[FairOpinion]

This is a non-scientific poll, anyone can vote, but since you have to give your e-mail address, it limits people voting multiple times.

This is a site that it's a "voting site", you can vote on many issues. It's run by Dick Morris, but the site per se is neither conservative, nor liberal.

With all that said, it's still interesting that such overwhelming majority would vote yes on this question.

Since they also ask your e-mail and zip code, I think they really do send the results to the Senators and Representatives, which is good, so they can have an idea what their constituents are thinking.

[FairOpinion]

Interesting poll, though nonscientific.

People can still vote, it's still open, but the results to dare are very promising regarding people's acceptance of Fair Tax.

[Riley]

Open note to policy makers:

'Replace' does not mean the same things as 'add to'.

[Man50D]

Fair Tax Ping!

[Paul C. Jesup]

This is a non-scientific poll, anyone can vote, but since you have to give your e-mail address, it limits people voting multiple times.

I am happy that the U.S. election system is as non-scientific poll as this one, in that anyone can vote as long as you are a legal U.S. citizen and have not committed a felony.

[JennysCool]

It's the only truly fair tax (if I can only afford a Kia, I'm paying less than the guy who plunks down his dough on a Rolls).

I think the government hates the idea because it would provide an ongoing referendum on government's performance (economy good, government gets lots of dough; economy bad, government suffers). And I'm sure IRS and H&R Block employees aren't exactly gassed about the prospect, either.

[ClearCase_guy]

83% of poll respondents are out of the mainstream. Everyone knows that.

[no-to-illegals]

I prefer the fairer, flat-tax.

[DugwayDuke]

"With all that said, it's still interesting that such overwhelming majority would vote yes on this question."

One wonders how many 'fair tax' websites are pinging this poll.

But, to be serious, self-selecting polls attract only those with strong opinions on the subject. It's really not all that surprising that the results are skewed this way. Just don't be surprised that it's not at all representative of the population.

[EGPWS]

A consumption tax would be great for the American economy.

Anything that would lessen the political influence and make the tracking of the taking of earned funds more understandable to the individual will make such a directive a moot one.

Politics to politicians holds precidence over expediency and as long as politicians are the "lawmakers" it ain't goona' happen.

[Boundless]

Keep in mind that the main impediments to the FT are
the people that stand in its way, the politicians.

They have two main objections:

1. Emasculates the IRS as a political weapon.

2. Eliminates the ability to grant [sell] tax favors,
as well as enforce public policy by tax incentives.

So when you write yer congresscritter, tell 'em you
know about the above, and kill the IRS anyway. The
survival of the country (and the pol's job) depend on it.

[taxesareforever]

Government will never buy into this. It is their promises of more tax money to specific programs that make up their voter base. How could they ever again make a promise of an increase in taxes to fund their pet projects and voter base projects when they are limited to a certain amount of money that is not based on THEIR personal bill?

[Mad_as_heck]

Personally I'm willing to consider anything to replace the system we have now. I think tax reform could be a real winner for the GOP if played their cards right (for once).

However, we need to make absolutely certain that anything new is instead of not in addition to the income tax. Let that nest of vipers in DC work a few shell games and we'll be paying income tax, VAT, and a flax tax at once.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Still too much room for corruption.

Eliminate ALL taxes; local, state and federal. Impose a 33.3% FLAT TAX and divide by 3 = 10.1% local, 10.1% state and 10.1% federal. Everyone and every business pays equally. No deductions, no loop holes, no exemptions. Make this the maximum tax that can be imposed under law except during a DECLARED war.

[wintertime]

From your lips to God's ear.

Please! Abolish the IRS!

[Eaglewatcher]

I hope this shakes the tree in Washington!

[Rate_Determining_Step]

The 16th Amendment must be repealed simultaneously before I would sign on to any other tax system.

GOP leaders need to know this is a no-compromise point.

[Savage Beast]

The Democrat politicians hate the idea. It would be too hard for them to get their fingers into your wallet, and that's the only way they can get themselves elected.

The morons who make up the rank and file of the Democrat Party, of course, believe anything their sociopathic leaders tell them.

[ancient_geezer]

Indeed an interesting result. I've noticed that most such polls taken on the internet do come out that kind of result.

A Taxreform bump for you all.

If anyone would like to be added to this ping list let me know.

John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all income and SS/Medicare payroll taxes outright and replace them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.

H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

Refer for additional information:

• search: "national sales tax" OR "national retail sales tax" OR "fairtax"

 

• http://www.fairtax.org,
• http://www.myfairtax.org/,
• http://www.geocities.com/cmcofer/ftax.html,
• http://www.salestax.org.

[antiunion person]

"Since they also ask your e-mail and zip code, I think they really do send the results to the Senators and Representatives, which is good, so they can have an idea what their constituents are thinking."

1) Answer me this, since when did the politicians lose sight that they were working for us and not us for them??

2) I don't imagine that people working for the IRS, H&R Block and other tax related organizations are not going to go down without a multi-million dollar fight to save their asses from getting 'actual' jobs like the tax payers in this country that support them.

3) I know for a fact that the politicians will never let loose of 'OUR' money. You know they have pork barrel projects and corruption to keep fed.

In my opinion, if it makes sense, will work, or the people who support the non-working, illegals, and just plain lazy bastards in this country will never let a flat tax or a fair tax go into effect. So don't hold your breath waiting for reform.

[AmusedBystander]

You can get any kind of response you would like in a poll. It's all in the wording.

1. Would you like to pay $30,000 for your new Toyota? Yes 95%

or

2. Would you like to pay $30,000 plus $7,500 extra sales tax for your new Toyota? No 3%

Undecided. 2%