How would the Fairtax improve your life?
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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!
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Well most importantly I'd make sure my wealth lasts so I can keep helping for longer.\nI'd probably want to make a bit more before I used a considerable chunk to help society.\n\nI wouldn't give to any charities though. I think they are kind of self-defeating. I would like to help make my hometown somewhere worth visiting.\nI would save small shops and things like that. Try to stop the big corporations taking over.\nGive to the smaller cities (in Britain where I live) and help them to get more things and to compete with London. London gets too much and it's not fair on people who live nowhere near it.\n\nI would help fund things like skateparks and independant cinemas and youth hostels so people can travel about the country on a budget.\n\nI don't see much point in giving thousands of pounds to a charity for a rare disease which is only going to benefit about 10 people across the whole country. Or to cancer research or something when people are going to continue to smoke and then wonder why they got lung cancer. Then they need to be treated on the NHS.
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Increase.What about the older generation that gave it up as to not lead a bad example for their children.I havent done that sort of thing for many many years ,but if was ok in the governments eyes ...Hmmmmmmmm
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The sales tax is the most fair tax of all.  If you are rich, you buy more and therefore pay more taxes.  If you are poor, you don't pay as many taxes because you can't buy.  This of course relies on the current tax laws which exempt staples (food, water, etc) from sales taxes.\n\nI would support a national sales tax and have the income tax and all deductions stopped.
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It's a long list dude. \n\n1. Raise taxes - hell yes. However, I'm not talking about Estate taxes. I would stop all the tax cutting, because eventually we are going to end up having to dramatically raise taxes because all the money you good Republicans are spending. That being said, increase the rate at which your salary is taxed for Social Security. I would raise it from $90,000 to $200,000.- This alone would do wonders for Social Security. (of course you probably hate Social Security - so I am sure I lost you on that one.)\n\n2. Regulate industry -- who democrat or republican is doing that. I am a Liberal Democrat but I would axe NAFTA tomorrow. And I would level the playing field with significant tariffs on foreign companies that do not meet the OSHA or EPA requirements that their US counterparts are forced to meet. The EU can make us all go lead-free or become ISO certified, so we need to be more aggressive there as well. Jobs are leaving this country...make no mistake about it. Eventually we will be a low cost region...so they might come back.\n\n3. I am a Liberal but I am sick to death of hearing that we have to spend more on education. In Tennessee the governor put ads on TV telling Tennesseans that their education system was worse than anybody but maybe Mississippi. The truth is that the Tennessee schools are pretty darn good. My kids have been in Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Illinois schools. And everyone of those states wants more and more money for education. We need to fix the system so that more money goes to teachers and less to administrators who don't really add any value. Let's Six Sigma their butts out of the way. Are you with me?\n\n4. Health Care - National Health Care baby. But first Liberals and Conservatives have to come up with tort reform that makes sense. I would have private health care providers bid regionally for the contracts to provide health care to all Americans. Your company would take your premium the same way they do today and send it on to the government - approved private provider. The government will then match the amount. You are covered now and always. And your company is free from the burden of health care costs. This would help retain jobs in the US and attract more.\n\n5. NO amnesty. Build the wall and do it now. Stop the flow inbound and then give all illegals 90 days to apply for a special Mexican-American Worker's visa which allows these people to stop stealing our Social Security numbers. We can't possibly round up all these people, but we can damn sure stop their cousins from joining them. Are you with me on this one?\n\n6. Get over it. I can't stand all the gay crap either, but they are entitled to live their life as they choose. I don't mind them coming out of the closet...just get the hell out of my living room ok?? Give us homophobes some space. And then do you own thing. Cool..\n\n7. Cut it out man. I love my nation's flag as much as any conservative.\n\n8. Hell yes, end the war. Be like the republicans of old and leave the boys in power who can control these ignorant people. When did conservatives become Liberals with all this spreading freedom garbage. Be pragmatic again...please. No more American blood for a people who just don't deserve another drop. If they want democracy let them bleed for it.\n\n9. Yes. Acutally make it a priority and you'll get him. Hell we got Geronimo and Osama is no where near his league.\n\n10. Be an American and give them due process either as criminals or as P.O.W.'s. And don't torture and embarras my country ever again.\n\n11. A lot actually.
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1) Get a good education so you can find a good job that you like.\n\n2)  Find a good spouse and marry for life.\n\n3)  Learn to live within your means.\n\n4)  Learn to manage and invest money without being enslaved by money.
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what do you want to improve
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It would work if you were willing to pay higher taxes, I am not talking a small increase. It would take a large increase.\n\nA system that may require a small tax increase is a national health care insurance. Just an expansion of medicare to those who make below a certain amount. As long as you have a job and if you choose to pay for it then you pay a tax on it. And if you make above a certain amount, you would have to pay a tax on the medicare system.
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Fair Tax would substitute a consumption tax (sales tax) in place of federal income tax.  Might work, but also might interfere with consumer spending, because taxes would rise with rising purchases.  Also some question as to whether there would be large exclusions, exemptions or deductions from the national sales tax.
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There is the Libertarian party. Their ideas still fall short, but I like their potential, which is better than the Reps or Dems. Also they would more likely pass the FairTax act (HR25).
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Sure. There's always room for improvement in most people's lives. I would want to earn more money and be more independent. I guess things will get better for me but I'm still happy with the way things are now.
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I think get jobs would probably be the best!\n\nWhy does the left always want to tax the rich.  If you get a nice house I think you should give half of it to charity.  By the way it's the only fair thing to do.  Practice what you preach.  I am sure once you make money you will forget about taxing the rich......
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I'm opposed to the Fair Tax. The reason is that it will end up causing an undue hardship for many Americans. I'm sure a lot of people out there live from pay check to pay check and can't risk having an extra 23% added to grocery bills and other expenses weekly. Even if you do give rebates it wouldn't help the people who need it right away. If it does ever pass it will also make the credit card debt situation even worse. People will have to use credit cards more than they had too before.  \n\nI don't think we should change our tax code so people will have an easier time doing their taxes. The ones who want to do away with the IRS must have something to hide.The IRS can get people on charges easier than DA's can get a guy on murder  It isn't that complicated to do your own taxes. Investors, CEOs and rich guys don't want to pay taxes on their money. A "fair tax" is not fair. As a percentage of income the rich will always be paying less than the average person. \n\nI live here in Georgia where John Linder represents so it's kind of in the news a lot. Just yesterday they had a Fair Tax rally in Gwinnet County, Georgia. Also don't appreciate the comment about public schools being indoctrination centers. Guru you've listened to Neil Boortz too much.
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1.  Income tax increases.\n2.  Increase in the capital gains tax.\n3.  Activist judges will be appointed to the bench, and constructivist judges will be Borked.\n4.  Possible impeachment of the President in the House, without conviction in the Senate.\n5.  Heavy regulations on trade will spur higher prices.\n6.  Monetary policy will spike inflation.\n7.  Increased regulations on energy will raise prices, discourage competition, and forestall innovation.\n8.  The Fairness Doctrine could be re-established, and curtail free-speech rights.\n9.  Federal limitations on Municipal bonds would be reduced, lowering the availability of smaller counties and cities to get money from places other that the Fed, and hurting the available capital for infrastructure development.\n10.  Democrats proposed two bills to re-instate the draft in the last decade.  The shift from a volunteer military to a conscription military will erode moral in both the civilian and military sectors.\n\nHonest, Intelligent, and no hatred.  Hope this satifies.
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Deborah Travis Honeycutt, who supports the FairTax!\n\nvisit her website here: http://www.honeycuttforcongress.com/
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It's called the FairTax Bill !!!!
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Fair housing.  Get a copy of your tennants rights.