[Eaglewatcher]

Something a bit more current.

[FairOpinion]

Tax reform/fairtax PING

[FairOpinion]

Long overdue.

[technomage]

Unfortunately I doubt the tax code will ever be seriously simplified. Both parties need the tax code as a campaign issue and all the talk by politicians on this is just that, talk. They are not serious.

DeathoCrats need the tax code the way it is so they can demonize Republicans about tax cuts for the rich, rich not paying their fair share, etc.

The Republicans need the tax code the way it is so they can campaign on promises of tax cuts.

I do not see any way that the current crop of congressional politicians will do anything to take away or eliminate such huge campaign issues. In other words, it is much more important to the Republicrats to keep these campaign issues then to do what is right and make things much easier on the peeples.

[taxesareforever]

Abolish the IRS

Hip hip Hooray!!! Hip Hip Hooray!! Of course do I believe it will happen? Sure, right after they abolish the Department of Education.

[Paul C. Jesup]

Abolish the IRS

Interesting note, they are talking more and more often on Foxnews of getting rid of the IRS in a positive way.

It is no longer considered a joke to publically talk about this.

[ancient_geezer]

A Taxreform bump for you all.

If anyone would like to be added to this ping list let me know.

John Linder in the House(HR25) & Saxby Chambliss Senate(S25) offer a comprehensive bill to kill all income and SS/Medicare payroll taxes outright and replace them with with a national retail sales tax administered by the states.

H.R.25,S.25
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

Refer for additional information:

• search: "national sales tax" OR "national retail sales tax" OR "fairtax"

[Prime Choice]

Those who have power never give it up willingly. It has to be wrested from them.

Abolish the IRS? Wheeee. What a party. Let's wish for the abolition of Liberalism, too! Both institutions are pervasive, counter-productive and suck the life force out of everything good and natural.

[sargon]

Ultimately, IMHO, the price of abolishing the IRS will only be paid in blood...

The so-called progressive income tax is a Marxist abomination, and a central dogma of Communist ideology.

[The Duke]

A politician has only to look at history to understand the misery that the masses are willing to endure before they rise up and change the system. The politician's job is to approach that line without crossing it.

That look at history suggests that things are going to get a lot worse, and eventually a lot bloodier, before the get better.

[Taxman]

YES!

Let's replace the Marxist progressive income tax with the FairTax and abolish the IRS!

[Raycpa]

Replacing one tax for another isn't going to abolish the IRS. Different tax, same old crap.