Yeah, I hear you. But, at least the sales tax forces the freeloaders to ante up to some extent.
“But, at least the sales tax forces the freeloaders to ante up to some extent.”
Exactly. Why should my family have to pay more to offset the money not paid by a drug dealer? Or a fisherman who cooks the books so he can work under the table? Or a stripper who takes in $1000 a night, but claims $40?
Everybody pays a truly fair tax.
The only reason I’m cool with 999 being 909 for the lower income households is that it’s the only thing that’ll pass.
Ridiculous. There would be "prebates", credits, exemptions, etc. It's totally insane to think it is a panacea. It's just a new mode of taxation.
It is funny, though. The Tea Party wants to tax tea. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. 9-9-9 is worse than the Townsend Acts for crying out loud. But it's funny.
Tax Everything Already--Herman Cain's version of the Tea Party platform. And people buy in! Surreal.
The good news is 9-9-9 has no shot at all. It’s absolutely toxic to normal people. The bad news is that if Cain wins the nomination, and sticks with this plan, Obama has a GOOD chance of reelection.