[goldstategop]

I support replacing the income tax with a consumption based national sales tax. To make sure the income tax isn't resurrected in the future, the 16th Amendment would have to be repealed.

[Jim Robinson]

I'm ready. I'll go for a twofer. Repeal the 16th and the 17th. That should defund it, defang it, and drive a stake through it.

[karlamayne]

"To make sure the income tax isn't resurrected in the future, the 16th Amendment would have to be repealed. "

You raise an excellent [if, impossible -- only one amendment was ever repealed] point. The likely (possible) scenario would be that a national sales tax would "replace" the income tax which would be kept in some reduced fashion only on the "super-rich," say those who earn $1M/year. Gradually, however, the definition of the rich would wither down as the percentage of the tax rose. Naturally you'd still have the national sales tax, or VAT. This was what happened in several European (and South American) countries.

[The Raven]

>>I support replacing the income tax with a consumption based national sales tax. To make sure the income tax isn't resurrected in the future, the 16th Amendment would have to be repealed.

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bigun]

I support replacing the income tax with a consumption based national sales tax. To make sure the income tax isn't resurrected in the future, the 16th Amendment would have to be repealed.

We have exactly 0 protection against having both an income tax and a sales tax as things CURRENTLY stand but if we would demand passage of H.R.2525, currently before congress in the ways and means committee, we would have MANY protections against such a senerio since Income taxes would be illegal by statute, the IRS would be defunded, and ALL their exsisting records would be destroyed! READ it for yourself!

[WileyC]

To make sure the income tax isn't resurrected in the future, the 16th Amendment would have to be repealed.

While true, can you imagine what would happen if people started pushing for the return of an income tax? The scenes we've seen in TN would be nothing compared to what would happen in that case!