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To: Orangedog

Orangedog, do you seriously think an underground economy does not currently exist? One that has as it’s goal the avoidance of income taxes? Really?

What about the whole illegal drug market? The billions of dollars in income go untaxed. At least under the FairTax, those dollars would be more likely to be counted and would contribute to the tax pool. Even drug pushers buy groceries, clothes, and appliances. Even drug kingpins buy cars, furniture, houses, and on and on and on.

That’s just one example.

I think you’re exaggerating the outcome. The IRS would NOT be needed in the FairTax model because the tax collection and distribution would happen at the state level, which is already established to handle and manage a consumption tax model.


25 posted on 04/24/2014 8:16:43 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: PubliusMM
Yeah, you're right. The fedgov and its support mechanism, the IRS will just say "Aw shucks...guess we're just gonna go find new jobs in the private sector. You sure showed us!"

Normally I would be happy to let the fairness taxers and con/conners have their plans blow up horribly in their faces, but those fools will be taking me and mine to hell with them in the process so I'll be calling them out for the idiots they are whenever I can.

26 posted on 04/26/2014 6:29:39 AM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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