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Replace the 16th and income tax with a national sales tax on ALL goods and services. Requires an amendment - just make sure that:

1) The income tax is repealed (I dont want both income and sales tax)

2) The next calander years tax rate must be voted upon prior to the start of the new calander year. (otherwise it is 1% until the new tax rate is passed)

3) Each member of the House and Senate must vote on record for the tax rate. (Got to know how they voted to hold them accountable)

4) 60% vote required to increase the rate more than .5 % from the previous year's rate. (makes it tougher to raise taxes by a large amount)

5) All goods and services must be taxed at the same rate. (no special rates for NY or California, or for certain goods like milk or paint or whatever).

6) The tax rate must be based upon the final sales price of the goods or services. (If you get a discount from the vendor, you should not have to pay tax on the full amount)

7) The tax rate legislation is a "priviledged bill" and can not be ammended and must be limited to only the tax rate. (no monkey games about attaching the tax rate to appropriations, war resolutions, etc.)

8) The tax rate must be expressed as a percentage

9) The tax rate may not be changed during the calander year once the tax rate has been established (see #2)

10) There may only be one tax rate per calander year. (no "piling on" of tax rate legislation or incremental tax legislation)

11) The tax rate is only good for the year that it was inacted (no the tax rate will be x for the next x years)

I think that would just about cover it. Any other comments?

a lot of good IdeaS ..... JUST TO MUCH TO ASK FOR

REPEAL THE WITHHOLDING LAW .... until everyone has to write a check for their taxes nothing will change.

Employers would still compute the taxes, pay their part of whatever .... but the employee would get all his mony along with a note that said "Your tax for this pay period is ~~~~
please send your check to the IRS."

Until that happens taxes will only go up and all the surfs will dance with joy when the master gives them a little cash at the end of the year.