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I saw someone's proposal in another thread about a flat tax. I would like to start a thread on my favorite tax structure, that of a national sales tax. Please feel free to either argue against this structure, or even add your own ideas.
1) Not sure what the rate would be. That would have to be figured out by the experts - THESE EXPERTS SHOULD BE OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT, where idiots reign instead of actual economists. We dont need a Democratic or Republican spin on what the rate would be.
2) Everything would be taxed except food, medicine, rent or mortgage, and education and educational supplies. For corporations and businesses, there would be no tax on the raw materials used to manufacture a product. Everything else would be taxed.
3) In passing a national sales tax, we rid ourselves of one of the most expensive bureaurocracies to ever milk our tax money from us - I am referring, of course, to the IRS. Let them get honest jobs. The IRS would be replaced by a STREAMLINED office of National Comptroller.
4) Before you Liberals start attacking this plan as hurting the poor, let me say a couple of things that might change your mind about a national sales tax.
*****a)The poor do not buy fancy sports cars, yahcts, fancy jewels, racehorses, and the like. Instead of looking for loopholes in the tax code, the wealthy would pay their fair share of taxes. Remember, the poor, as well as everyone else, would not pay taxes on the essentials of life, only the luxuries. For the poorest of the poor, there would be no tax burden at all.
*****b)As it stands many corporations pay no tax at all because of all the loopholes in the system. Under this system, corporations would pay tax on office supplies, computers, and many other things, except raw materials. Since the end user of products would ultimately be paying tax on the finished product, it would be inherently unfair to tax materials twice, hence the exemption for raw materials. Under this system, corporations which have been paying ZERO tax would now be productive members of the taxpaying community by paying their fair share too. What is more fair than that? Be honest now.
I belive these are good arguments for Liberals to join the bandwagon on a Conservative plan (actually Libertarian), and together, we all can do something right for America.
5) I would make an argument for Conservatives, but many already support this idea.
What does everyone think? If you like the idea, you can show it by supporting the Libertarian Party on this issue.
1) Not sure what the rate would be. That would have to be figured out by the experts - THESE EXPERTS SHOULD BE OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT, where idiots reign instead of actual economists. We dont need a Democratic or Republican spin on what the rate would be.
2) Everything would be taxed except food, medicine, rent or mortgage, and education and educational supplies. For corporations and businesses, there would be no tax on the raw materials used to manufacture a product. Everything else would be taxed.
3) In passing a national sales tax, we rid ourselves of one of the most expensive bureaurocracies to ever milk our tax money from us - I am referring, of course, to the IRS. Let them get honest jobs. The IRS would be replaced by a STREAMLINED office of National Comptroller.
4) Before you Liberals start attacking this plan as hurting the poor, let me say a couple of things that might change your mind about a national sales tax.
*****a)The poor do not buy fancy sports cars, yahcts, fancy jewels, racehorses, and the like. Instead of looking for loopholes in the tax code, the wealthy would pay their fair share of taxes. Remember, the poor, as well as everyone else, would not pay taxes on the essentials of life, only the luxuries. For the poorest of the poor, there would be no tax burden at all.
*****b)As it stands many corporations pay no tax at all because of all the loopholes in the system. Under this system, corporations would pay tax on office supplies, computers, and many other things, except raw materials. Since the end user of products would ultimately be paying tax on the finished product, it would be inherently unfair to tax materials twice, hence the exemption for raw materials. Under this system, corporations which have been paying ZERO tax would now be productive members of the taxpaying community by paying their fair share too. What is more fair than that? Be honest now.
I belive these are good arguments for Liberals to join the bandwagon on a Conservative plan (actually Libertarian), and together, we all can do something right for America.
5) I would make an argument for Conservatives, but many already support this idea.
What does everyone think? If you like the idea, you can show it by supporting the Libertarian Party on this issue.
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