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To: ovrtaxt
I would prefer a flat tax set at a nominal level and changeable only by constitutional amendment..
( personally, I would prefer no tax at all.. )

I don't have any real argument against NRST, as long as congress is prohibited from changing the tax levels, willy-nilly, whenever they feel like it..
There has to be harsh constraints on any new tax system to curb abuse by congress, and government in general..

241 posted on 08/01/2004 8:12:50 PM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: Drammach
A flat tax is still a tax on income.

The fairtax is a tax on spending. It's a whole different ballgame.

(I would prefer that we do all this fundraising with Tariffs, like the Constitution says we are supposed to. But, that ain't gonna happen anytime soon.)

There has to be harsh constraints on any new tax system to curb abuse by congress, and government in general..

Think about the beauty of having a sales tax rate at every purchase you make. EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN suddenly sees their tax rate every day. And you think a politician is goin gto get very far talking about an increase? HEHEHE!!!

247 posted on 08/01/2004 8:17:40 PM PDT by ovrtaxt (The Fleet Center? Isn't Fleet an enema company?)
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To: Drammach

a constitutional amendment? you mean like the balanced budget amendment, term limits, flag burning, Defense of marriage and all the other ones that failed? We can't count on a repeal of the 16th amendment either


250 posted on 08/01/2004 8:18:17 PM PDT by arielb
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To: Drammach

"I don't have any real argument against NRST, as long as congress is prohibited from changing the tax levels, willy-nilly, whenever they feel like it..
There has to be harsh constraints on any new tax system to curb abuse by congress, and government in general.."

-- If you don't have any argumetns against it, why don't you support it? it's a truly superior system/ Go to http://www.fairtax.org


262 posted on 08/01/2004 8:24:49 PM PDT by Remember_Salamis (Freedom is Not Free)
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