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April 17: Tax Day In The US

April 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Trackbacked at basil’s blog, Pirate’s Cove, Pirates! Man Your Women!, 7 Deadly Sins:

The FairTax was created by first asking the American people what they wanted out of a tax system, and then having a team of respected economists design a tax system that met those demands. The FairTax replaces the income tax and all other federal taxes with a national consumption tax. The FairTax is levied only once, at the point of purchase on new goods and services. The simplicity of the FairTax frees Americans from our current overwhelming tax code and unshackles the U.S. economy.

The FairTax:

  • Abolishes the IRS
  • Closes all tax loopholes and brings fairness to taxation
  • Maintains our current Social Security and Medicare benefits
  • Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy
  • Allows American products to compete fairly
  • Reimburses the tax on purchases of basic necessities
  • Enables retirees to keep their entire pension
  • Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck

Read about it for yourself. See what your elected representatives think about it. Contact your elected representative and let them know how you feel about it.

Tags: Government · Money · Taxes · The US