Repealing the 16th amendment will never happen without a replacement tax in place. There is no way to operate government without funding it. Any other result is not just stupid, it's delusional.
Repealing the 16th amendment will never happen without a replacement tax in place. There is no way to operate government without funding it. Any other result is not just stupid, it's delusional.
Well setting aside the fact that we don't NEED the federal government . . .
No one but a fool would support adding an NST on top of the existing system. Reason stated above. We cannot trust the politicians, from either party, to do the right thing. Re-stated: We can trust that politicians, from both parties, will do everything within their power to maintain their control.
From early conversations with Boortz (circa 1994) I know for a fact that in the early stages of planning it was believed that an amendment would be needed to allow the NST and that the 16th could be appealed at the same time as the NST was approved.
I would not be surprised if that plan was abolished in favor of just trying to pass legislation to allow the NST. Neither party respects the Constitution enough to worry if THEIR bit of legislation is actually Constitutional.
A Pox on both their houses.
And no, FairTax can not and should not be supported unless a mechanism is in place to abolish the 16th amendment; to do otherwise is sheer folly. "Taking years" is not an argument against repeal, it is an excuse.