[Cannoneer]

SO, we're getting to a point here.

1. Limit spending

2. Pay off the national debt.

3. Repeal the 16th amendment.

4. Amend the constitution to forbid social engineering.

5. Replace all legislators that ignore the constitution, especially the bill of rights.

Now any tax system would theoretically work.
What do you think?

[xcamel]

Do all that and leave tax collecting to the Salvation Army...

Hey.. it would work better than the unfair tax...

[lucysmom]

SO, we're getting to a point here.

1. Limit spending
2. Pay off the national debt.
3. Repeal the 16th amendment.
4. Amend the constitution to forbid social engineering.
5. Replace all legislators that ignore the constitution, especially the bill of rights.

Now any tax system would theoretically work.

What do you think?

Limit borrowing, and demand Congress include funding for any new spending bill (either a cut somewhere else, or a plan for raising the necessary revenue). Any changes to a bill that includes spending pushes back the voting date to give all in Congress time to revue the bill. Believe it or not, the founding fathers were not adverse to a little social engineering via taxation, neither are FairTaxers.

I do like your suggestion to replace legislators that ignore the Constitution and assume that wouldn't go into effect until after your amendments are passed. However, because the Constitution gives the SCOTUS the job of resolving Constitutional issues, don't you think your plan gives them too much power?