Abolish the IRS with National Sales Tax?

Fox News ^ | 11/3/04 | tgusa

[tgusa]

"I'm not exactly sure how big the national sales tax is going to have to be, but it's kind of an interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously," the president said. The next day administration officials said Bush was not considering such a reform.

John Kerry's campaign quickly condemned a national sales tax, and Bush for potentially supporting it.

“If [Bush] has his way, every trip to the supermarket will feel like a visit to H&R Block and every day will be April 15. And now that this plan has been exposed, George W. Bush is trying to mislead the public into thinking it was just an off-the-cuff comment," Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said in an Aug. 12 statement.

[tgusa]

What a novel concept! Kerry's people hit the nail on the head. Every American SHOULD think of April 15th every time they spend a dollar. Then, just maybe some heat would come onto the administration and Congress to rein in federal spending.

[nuconvert]

National Sales Tax?

Bring it on

[TythosEternal]

Rush Limbaugh's most recent Limbaugh Letter had an excellent outline of possible ways to get rid of the IRS. As a fiscal libertarian, I'm all for it.

[Gefreiter]

"John Kerry's campaign..."

Why is there a John Kerry campaign still? Show's over folks- nothing more to see here.

[Raffus]

The tax policy of the new administration should be tax on consumption - period. That would be the fairest way.

[Blue Highway]

AMEN! The time has come for a National Sales Tax!

[RKV]

So if I work hard and save my after tax money then I get taxed AGAIN when I spend it? Not saying I have the answer, but that appears to be double taxation to me.

[uncleshag]

Should've been implemented long ago.

[Raffus]

No - I am saving that no income tax at all - all consumption tax. That way EVERYONE pays.

Think about it now, you have nannies, etc. now that do not pay. Everyone should pay.

[lilylangtree]

Don't like the nat'l sales tax.

[Gigantor]

It must be "a national sales tax to replace the income tax!"

[Raffus]

I guess that might because you don't have a W2?

[FreedomCalls]

And without the IRS who will enforce collection of the NST? You are replacing one devil with another.

[B.O. Plenty]

The sales tax was a big issue in the Sessions-Frost race here in Dallas.....Frost ads condemned a National Sales tax as a huge tax increase....never mentioning that it would replace the income tax....it was truly disgraceful...ol Martin never could tell the truth about anything......btw...Martin Frost lost by a bunch.

[tgusa]

The idea is there would be NO income tax - abolition of the 16th Amendment would be required.

[narby]

Under the existing income tax, this country has become the wealthiest ever seen on planet earth. I'm all for reducing the scope of government and taxes. But hurrying in to change a successful system because we've got a theory on how to make it better seems like a bad idea on it's face.

The left had great sounding theories on socialisim that never worked. They sounded good, but they didn't work. I suspect this could fail just as miserably (perhaps by giving government the opportunity to add a sales tax, but then renege on getting rid of income taxes).

What we have works. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

READ MY LIPS, NO NEW TAXES! (even if they promise, cross their hearts, to get rid of the old one)

[kevkrom]

ping-o-rama...

[TChris]

Yes, yes! Tax on consumption is by far the best way.

[tgusa]

The States would collect NST - most already have the mechanisms in place for State sales taxes.

[moroque11]

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