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RE: why not support a national sales tax or fair tax then?(nm)

Posted on: April 26, 2017 at 11:32:37 CT

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Mainly because if we maintain anything reasonably close to revenue neutrality, it will be a huge tax rate, and that will move a large portion of the tax burden from the rich to the poor.

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Tax cut proposal to benefit places like Trump International - Silas MU - 4/26 10:58:49

I wish taxes at federal level could be like property taxes - meatiger MU - 4/26 11:12:55

why not support a national sales tax or fair tax then?(nm) - SuperTone MU

- 4/26 11:20:15

RE: why not support a national sales tax or fair tax then?(nm) - meatiger MU - 4/26 11:32:37

There's nothing fair about a national sales tax or - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:22:03

Do you know what fair means? - JG MU

- 4/26 11:23:15

Fair does not equal equity (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:27:25

Not necessarily no - JG MU

- 4/26 11:28:23

If it's a national sales tax people, regardless of income, - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:29:47

why do you treat people differently? Are you a racist - SuperTone MU

- 4/26 12:43:25

Unprepared food would be exempt - JG MU

- 4/26 11:54:49

if all people are equal, why would any one person ever - 90Tiger MU - 4/26 11:37:40

well yes. a tax plan to help everyone is going to help - SuperTone MU

- 4/26 11:00:48

He's a con artist. He claimed to be the candidate of the - MrBlueSky MU - 4/26 11:00:02

Certainly people that don't pay any taxes won't - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/26 11:05:01

what are you *****ing about? lower individual tax liability? - blake1771 KC - 4/26 10:59:57

The math - catbirdseat MU

- 4/26 11:01:00

You mean deficit spending? - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/26 11:06:13

....for people who don't understand math, you're right. - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 11:03:16

or they spend less. shocking i know. or maybe if the gov't - blake1771 KC - 4/26 11:01:46

not if companies start hoarding their cash over here - SuperTone MU

- 4/26 11:01:34

he's just trolling. he might as well just be honest and say - blake1771 KC - 4/26 11:03:05

he can't say that - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 11:03:53

Wait....we can have other people's money? - Tigrrrr! MU

- 4/26 11:10:20

you do that quite well(nm) - meatiger MU - 4/26 11:18:40

I'm not working too hard at it. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 4/26 11:24:49

Color your skin black and start robbing people - mizzouSECedes STL - 4/26 11:11:09

Seems extreme. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 4/26 11:12:50