bripat9643
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I don't think you fully understood what I wrote. I'll restate it:
If Amendment XVI is repealed and replaced in one stroke with proper legislation that could not be messed with to favor political cronies and produce the required Federal revenue, fine. Doing it piecemeal would require trust of those legislating, but who in their right mind has that much trust in either of the two corrupt major factions?
These are the same imbeciles and criminals you trust now to implement the income tax.
You obviously enjoy ranting without thinking or paying any attention to another's thoughts written out before you. So I'll parse it for you in small bites to help your understanding. But something tells me you'll still react like the small child in your avatar.
PAY ATTENTION NOW:
So long as the 16th is repealed, where's the "insanity?" It's much smarter to tax consumption that to tax earning. It's also far simpler. The FAIR tax would make all the special exemptions we have in the current code a lot more difficult.
A Fair tax isn't fair at all. The Fair tax bills proposed by the 113th Congress DO NOT PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF AMENDMENT XVI, only the 1986 tax code, WHICH WAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1954 TAX CODE IN TITLE 26 OF THE US CODE. That is the insanity that you fail to recognize! Repeal of Amendment XVI would be required, which would nullify Title 26. HOWEVER, the action of repeal of Amendment XVI would reinstate the original enumeration tax and the bar to other taxes per Article I Sec. 9. A whole new can of worms, eh?
I realize your definition of "fair" means looting the wealthy for everything they've got above bare subsistence, but no one gives a shit about your opinion on the subject. Whether it's "fair" or not is purely a matter of opinion. Those of us who aren't two-bit Marxist thugs don't believe people should pay a higher percentage simply because they make more. That's the mentality of a thug, not of a civilized human being.
I also do not fail to recognize that the bill does not repeal the 16th Amendment. I have already pointed out that has to be done in a separate legislation. You don't combine amendments to the Constitution with complex tax legislation. I also am perfectly aware of the fact that repealing the 16th would repeal all the legislation based on it. That's exactly the point. It's not a "can of worms." It's the desired result. Only a congenital retard would want to keep that reeking pile of horseshit.
I have to laugh at your assertion that the Fair tax would make special exemptions "more difficult". Are you so naïve as to believe those devious bastards in Congress couldn't easily find a workaround for their corporate cronies? Laughable!
It's pretty obvious that it would. The FAIR tax would operate just like a state sales tax, and we don't see states creating thousands of exemptions for that. With an income tax, income has to be defined. That means thousands upon thousands of special circumstances have to be considered by necessity. That's an invitation for politicians to do favors in exchange for campaign donations. There is no necessity for any consideration of circumstances with a sales tax. The politicians will not be able to introduce such exemptions in 2000 page tax bills as they would with an income tax. With a consumption tax the voters will be aware of any favors the politicians attempt to grant. The odds of any being approved are much lower. Furthermore, the tax applies only to final consumption goods. It appears only when the consumer makes a purchase, not when a manufacturer buys parts or raw materials. The consumer will always know exactly how much tax he is paying on which items. Why would the consumer approve of an exemption on, say, luxury yachts? They simply won't.
AGAIN, PAY ATTENTION:
These are the same imbeciles and criminals you trust now to implement the income tax.
That is either a figment of your imagination, a demented projection of your own state or some other runaway fantasy of yours. I trust those bastards like I would trust the fabled coyote.
It's not a figment of my imagination. You've made it plain that you are content with the current system. That means you are content to let liars and criminals write the rules of the tax system you must comply with. If not, then what do you propose as an alternative?
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