Yawn. It’s unfortunate that there are pro-IRS people on NRO, let alone FR. And make no mistake - if you’re opposed to the FairTax and haven’t proposed an alternative that eliminates the IRS and direct taxation on income, you are pro-IRS, if only by default.
I can only offer this data point to the pro- income taxers. As a small business owner, I will not vote, support, or donate to any candidate who will not at least commit to signing the FairTax bill as written. Not for dogcatcher, and sure as heck not for President. Add up all the people like me, and pro-IRS candidates are going to run into some trouble next summer.
Yawn. It’s unfortunate that there are pro-IRS people on NRO, let alone FR. And make no mistake - if you’re opposed to the FairTax and haven’t proposed an alternative that eliminates the IRS and direct taxation on income, you are pro-IRS, if only by default.
But in the meantime, a flat tax.
No it will not eliminate the IRS. But neither would the fairtax which would require agents in every store to ensure they get the tax from every transaction. That may be even more intrusive than the income tax! The fairtax will creep into a sales tax with different rates for different items. The government will thus be able to influence every single spending decision you make. Let’s say the govt wants a fat tax? The infrastructure will be in place with the fairtax.
Now look. We’re not exactly socialists. You’re not the only ones who hate the IRS, ok? So when we say there’s something wrong about the fairtax, perhaps you should listen carefully to what we’re saying because we all want the same thing in the end.