Fair Tax ping!
Democrats’ Purity Primary
By Ruth Marcus
Wednesday, August 22, 2007; Page A17
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082101420.html
“Indeed, who takes money from lobbyists is the wrong question about an essential subject. Instead, voters who care — and I think voters should care — ought to ask: What is the candidate’s history on campaign finance reform, lobbying and ethics rules, and open government generally? How transparent is the candidate about campaign and personal finances? What steps will he or she take to limit the influence of money during the current campaign?”
My response...
If 53 percent of lobbyists in Washington are there to game the INCOME TAX CODE seeking tax favors from politicians on behalf of their clients, why is only ONE DEMOCRAT (Mike Gravel) favoring abolishing the Tax Code with a single, point-of-sale, PROGRESSIVE, national sales tax - with NO exceptions?
Several Republicans have stated that they would sign the FairTax bill (said “progressive national sales tax”), if elected President.
It would appear that the ONLY purity among the Democratic candidates are that they FULLY INTEND on CASHING IN on an income tax system that screws the working man, woman, family. Not only by virtue of interest, audits, penalties, liens, property confiscation . . . but with HIGHER PRICES required to recoup the corporate costs of paying the exorbitant salaries of these lobbyists!
The Dems are “playing two ends against the middle,” and us wage-earners are being SQUEEZED BREATHLESS!! I’ve joined FairTax.org, and I’m not alone.