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ScareTax, Not FairTax
in response to reader comment: The "Fair"Taxwould be even more unfair than our current system

Submitted by thrakazog, Dec 18, 2007 15:34

But so would your take home pay! I'm betting that offset would be very much in your favor.


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I am a complete layman in the way of taxation and cannot find the answers to my questions in the... [MORE]

Tami 

Dec 19, 2007 03:45

to manufacturing in America when taxpayers opt for purchasing existing large budget items over new ones, to avoid having to... [MORE]

Lew Waters 

Dec 17, 2007 23:40

Not much. First of, as we've covered ad infinitum and as you must obviously continue to ignore, prices do not... [MORE]

Tom 

Dec 18, 2007 08:45

There is NO price increase. Corporate taxes are omitted and exchanged with the sales tax!!! [MORE]

Mark M 

Dec 18, 2007 09:05

You either misread or misrepresent my words. I never said prices go up 30%, I said taxes charged will be... [MORE]

Lew Waters 

Dec 18, 2007 13:07

I approached the so-called FairTax with an open mind, but the more I have learned about it, the more biased... [MORE]

sirius 

Dec 17, 2007 23:08

So many in fact I'm loathe to address them one by one. My time is valuable, his obviously isn't. 1) All... [MORE]

ctyankee 

Dec 18, 2007 09:48

But so would your take home pay! I'm betting that offset would be very much in your favor.

thrakazog 

Dec 18, 2007 15:34

The constant jabber about the rich and the poor makes me sick. I am far from rich, and alot closer... [MORE]

Tom Kropewnicki 

Dec 18, 2007 16:46

"1) All taxes are tied to inflation, as your income rises so to will your taxes." Wrong. Payroll taxes and... [MORE]

sirius 

Dec 18, 2007 18:36

Idle: "You call that an argument?Cleese: "Yes"Idle: "Contradiction is not argument." Cleese: "Yes it is." 1) The income tax has brackets... [MORE]

ctyankee 

Dec 19, 2007 10:13

Let's see, 30% more income, government grows stronger, poor (and all) covered with prebate, prices stay the same, 11 trillion... [MORE]

Mark M 

Dec 17, 2007 19:34

This same article by this same clueless author appeared on Bloomberg.com last week, and here it is again with the... [MORE]

Tom 

Dec 17, 2007 14:54

The FairTax is a fraud that shifts the tax burden to the poor and middle classes while making inheritance, gifts,... [MORE]

FairTaxFraud 

Dec 17, 2007 06:50

I am responding to the poster named "FairTaxFraud", who has been all over the net posting verbatim the same silly... [MORE]

Tom 

Dec 17, 2007 18:39

With the IRS politicians pick who gets punished with taxes. Corporations are one of their favorites. You even said that... [MORE]

Don J 

Dec 18, 2007 10:06

Nobody seems to talk about the worst part of the Fair Tax. Most personal wealth and savings has already been... [MORE]

George West 

Dec 17, 2007 01:22

I'd gladly pay the 30% out of my current savings to get the existing tax system removed. Just look at... [MORE]

thrakazog 

Dec 18, 2007 15:40

You have no idea of what you are talking about. The DailyPaul does not tell anyone what to do! People... [MORE]

Carolyn 

Dec 17, 2007 01:12

Apparently, your newspaper is still ignorant of the nature of the 16th Amendment. It's actually a private law, not applicable... [MORE]

Jeanne Mount 

Dec 17, 2007 01:06

The Fair Tax is an idea whose time has arrived. Take home your whole pay check, and pay a sales... [MORE]

Frank Fiordalisi 

Dec 17, 2007 09:26

Taxes on earned income is placed on the wage earner by the city, state and federal government for the operation... [MORE]

Gene 

Dec 17, 2007 10:33

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