Okay, so we do away with the income tax. Then what? He doesn't say in the CCped quotes. Neither has he ever given a solution to much of anything; he just pontificates.
Interesting you seem to have missed this one, for Keyes most certainly does provided an alternative to the income tax and a solution to the issue raised.
- "The income tax in effect makes us vassals to the government – the politicians decide how much income we can keep. No mere “reform” of this slave tax, such as flattening the rate, can correct its fundamental denial of control over our own money. Only the abolition of the income tax itself will restore the basic American principle that our income is both our own money and our own private business - not the government's."
- "Replacing the income tax with a national sales tax would rejuvenate independence and responsibility in our citizens. True economic liberty and moral revival go hand in hand."
- "A national sales tax would also put the American citizen back in control of national fiscal policy. The best way to curtail government spending is to cut taxes, because they can’t spend what they don’t get. But with a sales tax, we could deny funds to a spendthrift government – and give ourselves a tax cut – whenever we make the private choice to alter our spending and saving habits."
120 posted on 12/13/2005 10:19:48 PM MST by ancient_geezer (Don't reform it, Replace it!!)
But then it has become obvious you have chosen to ignore what is posted, to allow yourself to pretend no one provides answers to your questions.
By the way here's another one more explicit in what Keyes has proposed in lieu of the income tax system:
Alan Keyes Interview with Des Moines Register:
- Conservative commentator Alan Keyes said Thursday one of the first things he would do as president would be to replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax.
- He said a 23 percent national sales tax could allow for the elimination of both the income and payroll taxes. If only the income tax were replaced, the rate would be between 15 percent and 17 percent.
Good post. It's a no-brainer, but that's about par for this particular audience.
Lord, she's starting to rant.
It's always time to leave her alone when she starts to laugh uncontrollably and at inappropriate times.
We've got the 'hehehehehehehe' going now....just waiting for the *hic*.