Anyone who supports yet another income tax just hasn't wrapped their mind around the sheer government intrusiveness of an income tax. As long as we have ANY income tax we are in danger of returning to just where we are now, or worse.
We need to end the governments fasination with what we earn, they have no business knowing what we make, or telling us how much money we can carry around with us, or making us pay a fee on what we earn. We need to repeal the income tax amendment(#16)and initiate tariffs or the fair tax or it's equivalent, it is the only viable solution. Flat tax is simply another income tax with all it's inherent supressions and sapping of freedom.
Here is a serious question:
If the IRS is abolished, what kind of information could we use to verify income for things like mortgage loan applications? If you’re an employee...you wouldn’t need a W2 anymore.
And if you’re self-employed...what do you show?
It’s not AT ALL a knock against the idea, but a question that many haven’t thought to ask.