Posted on 07/05/2006 4:20:50 PM PDT by pigdog
A modest proposal: Let’s dump the entire tax code. Let’s gather all the tax documents we can find, put them in a big heap, and have a nationally televised Tax Code Burning Day. If the tax lobbies protest, toss them on the fire, too.
Good riddance.
Tax Code Burning Day is possibly a bit extreme, but the idea of chucking our income tax system has been around for quite a while.
When I suggested 10 years ago that we were all suffering from TDB - Tax Debate Burnout - 5,000 readers agreed. They sent in letters and postcards in support of then-Congressman Dick Armey, R-Flower Mound, and his proposal for a simple flat tax.
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The only problem with the Armey flat tax proposal was that it didn’t go far enough. We need to chuck the entire tax system - we need to eliminate the income tax, the employment tax, the corporate tax and the inheritance tax. We need to start over.
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It's time for the FairTax!!!
How did this get put under News/Activism??? I didn't use that category when posting the article.
I agree 100%.
Let's get'er done!
Check your prebate under the FairTax ...
Thanks! I will. My mom, OldTax-lady, is a Fair Tax supporter. I was more for the Armey plan, but it was pointed out that sales tax will collect more from the illegal immigrants, among other advantages.
Just for convenience (though your Mom may already have plugged you into it), here's a way to read HR25 . even a few pages are worth reading to see what it's all about if you haven't already - and it's an easy read.
Also there's FairTax website.
There's lots of helpful information there on many, many different topics. Check the FAQs and Rebuttals for example.
I have read Scott Burns for years. He is a good economist although he leans left on many issues, IMO, as does the DMN in general. If he supports the FT that says a lot.
Thank you very much. $897 per month beats a hole in the head, doesn't it!?
Soots me!!! (Thot it wuz past yer bedtime, tho!)
Yep - buys lots of kitty litter, etc.!!
After all, it was devised to be non-partisan and the sooner the left gets on board, the sooner it'll become law.
It can't be said enough!
Just as outrageous, though, is Congress's willingness to use the tax code for 'social engineering'--which is the real reason that the tax code will never be scrapped. So sad.
Do you think they'll choose to scrap the tax code or be voted out?
There's a tipping point and we're awfully close to it - and there's no sign of slowing down a bit....
'Course you have to be willing to vote for the candidate who runs on scrapping the code.
28,300 spent before any tax is paid.
The only problem with the Armey flat tax proposal was that it didn’t go far enough. We need to chuck the entire tax system - we need to eliminate the income tax, the employment tax, the corporate tax and the inheritance tax. We need to start over.
On the nose!!! Don't reform it, replace it.
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John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all federal income, SS/Medicare payroll, and gift/estate taxes outright replacing them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.
H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.Refer for additional information:
Scott Burns:I love it.
Live modestly. Spend little. Your tax bill will be tiny.Live extravagantly. Spend lots. Your tax bill will be substantial.
Save and invest your money, and you’ll pay no taxes. The money will be providing employment and helping the economy grow. Taxes are only paid when you withdraw the money from productive use and spend it on consumption.
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