Posted on 08/22/2007 4:51:55 PM PDT by Man50D
They take down people’s personal info when they buy cigarettes ?
The original poster Dutboy88 said “...(except your buying habits, how much you spend, where you spend it, when you spend it)?”
That referred to the FairTax causing the government to tie all sales back to exactly who purchased what. Personal info. The FairTax requires no such thing. There could be some database built of what a store sold and when, but not who they sold it to.
How does the FairTax affect government spending?
The public must remain vigilant to ensure that the economic gains caused by the FairTax benefit the people and the causes they deem worthy. However, it is easier to determine if your elected representatives are acting in your best interest. Legislators can more easily be held accountable for their decisions. For the first time in decades, it is simple to see whether a politician is advocating an increase in taxes or a restraint on government spending as the economic pie gets bigger. This is not the case today.That's called an implication.
They take down people’s personal info when they buy cigarettes ?Depends on where you make the purchase.
The original poster Dutboy88 said “...(except your buying habits, how much you spend, where you spend it, when you spend it)?”So why are you telling me this?That referred to the FairTax causing the government to tie all sales back to exactly who purchased what.
..."As part of a court settlement with Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, an online cigarette vendor called eSmokes of Reston, Va., has turned over to the state the names and addresses of Massachusetts residents who purchased more than 131,000 cartons of cigarettes between November 2003 and February of this year.
Bzzzzt. Wrong.
The implication is that a restraint on government spending might be easier to see. It doesn’t say it will be easier to do. It does not say that the FT will actually change gov’t spending. The fact of the matter is that the FT bill says nothing at all about controlling gov’t spending and the bill itself does not imply that it will make restraint of government spending any easier.
Thats called a fact.
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