Nothing "fair" about the "fair tax"

Leland Tribune ^ | 1/21/2008 | Elaine Mejia

[groanup]

I’m sure the government will never miss your tiny little contribution.

[lewislynn]

Buy one year's worth at historically high prices, genius, and pay the cost to store it. LOL!

Interesting. Maybe he already has a tank but what will the price of diesel be one year from now exactly?

[xcamel]

$84 today, and dropping like a rock, er iraq even...

[Paladin2]

e-rack? i-rack? e-rock? no, I-rock!

Whatever.

My tactical reserve from October ran out a couple of weeks ago, so we are now living bi-weekly or semi monthly or some such, planning on a drop. Time will tell.

[Paladin2]

Still waiting for a brainiac clarification.

[Paladin2]

"I’m sure the government will never miss your tiny little contribution."

Then, please, make all my purchases exempt.

[Paladin2]

30% return at .09.

Well, the first year should work out fine.

[snippy_about_it]

I think any tax can get out of hand, it’s always happened anyway. Taxes that are for just one thing but stay on for another, increases, etc. I can see it happening with any tax or fee.

[xcamel]

I still have 4 contracts open... which has come in very handy lately. At least I don’t have to store it.. (one is B20 winterized)

[groanup]

Just ran across your post. Thanks for the link. There is no shortage of economists who applaud the FairTax. Still waiting for the long list of economists who think it is a bad idea...

crickets

[xcamel]

By fairtaxer logic, that is an easy one... all the ones that haven't spoken at all must be against it After all, it you disagree with the FT, you must be an IRS lover...

[groanup]

Hey, it's the guy who claimed all the economists in the world thought the FairTax was a "stupid" idea.

And you still, to this day, haven't even named ONE. ROTFLMAO!!!

Please don't do anymore stand up comedy on this forum. I can't take it.

[magellan]

"One thing the Fair Tax proponents never seem to discuss is the psychological disincentive a massive sales tax would have on the economy."

And one thing the Fair Tax opponents never seem to discuss is the psychological incentive a massive pay increase would have on the economy.

Working people would get about a 30% increase in take home pay with the Fair Tax, before the prebate.

[FightThePower!]

It would be great to have a tax system that enourages savings and investment rather than buying things. Real wealth comes from saving and investment, not spending.

[xcamel]

Bad FR form to post a quote without a source, but you knew that.
and you do it anyway..

[OKSooner]

"Elaine Mejia is the Director of the N.C. Budget and Tax Center"

[lucysmom]

Will the state and fed gas taxes be taxed by the FT?

Depends on what the meaning of "gross" is.

[lucysmom]

Working people would get about a 30% increase in take home pay with the Fair Tax, before the prebate.

Only in the FairTax FairyTale.

[groanup]

You know you made the claim. You can lie to the rest of the forum but you and I know the truth.

[xcamel]

post up or shut up, liar.