At least it isn’t the Marxist federal income tax.
A graduated system of income confiscation.
That would make a great ad:
The Fair Tax - A little better than the Marxist federal income tax system
Sheesh.
People who are against change are like those who P*ss against the wind....
These folks are either reliant on the feds for thier income or are actually retired and are afraid of their own shadow.
The short of it: do you really think the imposition of a national sales tax will be accompanied by the removal of the income tax? I tend to doubt it. Where has a VAT actually replaced an income tax, rather than add to the tax burden?
Best I can see, eliminating the FICA/MedCare payroll tax and replacing it with a sales tax may make sense, especially as retirement benefits start to exceed payroll tax revenues.
But I bet you’ll never get rid of the income tax.
And we’re supposed to trust Huckabee on this one? Please.
a system with a sucess penalty with at its heart a monthly check based on “from each according to their ability to each according to their needs”
suuuuure keep drinking that kool-aide.
you might as well call the Fair Tax Scam “New and improved Marxism Lite”
(and no trans fats too!)
The most Socialist tax is the Income tax, whether it is “graduated” or not. Socialism is about redistribution of wealth and the government grabbing it in at the point of income is the most socialist way of doing things.
Any consumption tax would be better than any income tax. First, it could be argued that it is a regulation of trade. Second, it is a taxation of a business rather than an individual. Third, it is taxation of money after it has been earned and saved rather than before.
The least socialist, most conservative tax though, would not be a “flat” income tax, but a straight government use fee. An annual fee would be paid for every citizen and legal resident of voting age or above. And usage fees would be applied to federal facilities. No separation by income either through percentage or steps. No payment by consumption of non-government goods. Also, people would look at the government differently: as a service to be paid for by the populace, with everyone contributing an equal payment and the impression of an equal interest in government. If privately one wished to pay for another’s government service fee, then such an arrangement could be made separately from government interference and force of law.