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Mike Gravel - On Fair Tax

Mike Gravel explains the benefits of his plan for a Fair Tax; a sales tax to replace the income tax.  
 
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cpblackangel88 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Gravel could of gotten this bill passed, because he's a Democrat. Huckabee would of had an extremely difficult time, but I think people would have persuaded the house and senate.
cpblackangel88 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Fair Tax helps both the poor, the middle class, and the wealthy. The people who get hurt are the illegal immigrants and other criminals. We need to pass this bill in order to save America.
mtrochesset (3 months ago) Show Hide
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This "un-fair" tax is easily debunked when one considers my situation. I now retired after working and paying taxes for many years. I live off of my savings.

Essentially, I have already paid my taxes. I might add I paid a lot. Now you want me to pay taxes on the money that I have saved when I spend it? Are you stupid? This unfair tax has no chance.
garciadelacadena (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Completely untrue, by having the fair-tax implemented will MOTIVATE YOU to come up with your own business from the comfort of your home... why??? because NOW you won't be penalized to produce, and guess what,,,, you will have more INCOME (not just the broken security system), and GUESS WHAT??? the economy will increase, and GUESS what else??? if you don't consume above the poverty consumption you won't have to PAY TAXES.. DO YOU GET IT NOW???
TaxTheGovernment (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Fairtax wont lower anything -- it's a hoax. It's pure BS. The leaders have NO intention of passing it, they know it's a magic pony that supposedly shits gold.

In the fine print, Fairtax gets almost 2 trillion dollars by a total bogus tax on the GOVERNMENT.

They KNOW its bullshit -- that's why they hide it in their fine print.

They know without this tax the government nonsense -- they would have to admit a sales tax rate of 60-90%, which would be insane.

Its total BS.
jacknash711 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Hey, give it a break! You don't have to be an asshole everyday of your life! Are you stupid or brain dead? You work for the Fed Government, right? IRS? Maybe the "Federal Reserve", huh? Why the fear? They say that if you want to know who has the most to lose when we propose to shit can the present tax system and replace it with the Fair Tax just pay close attention to those that scream the loudest-they have the most to lose when they can no longer keep their hands in our pockets!
TaxTheGovernment (2 months ago) Show Hide
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jack -- wrong. I would love for this goofy tax to pass. My point is -- the Fairtax leaders know it's pure bullshit and arent trying to pass it. Its a hoax, a farce, its insane crap.

The tax would be 60-90% -- not 23%. It will never even get a hearing under oath because the leaders KNOW their own plan is a HOAX.
TaxTheGovernment (4 months ago) Show Hide
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I see a lot wrong with the present tax code -- mostly because work, wages and self employed pay up to 300% higher tax rates on the SAME money.

Just because you worked for your money -- you are taxed far higher?? Why not tax all income the same.

Still -- the fairtax is pure BS hoax. It pretends to get almost 2 trillion by taxing the government. Its total bs, and fairtax leaders know it. Its not a serious plan at all. It's a hoax, a farce.
hoodoo961 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Anyone who believes that the Feds can eliminate all income, payroll, gift, estate, and corporate taxes and instead rely merely on consumption taxes (and only from the rich) is living in a deluded fantasy where math, like logic, is dead.
urgener (4 months ago) Show Hide
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The FairTax will LOWER our tax burden because it spreads the tax load to illegals and criminals. It'll LOWER prices because manufacturers will no longer need to embed the cost of all their tax attorneys (about $900 per person right now) into thier retail prices. Oh, and the poor won't pay anything to the fed gov, since they'll be totally "untaxed" by the prebait. It'll also make it easier to see when the fed gov raises it's budget.

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