[Beagle8U]

"When you pay a tax at the grocery store, you've already gotten the money and know when you are paying it out"

Even if they are pissed off at all the extra they will have to pay at the grocery store, what can they do about it?

Do you think they can buy "used" food to avoid the tax?

How about a "used" doctors visit? Some "used" gas for their car?

The little welfare check "prebate" wont cover the taxes the average Joe will be spending. Not when it takes all they earn to live.

[pigdog]

Actually you're misinformed about that as I'll show you later in the thread. Those are the folks who will greatly benefit from the FairTax.

It's the high living big spenders (some of which are on this thread or soon will be) that are terrified since the don't want to pay and can avoid many taxes now and they don't want to change their lifestyle.

[pigdog]

Actually you're misinformed about that as I'll show you later in the thread. Those are the folks who will greatly benefit from the FairTax.

It's the high living big spenders (some of which are on this thread or soon will be) that are terrified since the don't want to pay and can avoid many taxes now and they don't want to change their lifestyle.

[goldstategop]

As I said, a life basket of essential goods and services could be exempt from the tax altogether. So no one would be deprived of the necessities of life. A consumption tax can be structured fairly to protect people's livelihood. An income tax can't.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus