Comments on: Is the Huckabee “Fair Tax” Proposal Really Fair?

By: Phineas Worthington

Phineas Worthington — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:09:34 +0000

The people won’t pass this tax because they are opposed to the very concept of equal taxation. To say nothing of the elite’s contempt for equality.

A national sales tax failed the first time around in the thirties because the progressive tax advocates were the vast majority then as now. That is why the Fair Tax has a sop to the progressives with the prebate.

By: Tom Krop

Tom Krop — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:58:09 +0000

If the FairTax is to be passed only the people will get it done. Less than 35% of the population in 1776 wanted to revolt against England. Less than that actually did something about it.

Where is the media on tax reform?

Mark my words come April 12th or so they’ll be talking about filing taxes again. Telling us about changes in the code, tips on cutting your taxes etc. then wait to do it all over next year.

If the FairTax benefits the rich why aren’t these anchors promoting the FairTax? They’re not exactly minimum wage people. The fact of the matter is the media is the source of the division in this country. Biased reporting, personal views, these are the staple of reporting today. What might be good for this country is NOT news. Blood and guts is. The latest drunk movie star. The latest missing person. The latest murder. That’s our news.

Did anyone posting here get asked who they’re endorsing for President? I didn’t. Does anyone care who Caroline Kennedy or Ted Kennedy endorses. Well I guess so. Oh, gee they’re rich they should be endorsing the FairTax also.

By: Phineas Worthington

Phineas Worthington — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:26:32 +0000

dculling, The argument that a tax can only tax consumption is a myth. All production requires some degree of previous consumption.

By: dculling

dculling — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:48:15 +0000

JD,
I don’t know how much fraud there is with Social Security. However, that’s really an issue about enforcing our current laws which should be done regardless.

By: JD

JD — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:18:03 +0000

My concern is the prebate. How easy would it be to GAME the system by registering false SSN. How many illegals already have false SSNs that give them Gov’t benefits? Just what we need, millions of prebate $s going to noncitizens. I could imagine those in Washington who want a National ID making it mandatory before the FT becomes law.

By: dculling

dculling — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:31:42 +0000

Phineas Worthington,
It matter very much how we are taxed. Consumption taxes are proven in economic models to grow the economy at the faster rate sort of no tax at all.

I agree we need to cut spending, but that’s a separate issue and has to stay that way. We have to get support of the majority to get it passed which means those who like government to spend money also.

By: Phineas Worthington

Phineas Worthington — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:46:22 +0000

The Fair Tax will not change our lack of a functioning Constitution. To say nothing of the fact that legislators will never give up their power over our lives through making tax laws.

How we are taxed is unessential. The amount government spends is essential. We once had a Constitution that was not perverted into an excuse for unlimited spending.

Being taxed at one and one half percent without representation doesn’t seem so bad in retrospect.

By: Tom Krop

Tom Krop — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:27:33 +0000

To all the FairTax detractors, I’d like to quote Albert Einstein,” Only two things are infinite, the Universe, and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the Universe.”

By: Tom Krop

Tom Krop — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:22:40 +0000

I’m glad someone else knows this counrty was set up as a republic. When is the last time anyone in congress or the media actually said this? Yes,no taxes woud be great. However taking all that power away from congress would be ten times as hard than passing the FairTax. Restoring this country to a true republic will take another revolution I fear.

By: Will Harris

Will Harris — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:37:05 +0000

I think the simplest (and correct) way to solve America’s tax problem is to admit that the system of government we have (that is, republic, not democracy) was planned out very carefully in the Constitution to balance power, not just among the three federal branches, but between the states and the central government. Thus, upsetting that balance (by having a federal government outside the bounds of constitutional law, for instance) we create an unsustainable mess. We must cut spending, programs, and bureaus so much that the federal government is the size it was designed to be and then we will have no need for an income tax or any bizarre form of federal sales tax.