Alright, so whose ready to pay 23% more for gas? Do you really think that they will repeal those taxes? And if they do, where will the subsidies that we currently enjoy will come from? Get ready to pay more $$$ for gas than other countries? Can you say $10/gallon in the near future?

Here are some other articles that you might want to read and consider BEFORE casting your vote for a new tax collection system.


http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/06/pf/t...ptiontax_0510/
Important Note: Wages will have to go down to compensate.
Important Quote: "It is practically and logically impossible for the government be collecting the same amount of money as before and have everyone suddenly be better off," says Daniel Shaviro, a tax law professor at New York University.


http://www.mises.org/story/1814
Important Note: The national retail sales tax rate under the FairTax plan is 23 percent. That is on top of state sales taxes that are currently collected by forty-five states. That is on top of the sales tax that many cities and counties also collect. That is on top of the special taxes that exist on hotel rooms in most areas of the country. I suppose that a national retail sales tax would also apply to gasoline. There is no mention of the federal gas tax anywhere in the Fair Tax Act of 2005. No list of taxes that are supposed to be eliminated under the FairTax includes the federal gas tax.
Important Quote: 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.
Cliff Notes: Fair Tax advocates call for the IRS to remain.

http://www.mises.org/story/1975
Important Note: The taxes currently imposed by the states would be unaffected by the FairTax Plan. Thus, states that impose a state income tax or a state sales tax would continue to collect those taxes.
Important Quote: The FairTax will basically do away with not-for-profit entities.
Important Quote: Two examples of federal taxes that will still be with us under the FairTax are the excise tax on gasoline and the various taxes that one pays when purchasing an airline ticket. There is no mention of the federal gas tax anywhere in the Fair Tax Act of 2005. No list of taxes that are supposed to be eliminated under the FairTax includes the federal gas tax, which adds 18.4 cents to the price of a gallon of gas. So under the FairTax, we would have added to each gallon of gas federal excise tax, state excise tax, and federal sales tax. This is just the minimum. The states could also begin applying their sales tax to gasoline. A recent airline ticket I purchased had added to its price a federal excise tax of $15.28, a federal segment tax of $12.80, and a September 11th security fee of $10.00. And what about federal taxes on tobacco and alcohol? The FairTax will merely replace one visible tax with another while leaving intact the invisible ones.


Again, can you really trust Congress to stop collecting other taxes? Can you expect them to curb spending? Can you expect them to not raise the sales tax every year?

Is anyone here really that gullible to believe that Congress could pull this off correctly?

Also, under the current system, a person making $6000/yr (under the poverty level) pays NO income tax, and pays $420/yr in sales taxes if they spend all of their money. Under the Fair Tax, they would spend AT LEAST $1380 in sales taxes. Basically, you are increasing taxes on the poor. How are they supposed to be able to save and improve their lives? Even with the prebate, they will pay more initially than they currently do. And for those that live on a week-to-week check, life will be more difficult when inflation rises.