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The environmental groups tie up large chunks of land that would make wonderful development property by opposing permitting applications using the myriad governmental regulations they sponsored or initiated. By making development prohibitively expensive through regulation, they then come back and buy the property for pennies on the dollar. Then they deed restrict it, and then sell it to government, thereby theoretically locking it up forever.

This bill must be opposed and not allowed to become law. But that is not sufficient. The key to breaking the backs of these groups is the flat tax or the fair. Once the charitable deduction that even most conservatives believe is important is eliminated, real organizations worthy of true charitable support will continue to thrive and prosper. But these anti-capitalist front organizations posing as friends of the environment will be economically castrated.

We don't just want tax cuts; we demand meaningful tax reform. And meaningful tax reform is the flat tax or the fair tax or a combination of the two.

Americans will never be free as long as government controls its taxing authority independent of the taxpayers. Most Americans do not pay income tax at all. And the lion's share of income tax paying Americans pay only a token portion of the tax. The graduated income tax is an abomination to free people. And Americans will never be free as long as government controls our currency. A free people must force their government back on the gold standard.

Defeating this bill is important, but do not lose sight of the truly important goals.

Agreed It's always, I repeat always most effective to "attack" the root of the problem. Else wise it is putting band-aids on the sores/symptoms while the cancer is allowed spread further. Cure the cancer/disease and the symptoms will also be eliminated.

I definitely favor the fair tax. Also keep in mind that the U.S. constitution does not grant the federal government the power to buy land except for specific purposes. And rightly so.

Article. I.
Section. 8.

Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;

Replacing the graduated/progressive income tax with a consumption tax such as the NRST would set off a chain reaction of benefits.

1. Boom the economy because productivity is not taxed; no tax on profits or hidden taxes/fees.
2. IRS threats and coercion eliminated and replaced with, if you don't want to pay the tax, don't buy the item.
3. 20% to 30% decrease in retail prices that facilitates spending and partially offsets the retail tax. Which will also...

3a. Make U.S. made products more competitive when sold within the USA against foreign imports.
3b. Make U.S. made products more competitive in the World market.

4. People will know how much leviathan government is really costing them, resulting in...
5. Shrinking government to it's constitutional function to protect synonymous private-property rights and individual rights from domestic and foreign criminals while upholding the sanctity of private contracts.
6. Creates jobs in the USA.
7. Freedom in United States leads to other countries doing similar or risk its citizens fleeing to United States to increase productivity here while enjoying the fruits/prosperity of their labor.

The reader can get more information at Americans for Fair Tax on the fairtax.org Web site.