You are wrong, it is uniform.
http://www.fairtax.org/PDF/PrebateExplained2012.pdf
Each qualifying adult is rebated $11,170 and each qualifying child is rebated $3960.
That is uniform.
What you are referring to is whether the FairTax is fair. It is as fair as any tax system can be. A divorced custodial parent of 3 will likely have income from a non-custodial parent or in the case of a widowed parent will have social security.
But the discussion is bout its constitutionality and it is uniformly applied, therefore constitutional.
You think that will remain uniform for any meaningful length of time? Some self-identified group will lobby Congress to grant them greater rebates (and to reduce some other alleged group’s).
There’s lots of outrage about people making money off “refundable tax credits”, and additional outrage over the proposition of the government paying everyone a “living wage”. How then is it suddenly “sensible” for the feds to give a family of 4 $38,180 no strings attached? especially when anyone can work a high-paying job, and by operating exclusively in used goods and private sales pay no taxes regardless of income? How is this any different from the well-despised “redistributing the wealth”?
Lesseehere, work 2000+ hours a year for twice the income but have half of it confiscated (don’t forget _all_ levels of taxation), or do nothing and collect a check for half as much with no taxation ... same net, lots of effort vs. zero effort, gee I wonder which will encourage creation of wealth. Retail sales & the new goods market will collapse overnight.
Once Progressives realize this is a means to “guaranteed living wage”, they’ll be all for the FairTax - for the wrong reasons.
The Constitution does not provide for giving people “living wage” money just because they exist. Doesn’t matter if it’s dispersed uniformly.
You are wrong, it is uniform.Thanks for the link, it exposes your lie.
Family of 4: One adult (single mom?) + 3 children - $5,302 annual
Family of 4: a couple (of what?)+ 2 children - $6960.00 annual
Since 1 adult plus 3 children or a couple plus 2 children is too much math for you I wouldn't expect you to be able to figure that that's a $1658.00 annual penalty for a single mom with 3 kids.