“…what do you think…”
First, Huckabee is a pussy!
Second, if such could work they would have done it a long time ago!
Third, Corporations and Government do not pay taxes, you the citizenry do!
Fourth, it would not be 10% it would be 35%!
Fifth, any value added, flat or otherwise tax system will have political creep!
Sixth, the real issue is power and political corruption; any alternative taxing will only alter the mechanisms to maintain political class wealth, influence and control…instead of plan ‘A’ it will be plan ‘C’!
Seventh… there is no such thing as revenue neutral taxation!
Eighth, all taxation stripes from the citizenry their labor, is an arbitrary drag upon society and limits the accumulation of wealth!
Ninth, until government spending and national goals are the issue, talking about alternative tax systems is just a distraction!
Tenth, yes, a percentage only tax could work, only if, again only if open public information, applied to all equally, all tax incentive programs be in the form of grant style applications open to public review, and subject to public hearing requirements and able to be challenged by the public...so why has it not been tried!
Eleventh,…
Well I’ll respond to this point:
Second, if such could work they would have done it a long time ago!
Special interest groups who have the politicians wrapped around their finger. We need a new strong freshman class in 2010 in the House and it looks like we may get (possibly over 50)