT NEVER POLITICALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO SPEND WHAT THEY DESIRE AND HAVE CAPACITY TO SPEND.
Tax Reform Amendment
Section I
No tax, federal or state, shall ever be withheld from the wages of a worker of any citizen of either.
Section II
No property shall be seized for failure to pay taxes until after conviction in a jury trial; the right of the jury to nullify (and thereby forgive) this debt shall never be questioned or denied. This section shall be explicitly stated by the judge before the opening arguments and after the closing arguments.
Section III
The second amendment is hereby recognized as restricting the power of taxation, both federal and state, therefore no tax (or fine) shall be laid upon munitions or the sale thereof.
Section IV
The seventh amendment is also hereby recognized, and nothing in this amendment shall restrict the right of a citizen to seek civil redress.
Section V
No income tax levied by the federal government, the several States, or any subdivision of either shall ever exceed 10%.
Section VI
No income tax levied by the federal government, the several States, or any subdivision of either shall ever apply varying rates to those in its jurisdiction.
Section VII
No retroactive or ex post facto tax (or fee) shall ever be valid.
Section VIII
The congress may not delegate the creation of any tax or fine in any way.
Section IX
No federal employee, representative, senator, judge, justice or agent shall ever be exempt from any tax or fee by virtue of their position.
Section X
Any federal employee, representative, senator, judge, justice or agent applying, attempting to apply, or otherwise causing the application of an ex post facto or retroactive law shall, upon conviction, be evicted from office and all retirement benefits forfeit.