Mike Huckabee - What is the "Fair Tax?"

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/31/Republican_Presidential_Candidate_Mike_Huckabee

Former Arkansas Governor and 2008 Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee explains his support for a federal "Fair Tax."

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Mike Huckabee speaks at The Commonwealth Club of California.

Governor Huckabee's win in the Iowa caucuses vaulted him into position as a serious contender for the Republican Presidential nomination. Strong showings in subsequent states have kept him in the running. Now, Californians have a decision to make about which candidate to choose. Come hear Huckabee outline his plans, goals and ideas, and hear about his values and beliefs - The Commonwealth Club of California

Mike Huckabee was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election.

Huckabee is the author of several books, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, a public speaker, and a musician, playing bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense.

Skip Rhodes is on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California and President of Skip Rhodes and Associates, LLC.

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[Diskatop]

There really is no debate, as Americans For Fair Taxation's OWN RESEARCH states this fact: the "Fair" Tax aka National Sales Tax-Inclusive aka NASTI would on average raise the effective taxes (i.e. raise the amount of taxes they pay) of those making from around $15,000 to $150,000 ,and would on average lower the taxes paid by those who make more than $150,000 a year. It is a very bad idea, and would destroy the US economy if enacted. Thankfully it never will even be considered for a vote.

[H1TMANactual]

Why didn't they nominate him instead of Mccain??

[Niftytax]

NoTaxUntilDeath [dot] com will fix and Save Social Security and eliminate the need for the Fair Tax or a national sales tax.

[FairTaxisaLie]

@sportstuber11 Another thing to notice in their research at that link is their "GDP goes up" argument-- it sounds great, until one realizes that pretty much all of the reward of that increase goes to those making more than $150,000 a year, with some going to the poor (the "prebate" partly creates that), while the middleclasses have to work more just to stay even (Table 5, page 26).They claim all this as a benefit for the middleclasses-- " the greater

incentive to work would cut into leisure."

[FairTaxisaLie]

@sportstuber11 tiny url 593htl It is a link to supporters' own research. The important part to read is page 30 on, "Appendix: Households’ Well-Being under the FairTax", in which they clearly state that according to their research those making from $15,000 to $150,000 a year would on average pay more in taxes under the "Fair" Tax. They try and fudge around this with what they call "income mobility", however Table 13 makes it clear-- that mobility is into poverty-- and they call that a positive.

[sportstuber11]

@FairTaxisaLie Could I get that link again. I'm in the process of doing in depth research on the good and bad of the fair tax.

[biweeklyinfo]

This is the way to go!

[sphinxscu2]

@RailsTube I agree!

[RailsTube]

We need to get the Occupy Wall Street people on board with the FairTax

[Nervousification]

"The problem is that some people will try to cheat and get around it." Fuck you, there's already people doing that, it's called the elite, the corporations, the top 10%. THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO TAX!