[The Shootist]

ut they initially proposed replacing the current system with U.S. Senate bill S. 25 and U.S. House of Representatives bill H.R. 25. The next step would be to repeal the 16th Amendment to the constitution allowing the Federal government to levy an income tax.

Well, this is backwards. The repeal of the 16th amendment must come BEFORE any new tax is introduced. The reason is obvious; we don't want to end up with a NST and a federal Income Tax.

[staytrue]

I would think a sales tax for all people plus an income tax for those with assets over 1 billion dollars or income over 100 million would be workable.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The repeal of the 16th amendment must come BEFORE any new tax is introduced

Shhh! Don't interrupt the pornographic dreams of the UnFair tax supporters.

[Badray]

The 16th ALLOWS for an income tax. It does not mandate it.

When the FairTax bill passes, it would become effective 6 months later. The repeal of the 16th Amendment could take years. Why would you want to delay the implimentation for that long?

As people get accustomed to their full paycheck again, I think that they'd rather lynch their reps and senators than allow them to reinstitute an income tax.

But for just that reason, I'd love for those SOBs to try.

[KoRn]

"Well, this is backwards. The repeal of the 16th amendment must come BEFORE any new tax is introduced. The reason is obvious; we don't want to end up with a NST and a federal Income Tax."

That's absolutely correct!