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Posted on 02/19/2009 12:34:20 PM PST by Man50D
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:34:20 PM PST
by
Man50D
To: Taxman; Principled; EternalVigilance; phil_will1; kevkrom; Bigun; PeteB570; FBD; Voter#537; ...
Fair Tax ping!
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:35:09 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: Man50D
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:41:24 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
To: Man50D
There is one huge step our Congressmorons could take which would turn the economy around very quickly: Elimination of the federal income tax for both individuals and businesses, replacing it with a national sales tax. This would end the socialistic engineering of the tax regulations and give people clarity about their future tax obligations. It would eliminate the spending of billions of dollars non-productively, just to comply with existing tax laws. A national sales tax would be fair, since those who have greater assets and earn more, also spend more; so they would pay a higher percentage of taxes than people with lower income.
Another great step Congress could initiate would be the elimination of mark-to-market accounting, in favor of historical cost accounting. This would significantly help financial institutions with capital requirements, thereby increasing available credit.
But our Socialist president and Congress are highly unlikely to take either of the above steps. They would rather increase welfare entitlements, tinker with the existing federal tax code, and rant about the failure of greedy businessmen. The current economic mess was caused by government interference in lending standards, with the aim of increasing the number and amount of mortgage loans made to low income borrowers. Now the same socialist clowns are telling us that the solution is more government. As Ronald Reagan said, government is not the solution; government is the problem.
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:43:14 PM PST
by
pleikumud
To: pleikumud
But our Socialist president and Congress are highly unlikely to take either of the above steps.
Congress critters will when they feel enough heat from a growing grassroots effort. Seventy six members signed on in the last session of Congress precisely because of pressure from their constituents and so far the number of cosponsors this session(44) is ahead of last session's pace.
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posted on
02/19/2009 12:48:20 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: Man50D
There is only one “fair” tax. That is the land tax as advocated by Henry George over 100 years ago.
To: stop_fascism
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posted on
02/19/2009 2:06:05 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: Man50D
I think the prebate ought to be taken out of the Fair Tax Act, as it still requires a database to be kept of how much people are earning, while also distributing welfare to those that don’t pay taxes.
Get that eliminated from the Bill, and you’ll see more people jump on board the Fair Tax train. Including some FReepers against it.
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posted on
02/19/2009 2:07:52 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
To: Man50D
If Fair Tax is not preceded by a repeal of the with holding we will end up with TWO TAXES!
So NO to Fair Tax until withholding is ended.
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posted on
02/19/2009 2:14:38 PM PST
by
JSteff
(It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.)
To: wastedyears
In his masterpiece “Progress and Poverty” George showed that most of the world’s problems were caused by governments granting monopolies for land use which we call “Real Property Ownership.” In order to redress this problem, he proposed a tax on land (not on the improvements on the land), which returns the value of this monopoly to the community. This tax would replace all others.
If you are interested you can find more information at: http://www.henrygeorge.org/
To: wastedyears
I think the prebate ought to be taken out of the Fair Tax Act, as it still requires a database to be kept of how much people are earning, while also distributing welfare to those that dont pay taxes.
The prebate will not based on income. It will be based on the size of the household. Per the bill:
SEC. 302. QUALIFIED FAMILY.
`(a) General Rule- For purposes of this chapter, the term `qualified family' shall mean 1 or more family members sharing a common residence. All family members sharing a common residence shall be considered as part of 1 qualified family.
`(b) Family Size Determination- `(1) IN GENERAL- To determine the size of a qualified family for purposes of this chapter, family members shall mean-
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posted on
02/19/2009 3:09:42 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: JSteff
If Fair Tax is not preceded by a repeal of the with holding we will end up with TWO TAXES!
Wa already have two taxes! You just don't realize it because embedded in the price of every item you purchase are corporate taxes businesses pass onto the consumer. They are essentially sales taxes. The Fair Tax will remove the embedded taxes by eliminating corporate income taxes and impose only one tax at the point of sale.
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posted on
02/19/2009 3:13:50 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
To: Man50D
Don’t forget the hidden tax paid from inflation as a result of poor monetary policy. (Thanks Federal Reserve.)
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posted on
02/19/2009 3:20:23 PM PST
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: JSteff
thank you mr obvious
i think everyone who has read Neal Boortz’s book realises that must be done first.
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posted on
02/19/2009 3:26:42 PM PST
by
kennyboy509
(Ha! I kill me!)
To: Man50D
I live in Jacksonville, and I’ll be there, with FRiends!
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posted on
02/19/2009 6:06:36 PM PST
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: stop_fascism
The “Georges Tax” is really a joke.
I agitate for elimination of all property taxes. They are too damn subjective and subject to manipulation, cronyism and favoritism.
What the US really needs, at the local, state and federal level is a consumption tax.
FairTax is just the beginning!
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posted on
02/19/2009 6:09:57 PM PST
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: wastedyears
The prebate is in the legislation solely to allow tax-FRee purchase of necessities of life, for all consumers. It is based on family size, not earnings. Read the legislation, please.
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posted on
02/19/2009 6:12:17 PM PST
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Taxman
Since you are familiar with George, please tell us what you find “a joke”?
To: Taxman
What the US really needs, at the local, state and federal level is a consumption tax. What I really want is a FairTax at 26% consumption tax level, where 21% goes to the Federal government and 5% back to the states. That way, the income tax can be removed even at the state level.
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posted on
02/20/2009 3:00:31 AM PST
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: RayChuang88
What I really want is a FairTax at 26% consumption tax level, where 21% goes to the Federal government and 5% back to the states.
Actually states can choose to conform their sales taxes to the Fair Tax by piggy backing or repealing their sales taxes, be paid one quarter of one percent for collecting the tax and maintain the 23% rate
FAQ #25
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posted on
02/20/2009 5:39:03 AM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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