[mlo]

What makes you think they aren't constitutional?

[spokeshave]

Scrap the IRS but have a single low low rate like in Russia. and a postcard size form to complete.

NOT a "sales tax" try 17% or more on EVERY transaction from raw materials to consumer....why you think Europe is stagnating (VAT on everything)

[billbears]

A national sales tax? A national tax of any sort on the citizenry of the respective states and you say they are Constitutional? Forget the money issue, little green pieces of paper based on nothing. What makes you think a tax of this sort would be Constitution?

[agitator]

This subject is too vast to cover in a few paragraphs but the bottom line is that in the case of a NRST, it is not an "excise" because it is not avoidable. The whole point of an excise is that it is self regulating; think luxury boat tax. Tax on luxury boats too high? Boat tax revenue falls off. Boat tax is reduced. A NRST as currently suggested by proponents is not an excise because it does not apply to a limited number of avoidable items. The fact that we "enjoy" a non-constitutional, fiat currency is obvious.

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b2c5c2a6036.htm

For a better understanding of this subject, see these radio shows:

May 30 - Mr. G. Edward Griffin

NOTE: This is a link to a Radio FreeRepublic show, not the regular Agitator Hour. I had the pleasure of co-hosting this show at the request of, Mr. Luis Gonzales, who regularly does a fine show of his own on RFR. If you have read Mr. Griffin's "Creature from Jekyll Island - A Second Look at the Federal Reserve," or know somebody who should, you'll want to tune into this show.

Streaming Links

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Mar 20 - Author Vince LoCascio

Vince Locascio is the author of "Special Privilege - How the Monetary Elite Benefit at Your Expense." This is a very interesting interview from the perspective of someone with a B.A. in Economics, magna-cum-laude, an M.B.A., and who has worked for two of the "Big Five" accounting firms. Later in the show, Save-A-Patriot Independent Representative Brian Rush  will be joins me to explain how he became associated with S-A-P among other things. 

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[LFR]

http://www.taxableincome.net will explain it all.

Get educated!