[Rhodes22-list] Flat Tax Anyone?

[Rik Sandberg]

Bud,

I'm with you. I don't like taxes anymore than anyone else, but at least 
with this, http://www.fairtax.org A person who is conservative in his 
spending can somewhat regulate the amount of taxes he will pay. 'Course 
the big spenders probably aren't gonna think it's all that great. AND it 
has a program for the low income folks too.

Never fill out another tax form ...... My kinda deal

Rik


Bud wrote:

> Rummy,
>  what about getting rid of the income tax and go with a national sales 
> tax?  That way all the tourists
> can have the opportunity to participate in paying for our big 
> government.  Right now everyone in a
> particular state/county pays the same amount of (state) sales tax ... 
> and no one seems to complain
> about it being unfair to the family of 5 vs. the retired couple.
>
> -Bud
>
> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Slim,
>> I've listened to all the arguments for and against the flat tax for 
>> about  five years now. Bottom line is that it affects the people that 
>> can least afford  to pay it the most. Hence, those can can pay, like 
>> you and me, do. Business  owners pay income tax, but most 
>> corporations, both large and small, foot most of  the bill. Those 
>> costs of course are passed on to the consumer. There is no easy  
>> solution to taxation. No one wants to pay more than their fair share, 
>> but is it  fair for a family with five kids to pay as much as a 
>> retired couple with the  same income?
>> It's the same thing with real estate taxes. Most of it is used to 
>> support  the public schools, but I don't have any children in school, 
>> but I still have to foot the bill. We spread the burden equally 
>> because in theory we all benefit from the tax money spent.
>>
>> Rummy
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