[ovrtaxt]

Bump to abolish the IRS!

[enotheisen]

When 50 percent of the population pays no income tax or at least an inconsequential amount you have two groups of people, those who pay tax and those who do not. Check out the voting and tax history on those who vote for the Democratic Party. You will find that there is a correlation between those who pay the least tax and those who vote in line with the Democratic Party

This places the people who pay taxes at a distinct disadvantage. The Democratic Party can rightly say to those who do not pay taxes, "If you vote with the Republicans, they will cut the taxes for the rich." They never say, "If you vote for the Republicans, the people who pay 98 percent of all taxes will get to keep the money they earned."

We need to focus on two things. First, we need to articulate a message that will give the voters who pay no taxes an understanding that it is the people who pay taxes that create the jobs, not the Democratic Party and that jobs increase when taxes are lowered. Second, we need to articulate to our candidates that this is a serious issue for us.

I agree that as a citizen,resident of this country I should pay taxes to support legitimate government activity. But, I believe the tax schema must be fair. It is for this reason, I believe a VAT or sales tax in most appropriate.

[Teacher317]

"The power to tax is the power to destroy" and we tax financial success the hardest. Not only that, but we put literally thousands of legislative and regulatory obstacles in the way of those who struggle to succeed. Thank you, Congress, for trying your best to destroy the best set-up the world has ever known.

1913 was a very bad year for the Constitution. The Sixteenth Amendment allowed taxes based on income (even though the original document expressly forbids it), and the Seventeenth Amendment made the Senate into just another popularly-elected House.

[inquest]

Is Farah seriously suggesting that we go to a straight-up head tax? It'd be nice if he came out and said it, if so.

[Mini-14]

Libertarians are more committed to cutting taxes than either Republicans or Democrats. I'm going to vote Libertarian this fall.