FairTax...fair or unfair?
138563
I assume youre talking about the neil boortz book. If so, then yes, his idea "in theory" works out great. With the prebates to cover the necessities of life, and only being charged a tax for what you pay for.. however we will never get to see it in practice. I can't see any govt, republican or democrat controlled knowingly reducing the amount of money they get from their people. If it does go in play, numermous programs will need to be cut b/c we won't have the money to run them. \n\nLean republican.
434464
rotflmbo, conservatives doing the right thing. omg. What are you asking. Since when does any conservative want to pay their fair share. Not going to happen, there is just no way.
344978
Well, figure it out.  If someone makes $500,000 and pays 10%\nhe has $450,000. left after taxes.  If someone makes $50,000\nand pays 10% he has $45,000. after taxes.\n\nI think a sales or value added tax is fairer. If someone making the above amounts has money to spend on non essentials he can pay tax on the purchase.  If not, he has more for rent, food, clothing, health care, etc.
485929
I'm good at taxes and deductions -- in fact I prepare tax paperwork for friends and family -- for free.  I don't believe it's a matter of how much you pay in taxes that counts.  It's a matter of how you feel about living in this country.  I'm middle aged, single, never had a child, don't drive and attended non-public schools.  But I don't have a problem paying my fair share of taxes because I think it's important to help this country pay for children, for roads, for education and other public works.  Oh go ahead, call me a liberal.  I'm not insulted.  I just like living in America and believe that there are certain costs that go along with that.
1090034
I think I am ready to get every dime I earned rather than having it garnered by the government. \n\nI am ready to not have to pay tax on money I am saving. \n\nI am ready to do away with the IRS!\n\nI am all for the Fair Tax!
1097796
Heres a little ditty by Walter E. Williams that not only shows the absurdity of the rich getting an unfair tax break but one of the reasons they take their bussinesses elsewhere.  I hope you take the time to read it!           \nSuppose that everyday 10 men go to dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If it was paid the way we pay our taxes, the first four men would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1; the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; the ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. \nThe 10 men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement until the owner threw them a curve. Since you are all such good customers, he said, I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20. Now dinner for the 10 only costs $80. \nThe first four are unaffected. They still eat for free. Can you figure out how to divvy up the $20 savings among the remaining six so that everyone gets his fair share? The men realize that $20 divided by 6 is $3.33, but if they subtract that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being paid to eat their meal. \nThe restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. \nAnd so the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of $59. Outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. \n"I only got a dollar out the $20," declared the sixth man pointing to the tenth, "and he got $7!" \n"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. I only saved a dollar, too.   It's unfair that he got seven times more than me! \n"That's true," shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks." \n"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor." \nThe nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night he didn't show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They were $52 short! \nAnd that, boys and girls, is how the tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore. There are lots of good restaurants in Switzerland and the Caribbean\n\n\n\n\n      \n \n     \n  \n  \n   \n  \n  \n   \n   \n  \n   \n   \n  \n  \n   \n  \n  \n   \n   \n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
853387
darn right there should be. say 10% if i make 100 bucks i give the gov 10, if i make 1,000 i give em 100, if i make 1,000,000 i give em 100,000, seems fair to me, unlike now where thoe more i make the less i bring home. before my last pay raise i brought home more money, im paying almost 54% of my income in taxes. the harder i work, the more i pay, for the people who arent working.. thats not fair to me.
440314
Nope. It's perfectly fair. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. You have ups and downs but it all evens out in the end.\n\n"Everything happens for a reason."\n\nChin up!
853668
yes its unfair..... its also unfair that i have to breathe your air.. seocondhand that is................   why will we tax stuff you wont buy... you dont eat vegetables..............
52160
I would say that I agree with the no attack ads.  The electoral system also has serious issues. The idea of the presidents salary coming from a check box on your tax form might not be a bad idea but I believe that it is far past time to reform the tax issue and do away with income tax altogether. The fair tax as it has been presented by Neal Boortz is an exceptional idea that spreads the taxes evenly amongst ALL.
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The fairtax would not only improve my life, but the life of everyone.\n\nUnder this plan, I would not be punished for saving money or selling stocks for a profit.\n\nI am not sure why Steve thinks this would increase taxes on the poor, and give huge tax breaks to the rich.  This is simply not true.\n\nThis plan, like many national sales tax plans I have seen has a tax refund for all money spent up to the poverty level, which means the poor would pay nearly no taxes at all.  This plan would give an automatic $10,000 refund for a single person household, which increases for each additional person, meaning the poor would have at least an extra $10,000 a year of income.  If you are poor than you will not buy enough goods and services to surpass the $10,000+ yearly refund, so the net effect is more money in the pockets of the poor.  Remember a sales tax is a percentage of money spent on goods.  If the national sales tax is 23% and the refund is $10,000, a single person who pays $20,000 a year on goods and services, would have paid $4,600 in taxes.  However, under this plan he would receive a $10,000 refund yielding a net gain of $5,400 each year to either spend or save, and if he were to save it, he would not be taxed on the interest earned on the $5,400 savings.\n \nThe rich are the ones spending the most money, so they will pay the most under this tax plan. \n\nThis plan is the most fair, since if you do not want to pay any taxes then all you have to do is not buy anything and you won't pay any taxes!\n\nGreat Question!
1000502
LOL! No matter where you work, I don't think "fairness" exists. Not to bum u out, but this world is going to hell in a handbasket. Nobody seems to care about anyone else but themselves anymore. I suppose in this day & age we're lucky to even get a job, let alone worring about "fairness".\n   Things are not what they used to be, and now with the housing market the way it is, it's very iffy if the average working middle-class can afford to survive on 2 incomes, let alone 1, like back in the day when people cared for one another.\n   Unfortunately, I suggest if you get/have a job you like, but feel u aren't being treated fairly, but it's paying the bills, bite your toungue!
315256
Life isnt fair?\nAnd why did you add "in the united states"? What's fair for the US is not fair for the rest of the world?
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Deborah Travis Honeycutt, who supports the FairTax!\n\nvisit her website here: http://www.honeycuttforcongress.com/
706046
what about the poor who pay nothing below a certain level??a question that runs two ways.the middle class carries the weight of all the loopholes and breaks. I believe that a flat tax or a VAT would be equitable to all. But you will get the whiners who benefit from the present system?CPA's attorneys tax preparers need the business?if they keep it complicated they can shill the masses?I 've always wondered why the Bible says to tithe a tenth to charity and church related things and the US Govt, takes a graduated rate ? why cant they exist on 10 per cent?
42032
The Economist ran a contest in 2004 that adressed that very question.  In my analysis (I submitted an entry) I mentioned several examples around the subject which was import workers or export jobs.  If jobs are exported, the playing field, for it to be "fair" to workers who lose their jobs in the USA or otherwise see deflationary pay, then the "rules" need to be fair overseas.  Just as how American workers compete with Indian, Chinese, and other countries for jobs, so should those very Indians, Chinese, and other countries.  In other words, jobs sent overseas to, say, India, need to be made available to ALL Indians, not just routed through specific agencies, employers, and arms of some overseas entity.  This way, fair competition rules that apply in North America are exported.  In other words, both the jobs (and technologies, ultimately) as well as the framework under which those very jobs were created in the first place, are exported.  Thus elevating standards of living while raising costs - which make for a fairer assessment of whether or not it makes sense to export the jobs in the first place.
441611
First you have to eliminate the so-called Earned Income Credit, which is just a yearly jackpot for losers who want to live off the system - make them pay a fair share, next, you have to circumvent the influence of groups such as foreign investors, tax prep. companies, and American businesses, all winners in the tax game. Finally, there is the huge beauracracy of the IRS, which certainly does not want to become obsolete by instituting a clear and fair tax code.  Good Luck!