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How would that help the progressiveness of the income tax? How would that ensure that everyone pay some tax (including illegals?)

156 posted on 10/13/2006 12:39:27 PM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)

To: socialismisinsidious

How would that help the progressiveness of the income tax?

Moving the goalposts already?

How would that ensure that everyone pay some tax (including illegals?)

They already do - every time they spend a dollar.

159 posted on 10/13/2006 12:48:07 PM PDT by balrog666 (Ignorance is never better than knowledge. - Enrico Fermi)

To: socialismisinsidious

How would that ensure that everyone pay some tax (including illegals?)
AFT FAQ #49

Is the FairTax progressive? Do the rich pay more and the poor pay less as a percentage of their spending?
Absolutely, as you can see in Figure 6 below – where the graph shows annual expenditures for a family of four and the corresponding FairTax effective tax rates. The poor actually pay less than zero-percent retail sales tax on their spending. Much like with the earned income tax credit of today, the rebate may give them more money than they actually spend on retail taxes. Especially if they are frugal and buy mostly used products. On the other hand, the wealthy approach a maximum of 23-percent retail sales tax on their spending.

So how does the Fairtax ensure that everyone pay some tax again?

179 posted on 10/13/2006 10:35:54 PM PDT by lewislynn (Fairtax = lies, hope, wishful thinking, conjecture and lack of logic.)

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