and I am not just arguing for the Fair Tax. I’m arguing that everybody pays taxes. Working or retired. Everybody pays the same. Everybody. It is the only way taxes and spending will be controlled.
This is one of the things Rush worries about the most: the fact that since many people do not pay taxes there is a tendency to increase them. If we all pay they will be lower than if only some pay. Once a majority does not pay they are likely to go much higher.
Then why not just have a flat tax. That way everybody pays the same percentage of their income with no deductions. No exemptions for children, etc.
That sounds good, but in the end, you can't get blood from a turnip.