Originally Posted by
Grumble
We ALL benefit from the freedoms in this country and we all use it's resources. We should all share the burden equally. Be it the Fair Tax Act or a flat rate income tax (which would eliminate billions of dollars wasted trying to navigate the tax code). For those earning less than XX dollars, you either pay nothing or get a refund at the end of the year. However there is absolutely no reason that someone making 250K+ should carry a higher percentage than those earning 50K. By definition a flat tax would tax them more anyway.
The system is out of control, along with gov't spending.
I agree with the most of the aspects of the Fair Tax, however my fear is that the government would mutate it into a VAT
and keep the income tax (aka class warfare). What politician wouldn't want a new source of revenue and a chance to auction off tax breaks?
Some people seem to have the notion that taxes somehow equal benefits (whether it's roads, schools, etc). Few realize, and to paraphrase de Toqueville, that politicians are simply buying votes by spending other people's money. It is for that reason, I don't believe that a true Fair Tax type system would be put in place, no matter the logic. As a matter of fact, its problem is that it makes too much sense. There is reason for the twisted, corrupt, and seemingly illogical class warfare tax system in place.