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  • The Progressive Democrats' Sales Tax

    08/25/2006 3:31:38 PM PDT · by pigdog · 794 replies · 4,264+ views
    Running In Circles ^ | August 16, 2006 | John Bambenek
    I consider myself to be fairly liberal on most issues. So some of you might be surprised that I am about to take a position that’s usually the providence of hardcore conservatives. I support HR25—the Fair Tax Act of 2005. Yeah. The one that would replace virtually the entire tax system with a 23% sales tax. I read about it most recently in an unnecessarily hostile editorial by Matthew Holmes. Truth be told, his article did nothing to convince me that the tax is a good thing. But it convinced me to wade through the full text of the legislation,...