Lower taxes - yes. More revenue in the hand of Congress to spend - no. Current tax system - no.
Fair Tax - HR 25 - it abolishes all federal personal and corporate income taxes, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, and self-employment taxes and replaces them with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax administered primarily by existing state sales tax authorities. The IRS is disbanded and defunded. It's fair, efficient, transparent, and an intelligent solution to our current tax system.
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By definition, city residents don't pay the commuter tax. Commuters from outside the city pay the commuter tax. As Mayor... [MORE]
Mike
Mar 29, 2007 09:40
Lower taxes - yes. More revenue in the hand of Congress to spend - no. Current tax system - no.
Fair...
Jill
Mar 29, 2007 09:07
The rich get richer and then they pay less. That is a policy that is sure to raise some serious... [MORE]
doug conway
Mar 29, 2007 02:21
Doug, I'm not sure what you were paying attention to, but it wasn't to 5th grade math. Under a... [MORE]