Rich Stern
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Hi all.
A few years ago, I became a proponent of the Fair Tax, a proposal to rid the U.S. of all income taxes in favor of a national, retail sales tax. At the time, it was a longshot, but I saw it as so fundamentally important to our nation that I joined the grassroots organization pushing the proposal.
Well, this proposal, now a bill in congress, has some legs. It has received siginficant backing by numerous legislators and academics, and has a geniune chance to positively affect the lives of Americans.
My view is there is no more important legislation that will happen in our lifetime. The repercussions include simplifying a badly broken, complicated and unfair tax system, removing an oppressive organization (the IRS) from our government, improving our economic efficiency, eliminating special interest tax favors, and holding our government more directly accountable for what they tax and spend.
I urge you to visit the following site and read a little bit about what this is all about.
I'll be happy to debate the issue for those who don't trust this plan.
If you support this idea, join Americans for Fair Taxation, and let your government representatives know that you support this plan.
Please visit fairtax.org.
http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq.html
A few years ago, I became a proponent of the Fair Tax, a proposal to rid the U.S. of all income taxes in favor of a national, retail sales tax. At the time, it was a longshot, but I saw it as so fundamentally important to our nation that I joined the grassroots organization pushing the proposal.
Well, this proposal, now a bill in congress, has some legs. It has received siginficant backing by numerous legislators and academics, and has a geniune chance to positively affect the lives of Americans.
My view is there is no more important legislation that will happen in our lifetime. The repercussions include simplifying a badly broken, complicated and unfair tax system, removing an oppressive organization (the IRS) from our government, improving our economic efficiency, eliminating special interest tax favors, and holding our government more directly accountable for what they tax and spend.
I urge you to visit the following site and read a little bit about what this is all about.
I'll be happy to debate the issue for those who don't trust this plan.
If you support this idea, join Americans for Fair Taxation, and let your government representatives know that you support this plan.
Please visit fairtax.org.
http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/smart/faq.html