[Mister Da]

There is too much to get into this AM, but I have read the plan and the posted article.

I disagree completely with your analysis - the devil is ALWAYS in the details, & govt' is always fouling up when it comes to handling our money.

As an example of how wrong you are, you said "Marital status has nothing to do with the rebate", yet in paragraph 4, sentence 2 of the excerpt of the posted article it CLEARLY says "plus an extra amount to prevent any marriage penalty". So, marital status clearly does affect the amount of rebate you receive.

You said "The government's only connection to the citizen will be IF the person wants the rebate". That is factually WRONG. Sentence 2 of para 4 clearly states "The FairTax provides every family with a rebate of the sales tax...". What part of the word EVERY don't you understand. The rebate will be sent to EVERY US family, not just those who want it. And who in their right mind would not want it.

As you are wrong in the above, you are wrong with everything else in your reply.

I suggest you do some research yourself, as you seem to be ignorant of the facts. Read again carefully para 4 of the excerpt above. My comments are based on this, & are a fair analysis of it.

One other thing. Phrases like "Pure speculation and fear on your part", "Quit worrying and don't let your imagination run away with you", & "drifting off into loony land" are the phrases of the LEFT - John Kerry & Howard Dean come to mind - & USED CAR SALESMEN! This issue is important to me, & I wont be cowed by such empty rhetoric. Save it for your mama.

The rebate is a pig!

[Zon]

The rebate will be sent to EVERY US family, not just those who want it. And who in their right mind would not want it.

You're wrong. Only people that sign up for the prebate will receive it and no one is forced to sign up. Also, I can think of many people that wouldn't sign up for it that are very much in their right mind. For many people their privacy is worth the price. The more anonymous they can be to the government the better. So short sighted of you.

[Badray]

So, are you for the status quo or do you have a super secret plan that is working its way through Congress gathering support?

I don't think that you'll find any supporters who believe is perfect -- no plan is. But its the best one out there and it cures a lot of the ills and sins of the current system.

If it becomes corrupted like the present system over the course of the next ten or fifty or 100 years, then we will have had it better than we have it now for that pereiod of time.

It is up to us to repair the problems that we face with the Code and the IRS. It will be up to our children and grandchildren to do the same for themselves. If we have any success in also reining in government power and spending, that's an added blessing. To whatever degree we are successful, we will have gained some liberty for ourselves and our children and we will have provided an example to them that we can fight back and make changes.

This is NOT a government idea. This is from the grassroots. Supporters in Congress are those who have taken the time to look into it and see its benefits. They are the fiscal hawks and the liberty minded folks in Congress.

The ones opposed to it are the ones who spend the most and rely on that spending for buying votes to win reelection. The Dems have threatened their members that they will suffer the consequences if they support the FT.

Doesn't the FT's supporters and enemies tell you anything at all?

Do you see anything at all good about the FairTax?