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Huckabee Touts 'Fair Tax' in Florida
http://www.gopusa.com/news/2008/january/0128_huckabee_tax.shtml ^ | January 28, 2008 | MELISSA NELSON

Posted on 01/28/2008 11:08:03 AM PST by BplusK

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday he is counting on the traditionally conservative Panhandle to push him to a strong finish in Florida.

''We knew we needed to get to the Panhandle, it is a very, very critical area,'' Huckabee said. ''The Panhandle is historically a very conservative part of Florida and that would be an ideal constituency for us. I wish we could spend more time here.''

The former Arkansas governor met with supporters and held a news conference at a small airport Sunday night.

Early Sunday, he told a supporters at a rally in Jacksonville that he is the only major candidate supporting the ''fair tax,'' a proposal to replace federal income taxes with a 23 percent national sales tax.

''It's fair. It's flat. It's finite and it's family friendly,'' he told a crowd of about 300.

Under the proposal, federal income and investment taxes would be eliminated in favor of the federal sales tax. People living up to the poverty level would pay no net sales tax and every household would receive a rebate equal to sales taxes paid on essential goods and services.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: elections; fairtax; fl2008; florida; huckabee
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It is obvious that Mike Huckabee is a strong Social-Conservative. However, a number of people who are rather "Fiscal Conservatives" should appreciate his Fair Tax proposals.
1 posted on 01/28/2008 11:08:05 AM PST by BplusK
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To: BplusK

FairTaxPlan=3 Card Monty for the Public.


2 posted on 01/28/2008 11:09:04 AM PST by papasmurf (No "Leftovers" for me. I'm votin' for Fred!)
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To: BplusK

Mike Huckabee...who is that anyway??????


3 posted on 01/28/2008 11:09:28 AM PST by Bushwacker777
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To: BplusK

I thought Gomer had dropped out and was helping Juan McCain, as his “veep-in-waiting” or something like that...


4 posted on 01/28/2008 11:09:53 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Second To None!)
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To: BplusK

Fair Tax probably won’t go over too big in Florida with retired folks.

My parents despise the idea.


5 posted on 01/28/2008 11:10:01 AM PST by dforest (Don't even ask me to vote for McCain, Rudy, or Huckster.)
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To: BplusK

I hope he can hold his dwindling base of voters, and keep them from going to McCain.


6 posted on 01/28/2008 11:12:26 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: BplusK

He was also bragging about his second place (who knew?) in the delegate count on Huck & Friends this morning.


7 posted on 01/28/2008 11:14:53 AM PST by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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Fair Tax probably won’t go over too big in Florida with retired folks.

Yep, Florida is the last place where you push that plan.

8 posted on 01/28/2008 11:16:25 AM PST by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: Miss Didi

LOLOL! Huck and Freinds, too funny. They do give him and McCain free hype. They want to make sure we get the easist to beat MSM picked candidate.


9 posted on 01/28/2008 11:17:12 AM PST by dforest (Don't even ask me to vote for McCain, Rudy, or Huckster.)
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However, a number of people who are rather "Fiscal Conservatives" should appreciate his Fair Tax proposals.

Unless they spent their lives saving income that has already been taxed previous through income tax, and stands to be taxed at a monstrous rate again under the Fair Tax, should they actually try to spend any of it in their retirement.

I can think of few better ways to discourage savings and encourage inflation than the Fair Tax.

10 posted on 01/28/2008 11:17:23 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Former FredHead, now a Mittbot.)
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The Fair Tax plan is not a flat tax. Let’s get the facts right.


11 posted on 01/28/2008 11:24:10 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: BplusK

Huckabee is still in the race? Iowa seems a long time ago!


12 posted on 01/28/2008 11:30:46 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: BplusK

if we wanted untested ideas that threaten higher taxes we’d be democrats

so no thanks fairtaxers!


13 posted on 01/28/2008 11:31:14 AM PST by ari-freedom (McCain and Huckabee sitting on a tree K I S S I N G. First comes love then comes the end of the GOP)
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Talk about getting the economy stimulated. Post a date when the passed fair tax goes into effect and you will see massive hoarding like never imagined. Then, the country will be on flea market economics until the gov realizes what a huge mistake they've made and have to go back to emergency income tax just to cover the budget. In the meantime, nearly every small scale niche retailer will be out of business.

Only complete idiots think the plan being pushed by a 'buy my book" radio jock would work but, it's amazing to count how many such idiots are running around talking it up. ...and to think there's a serious presidential candidate campaigning on this folly... sheesh!

14 posted on 01/28/2008 11:34:27 AM PST by shuckmaster
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To: indylindy

Because the Fair Tax plan is not a tax on income, but a Sales Tax, retired people are not taxed on what they get but on what they spend. Thus, those who get a good income when they retire will get it tax free. Also, a prebate check will be received to reimburse the sales taxes on basic purchases (i.e. groceries, etc.). Thus, retired people (and others) will receive an extra check to repay the taxes that they already pay when they buy products of necessity (today taxes paid by corporations are included in the costs of the products we buy, and these taxes are not reimbursed).


15 posted on 01/28/2008 11:36:01 AM PST by BplusK
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To: BplusK

They do not trust it. This is all moot, because it isn’t going to happen. Waste of breath for this particular election as an issue.


16 posted on 01/28/2008 11:37:36 AM PST by dforest (Don't even ask me to vote for McCain, Rudy, or Huckster.)
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To: indylindy

In poll internals, Huckabee does extremely with voters 25-35 and does very well with voters 35-45. McCain does best with 65 and older crowd.


17 posted on 01/28/2008 11:37:51 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: shuckmaster
Huckster? ''Serious''? Oy, vey.

''Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people'' -- H. L. Mencken

Applies to prez politics, too, although he said it in a different context.

18 posted on 01/28/2008 11:38:14 AM PST by SAJ
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To: FreedomProtector

He still cannot win. Huck is over. He is just hanging around like Edwards, even reminds me of Edwards, just to pick up some delegates to buy himself a job.


19 posted on 01/28/2008 11:41:15 AM PST by dforest (Don't even ask me to vote for McCain, Rudy, or Huckster.)
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To: papasmurf
Wrong.

At least with 3 card Monty you know what you are up against.

;-)

20 posted on 01/28/2008 11:43:30 AM PST by ejonesie22 (Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery.)
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