A look at the actual provisions of the FairTax Act. Be careful of what you ask for.

[johnwk]

FairTax Act of 2023 seems stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee​

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There is still nothing scheduled for the Freedom Caucus’s alleged FairTax Act posted at the House Ways and Means Committee's UPDATES.


The 25 Republican Co-Sponsors who promoted that destructing, oppressive, and power grabbing tax plan need to admit they were wrong in promoting it, or they should get primaried for their incompetency and failure to represent the best interests of their immediate constituents.


It would be so refreshing to hear those who supported the FairTax Act to admit they made a big mistake and then confirm they have learned a very important lesson about not studying proposed legislation before putting their name on it.

JWK

When Federal Reserve Notes were made a legal tender in violation of our Constitution, and a direct un-apportioned tax was imposed upon the people without their consent, America’s free enterprise, free market system was severely subjugated, and the tools of oppression and thievery were made available to some very immoral and nefariously evil people.

 

[badbob85037]

If the FairTax ACT were passed into law the following explains some of its specific provisions.



It would create two new tax collecting agencies, an “Excise Tax Bureau” and the “Sales Tax Bureau", in addition to keeping the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms alive, which will also be collecting taxes.

See: SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER FEDERAL TAXES.

(a) In General.—Section 7801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the authority of the Department of the Treasury) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Excise Tax Bureau.—There shall be in the Department of the Treasury an Excise Tax Bureau to administer those excise taxes not administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“(e) Sales Tax Bureau.—There shall be in the Department of the Treasury a Sales Tax Bureau to administer the national sales tax in those States where it is required pursuant to section 404, and to discharge other Federal duties and powers relating to the national sales tax (including those required by sections 402, 403, and 405). The Office of Revenue Allocation shall be within the Sales Tax Bureau.”.


It imposes a new 23% “FairTax” on “the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services” while Congress’ power to continue to lay and collect taxes on “incomes” remains fully intact;

See: “SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF SALES TAX.

“(a) In General.—There is hereby imposed a tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services.”


The FairTax Act does not withdraw Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes calculated from profits, gains, wages, tips and other lawfully realized incomes. It merely promises to do so within seven years.

See SEC. 401. ELIMINATION OF SALES TAX IF SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT NOT REPEALED.

“If the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is not repealed before the end of the 7-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, then all provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act shall not apply to any use or consumption in any year beginning after December 31 of the calendar year in which or with which such period ends, except that the Sales Tax Bureau of the Department of the Treasury shall not be terminated until 6 months after such December 31.”


The FairTax Act also increases the number of times tax returns are filed from one, to twelve Fair Tax returns a year;

See: “SEC. 501. MONTHLY REPORTS AND PAYMENTS.”

“(a) Tax Reports And Filing Dates.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—On or before the 15th day of each month, each person who is—
“(A) liable to collect and remit the tax imposed by this subtitle by reason of section 103(a), or
“(B) liable to pay tax imposed by this subtitle which is not collected pursuant to section 103(a),
shall submit to the appropriate sales tax administering authority (in a form prescribed by the Secretary) a report relating to the previous calendar month.


The FairTax Act also requires ordinary working people to register with government in order to exercise a fundamental right of mankind . . . selling the property each has in their own labor.

See “SEC. 502. REGISTRATION.”

“(a) In General.—Any person liable to collect and remit taxes pursuant to section 103(a) who is engaged in a trade or business shall register as a seller with the sales tax administering authority administering the taxes imposed by this subtitle.


The FT also requires ordinary people to become tax collectors for government;


See “SEC. 103. RULES RELATING TO COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF TAX.”

“(a) Liability For Collection And Remittance Of The Tax.—Except as provided otherwise by this section, any tax imposed by this subtitle shall be collected and remitted by the seller of taxable property or services (including financial intermediation services).

It also requires taxpayers to keep whatever records Congress may dream up in the future;

See “SEC. 501. MONTHLY REPORTS AND PAYMENTS.”

“(a) Tax Reports And Filing Dates.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—On or before the 15th day of each month, each person who is—
“(A) liable to collect and remit the tax imposed by this subtitle by reason of section 103(a), or
“(B) liable to pay tax imposed by this subtitle which is not collected pursuant to section 103(a),
shall submit to the appropriate sales tax administering authority (in a form prescribed by the Secretary) a report relating to the previous calendar month.



The alleged FairTax also sneakily allows Congress to lay and collect countless “excise taxes” in addition to the new 23% FairTax, which members of Congress may dream up, and can be calculated from profits, gains and other incomes.

See SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER FEDERAL TAXES”

(a) In General.—Section 7801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the authority of the Department of the Treasury) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Excise Tax Bureau.—There shall be in the Department of the Treasury an Excise Tax Bureau to administer those excise taxes not administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.



And, the FairTax Act creates a new entitlement, the “Family Consumption Allowance” [a monthly government check sent to every “qualified family” in the U.S.] that would become another political partisan wedge-issue, just like Social Security, used during election time to buy votes in addition to making an enormously large segment of those who vote extremely dependent upon government to access their monthly necessities of life.

See “SEC. 301. FAMILY CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCE”.

“Each qualified family shall be eligible to receive a sales tax rebate each month. The sales tax rebate shall be in an amount equal to the product of—

“(1) the rate of tax imposed by section 101, and

“(2) the monthly poverty level.”




Why on earth would any politician, especially a conservative leader, after studying the FairTax Act’s legislation, support this dastardly evil proposal which would enlarge and strengthen the federal government’s iron fisted taxing grip around the American peoples’ necks? If their object is a sincerely effort to reform our federal tax structure and remove the federal government’s iron grip from the American people’s necks, they would support the Fair Share Balanced Budget Amendment which would actually do what the FairTax is alleged to do but doesn’t.

What can someone do? Repugs are corrupt, democRats are evil and stupid.

 

[ReinyDays]

What can someone do? Repugs are corrupt, democRats are evil and stupid.

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