First in thinking of taxes and the fair tax or reduction and /or elimination of corporate tax to generate interest in American markets, you are correct, I have thought of that myself, just in different terms. Fair tax needs work that in the site, I did not see it out or at least emphasis it more, it is a strong selling point to guys like me.
I think I can explain my thoughts better by saying globalization vs Globalism. I am by no means in favor of one world government (unless it’s all under the US, I think Japan would make a nice 51-55th state. OK just kidding, kind of... ;-)) or wide open boarders. However, having a big stake in global business is another issue, there are 6 billion customers out there vs 302 million here. As a capitalist I like those odds.
The point you made about fair tax would help keep that balance in our favor.
So control the boarder, but don’t lock us down against legal immigration and trade, and promote conservative capitalist ideals to the world. Make the processes, production and people work to our favor, our benefit (and theirs by default, even if they realize it)
Exactly! We have a responsibility (an assignment from God, I believe) to affect the world for freedom an prosperity.
Meanwhile, the bulk of the GOP’s official membership are buying into this Globalist approach. They really are after a North American Union, and it’s not like adding two states, Mexico and Canada- it’s creating an entity that’s above the soverignty of the US.
This is the real reason behind the amnesty push, and why I like Hunter, Paul and Tancredo. (Thompson, I suspect, is just another trojan horse. He’s talked all around this issue, while plainly addressing almost everything else.)
We’ll see whch of the three gets the most mileage. Honestly, I think Paul has the big momentum right now.
But I agree, the Fairtax guys need to more clearly explain the international implications of their plan.