[Eric in the Ozarks]

Cut government by 3 percent every year. Every year.

[Cicero]

If we could replace the income tax with a VAT, I’d be all for it. For one thing, it would even the playing field against the EU. They get to tax our products, but we don’t get to tax them. So it would lead to something closer to fair trade.

But of course the plan is to simply pile one tax upon another. Income taxes, sales taxes, death taxes, capital gains taxes, liquor taxes, cigarette taxes, gas taxes, you name it and it’s in the works.

[ak267]

Is taxing health benefits and this VAT “trial baloons”???

Both will effect nearly everyone in this country. It would be a disaster.

[goldstategop]

I hope the Democrats do it. Eventually they will discover all the new taxes aren't closing the federal deficit and they will have to cut spending. Its already set to happen in California.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Man50D]

Imposing a VAT alone is bad enough but matters are made worse by doing so while maintaining the federal income tax. The far better alternative is to replace federal income taxes with a non VAT consumption tax and abolish the IRS with The Fair Tax Act(HR25/S296). Fair Tax ping!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Zero want to make us into the UK. VAT and NHS.

[Maine Mariner]

The left has been waiting for this opportunity for years; I remember reading something from George Meany, or some other well known labor leader about 30 years ago-advocating a VAT tax to pay for health care.

So a VAT tax, cap and trade tax etc. Still won't be enough.
Government spending increasing by leaps and bounds and tax revenue falling. For the first time in my life, I really worry for this country. We could see the end of the dollar's use as a reserve currency and massive increases in the money supply-inflation at 20% or more per year-and the destruction of the middle class-something the left has long desired.

What is so sad is that this is going on and few if any Republican senators or congresspeople are doing or saying anything about it. The closing down of Chrysler dealers who are contributors to Republicans and keeping open deals who contribute to Demorats is simply corporate fascism.

[Publius6961]

A VAT, in addition to excise taxes and hidden taxes (telephone) and income taxes would be the last straw.

Which tax do they propose to permanently remove?

If the answer is "none", I see the final recipe for armed insurrection.

Even sheep have a limit of tolerance.

[magooey]

brother of Rahm Emanuel

Raising taxes? An unpopular move - better to have stayed with Billy Beer (Jimmy Carter's brother if you're too young to remember)

[StonyMan451]

If I had my druthers, we’d pass a constitutional amendment specifying that the federal government can get its revenue from only two sources: tariffs and sales tax.

Tariffs and sales taxes are truth in taxation. Anything else provides a smoke screen.

[napscoordinator]

VAT would be wonderful if replaced by Federal Taxes regardless of percentage. I would love to pick and chose what to buy and when to pay the VAT. That would be conservative policy at it’s finest. Of course no taxes at all would be nice.

[goldi]

Obama Man Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhkF3dqXR0&feature=player_embedded

[epow]

Tax and spend is the Democrats’ religion, and they now have the power to force us to put more dollars in the collection plate for the next 4 years. You may as well get out your wallets and purses brothers and sisters, the plate is about to be passed down your aisle.

[swarthyguy]

Get ready.

Mileage fees, gas tax, VAT, Carbon Penalties.....etc etc.