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To: Gunslingr3
Not with the FairTax: www.fairtaxvolunteer.org
451 posted on 02/09/2003 6:38:52 PM PST by rwfromkansas (What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever. --- Westminster Catechism Q1)
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To: rwfromkansas
From the website:"If, as a business owner, you buy something for strictly business purposes (not for personal consumption), you pay no consumption tax."

You're right. I can't imagine their ever being any lobbying over what constitutes 'strictly business purposes', considering how little gets expensed today by businesses, right?

More from the website:"Perhaps most importantly, to ensure that no American will pay tax on necessities, the FairTax plan provides a prepaid, monthly rebate for every registered household to cover the 23% consumption tax spent on necessities up to the federal poverty level."

I'm sure there would be no lobbying over what constitutes the poverty level, and how many dollars in transfer payments should be made by the federal government to be fair, right?

I'm not saying a sales tax is worse than an income tax, but lets not be naive about lobbying...

473 posted on 02/09/2003 9:05:06 PM PST by Gunslingr3
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