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To: Wissa

Nope, but it will go a long way towards restoring balance in our system.


71 posted on 04/20/2009 5:22:24 PM PDT by John.Galt2012 (I'll take Liberty and you can keep the "Change"!)
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To: John.Galt2012
Nope, but it will go a long way towards restoring balance in our system.

Personally, I think the Fair Tax would be a good idea, but only if it was implemented such that it would gradually replace the current system over about a twenty year period. Gradually ramp down the payroll and income taxes while gradually ramping up the Fair Tax. If you don't do it gradually, you're 1) punishing everyone who played by the existing rules and 2) going to destroy the economy.

One problem that I see with you Fair Tax people is that you start calling people greedy if they don't like getting taxed twice. People that saved over their lifetime paid the tax on the money they earned and you'll tax them again when the spend the money. Another issue that I have is that you refuse to admit that there may be any problems with your proposal.

Your statement was that it "would take the teeth out our government and give us back our country". Bull. It wouldn't do anything about the encroaching nanny state, or Cap and Trade, or boosting cigarette taxes, or any number of other items. You try to fool people into thinking the government will be under control, when the Fair Tax would really do nothing to get to the underlying issues.

Yeah, you'll get people to yell "Yay! Yay!" when you say we'll get rid of the IRS. Algore gets people to yell "Yay! Yay!" when he says he'll save the polar bears. You're both either blind to the potential downsides of your proposal or you're dishonest enough that you do everything possible to hide the downsides from people.

82 posted on 04/20/2009 5:47:28 PM PDT by Wissa (I despise the liberal media.)
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