U.S. Congress - H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009
H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2009
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Fair Tax Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. as introduced.
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So America cqan be America again?!? YAY!
I think this idea has potential, but I have one problem with it. When people get scared, they stop spending, which would have the potential to spiral into a much bigger, uncontrollable problem for the government with the debt we're in. This should only be implemented if and when the deficit is eliminated.
It's a good point, but nothing is scarier than when the feds have more control over the inner workings of everything and a say as to how the banks operate and how much money we as individuals are allowed to have. Courage would find its way into everyone's pocketbook with 100% take-home.
As an addendum, as a smoker myself I celebrate the future day when everyone pays ridiculously high taxes on consumerist items... It is still a step up from the horrendous system in place. Bravo Republicans for submitting this bill 9 years running
I sort of agree, but if you look at the wording of the bill - it covers ALL spending. Your housing, utilities, food, clothing, gasoline, car payments, everything that currently gets taxed that you have to pay every single month anyway. The so-called "poverty level" of spending is the cutoff point. Spend at or under that level, and you pay no tax. Spend over that level and you are paying tax. It's really that easy.
And - the best part - if companies don't have to pay federal employment taxes, they can afford to hire more workers and increase production. It may well be the way out of this financial quagmire we're in.
Do companies pay that 23% on everything they buy? If so then everything that's going to employment taxes will just go to that. If not then everyone will become a 1098 corporation and no longer pay any taxes at all.
... and you think the IRS can go away after this? No they'll have far more to do as enforcement.
So you are saying that the economy is not spiraling now, even though people are scared and spending less, because we have Federal income tax? Do you think there could be a much bigger, more uncontrollable problem than the tanking of the equity and other markets after the Stimulus bill and budget were passed? Fair tax would immediately benefit the economy when payroll deductions for income tax ceased for everybody. And the psychological benefit alone would put 1000 points back on the DOW. Elimination of the deficit is a function of spending less than you take in, not what kind of tax system you have. If you wait for that to happen, it won't be during President Obama's term in office, guaranteed. But we need the Fair Tax now.
Honestly, do you really think we are going to STOP spending money?! Come on, we're Americans! We can't NOT spend money! And further more, a statistic that I read online the other day said that for some reason, when Americans start feeling financially down and out, they are more likely to spend more of their money than usual. It helps us FEEL better. When we buy things for ourselves and loved ones, we tend to fell a little better for a little while. Foolhardy? Yes, but I don't think the nature of the beast can be changed...
The current system of taxation has created a large overhead and in itself has become a burden on the taxpayer; it's abolition is the right move. In most states, sales tax is already a reality; any additional administrative overhead to ensure that revenue is paid to the federal government will be insignificant next to the gains of pulling the plug on the IRS. Most importantly: the taxation will be fair and equal by basing taxation on the buying power of the people as well as our visitors, obviously this is a much smarter way of doing business and will equally spread the burden across the widest applicable crowd. I believe this bill will serve the US in jump starting the fledgling economy and put us back on track, by encouraging people to either spend more on goods or invest.
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At least it rewards frugality, something America needs. If food is not taxed and there is nothing fishy hidden in the details, I would support it. The government would save lots of money just on the IRS budget and tax enforcement costs.
I disagree that food should not be taxed. What do taxes pay for? Roads on which the food is delivered! A massive farm bill that brings the "right amount" of food to us at the "right price". I support this bill and believe that all purchasables should be taxed. Granted some more than others, but anything that uses government-provided infrastructure should pay at least a small tax.
Read the "books"! Yes food would be taxed but you get a rebate check each month to cover the basics every month. As far as food goes, it's a wash.
Except we already have road taxes.
You should read up on it. If you would, you would not worry at all about food being taxed. Get the book at a used book store.
Income tax has been a bad idea since its beginning. Why penalize people for earning money?
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You are a fool
The more flat-screens I buy the more I pay in taxes, equaling more income for Washington. The more drugs you buy from your dealer the more bling and Cadillac Escalades he buys. Thus producing more income for the federal government.
Your comment comes from ignorance of any type of facts, only a personal thought - I assume that's why you're placing it anonymously?
This is just a swticheroo. We'll still be paying relatively the same amount in taxes. (relatively in the loosest terms)
check out this article.
http://mises.org/story/1814
Ron Paul is not behind this bill and this article can explain why.
The only reason I can see that he actively doesn't want this bill is that he wants to eliminate income tax altogether. That's hardly a fair evaluation of what has been proposed.
No politician is going to vote to eliminate taxes. They like not having a job and getting paid for it. FairTax is the next best thing to no taxes. Reconsider, please, the amount of true economic stimulus this proposal would create. Even the illegals would be paying taxes, and all of us in the country would be contributing to the government that presides over us.
Then all we'd have to do is become less apathetic politically, and start cleaning out Congress and get some fiscally responsible representation, on BOTH sides of the aisle.
:-)
Having read The Fair Tax Book by Boortz and Linder, they acknowledge the bigger problem of government is too big; however they wanted to prioritize on fair taxation first and save the "Government is too big" fight for another day.
I agree with you and Ron Paul, but at least this tax will encourage savings and deter consumption.
It's just a ploy which does two things, one, gives the associated republicans a 'good name' for attempting a feat which will no doubt be shot down; and two, it sets the public up to be more likely to respond to whatever backup plan they have after this fails to see the light of day.
Please support this bill. It would make illegal immigrants help share the tax burden by being taxed on what they buy.
because if only the illegal immigrants paid taxes on their $2 dollars an hour pay, then our national debt would be wiped out overnight! genius!
Don't forget to multiply that $2 per Hour by 13.5 Million. I think that might help you understand that it would be a munificent contribution to the tax burden.
Funny, I've seen illegal migrants get paid as much as $500 a day. Granted, they worked their ass off and it was skilled labor. But it was still somewhat at our expense.
Halleluiah Brother!
While I support the fair tax, I just can't help thinking about some consequences that we can't account for when it gets passed.
I have no evidence to back this up, but I wonder how charities and non-profit organizations will deal with this. I know that some people donate because they want to, but I think that a large number of businesses and rich people donate to get a tax write off when it comes time to do their income taxes.
I think we will see a decline in the budgets of our favorites charities and non-profits when/if this thing gets passed.
Just a thought.