Well the arguement should be made in terms of freedom and not in terms of phoney economic benefits. I am a home builder, and this few percentages one way or the other, amounts to the prices of new homes being 17% greater than what existing homes are selling for. Over time, the prices of existing home will rise, but the immediate impact is I am out of business as new homes will not be competitive with existing homes. Just keep the arguement honest is all anyone is asking.
if the sales tax applies to new as well as old homes, this one flew right past me, unless you are saying that the 17% is not the sales tax itself on the purchase of the home but rather on the materials......
Ahhh, memories of being a gc. Bailing my drunk and disorderly subs out of jail, having drunk women show up on the jobsite screaming about no child support, and taking a roofer to the hospital for falling off a roof...... those were the days!
It has been, consistently.
... and not in terms of phoney economic benefits.
That is simply an incorrect assertion. There are plenty of economic benefits cited in the arguments for the Fair Tax which are obvious and incontrovertible. This particular thread has been focused on one specific item which may be questionable, but that in no way negates the others.
There is no question that if any major change in our tax system is implemented, such as the Fair Tax, there will be winners and losers. However, there are winners and losers under the current system as well. There is no way to avoid a certain amount of risk and pain. I wish you no harm, but the long-term well-being of my country and its people are more important than any individual considerations, either yours or mine.