[SierraWasp]

"Instead, all taxes should be collected by the states, or even by the counties and cities as they do in Virginia. Then, what the states don't need, they can send to the US government."

Is this literally true and really going on? I proposed this in 1995 but of course couldn't get any traction as a newly elected local government official. If it's already being done somewhere... I want to know about it.

It just seemed to me that since Counties and Cities already had elected "Tax Collectors," why not let the power follow the money and devolve government the right way!!!

Please point me to information about Virginia's system if, indeed what you are saying is in fact the current truth. Thank You in advance.

[graycamel]

I don't know if Virginia still does it, but they did a few years ago. I had to pay my income tax, not to Richmond, but to the city of Roanoke! I don't know how the cities and counties handle it. See this site: http://www.tax.state.va.us/site.cfm?alias=WhereToFile

[Taxman]

Yup, 'tis true.

Click here and type "H.R. 25" in the Bill Number search box.

All you ever wanted to know about the Fair Tax can be found right there. You can even read the actual legislation, and it is written to be easy for "laymen" to understand!