"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 Palelologus
I have a more basic objection, namely, it’s not the government’s job to socially engineer our behavior according to their wishes, by providing little carrots (tax deductions, credits, exemptions) and sticks (taxes, marriage penalty, recaptures) when we do what pleases them, or we don’t. They should leave us the hell alone unless and until we infringe on other’s lives, rights or property.
Your “income” is a direct measure of how much talent, skill, and work you put INTO the economy and society. To tax/punish this is inherently wrong.
However, there is no such moral wrong taxing based on what you consume, especially if you are not taxed on what you consume in order to live.
I agree with you 100% but I do NOT like the so-called “fair tax” (its not)
It will replace these thousands of bad tax laws with one huge bad one.
It will tax at a HUGE rate at the cash register and then...
wait for it..
GIVE A ‘REBATE’ to people at the end of the year according to how little they make.
How long before the democraps will want to increase this payout to attract the stupid voters?
So we replace huge complex tax code with one stupid law that even the simplest minded will understand... “Vote for me and get a bigger handout at the end of the year”
I am for a ‘FLAT TAX’ - no rebates, NO DEDUCTIONS (not even mortgage) and EVERYONE PAYS THE SAME PERCENT (rich and poor pay 10%)
Then the major argument will be what do you spend it on?- law enforcement and bridge building? or ‘diversity’ programs and welfare handouts?