Every thing about the FAIR TAX is plain and simple except the Prebate. I have read every thing I can about it, and I still so not see how this is going to be implemented and administered. Any time I ask about it, I am told to read the web site. As I read it, Every tax payer will receive a percentage of tax money back from the "TAXMAN" based on the amount collected. (The web site actually does not say who will send the prebate) This would seem to me to be an excellent means to boost the economy since every taxpayer would have spendable cash every month from his "prebate". This means the poor get back most of what they spend if not all or even more than what they spend on taxes, depending upon how much they spend. My question, Who is the "taxman" Meaning , Whos is going to send out all these chcks? We are eliminating the IRS, the states will be collecting the tax, same as they do now for the state and county sales tax. Who will be "Mailing"? these checks and who will be maintaining the database for all the American taxpayers. Where will that Data base be kept. (how will it be backed up) Any time money is sent to the American people from the government, there is an opportunity for corruption. Who will be the oversight committee? Then who will keep them honest. It seems to me the Prebate is the only part of Fairtax that has questionable value, at best. It seems to be an attempt to make this Fairtax politically correct so that the nay- sayers (and most Democrate politicians) who state it is not fair for the poor are quieted. Unless some one can give some good answers that make sense, it looks to me as though the prebate is the weak link
While I am speaking about corruption, No politician is going to vote for the Fairtax because it eliminates their ability to give away tax credits, exemptions, or (putting it bluntly) Bribes to their cronies or supporters. No tax Lawyer is going to want to have Fair tax implemented because they do not want to loose the income they make from the convoluted current Tax system. No Tax accountant (is there any other kind other than so called cost accountants) will want to vote for Fairtax, same reason as tax lawyers. I include all the tax preparers in wiht the accountants (Ie: H&R Block and the like) None of the ILLEGAL immigrants are going to want Fairtax because currently they don't pay Any INCOME tax. There are likely many more in the US who would loose a fair amount of (currently corrupt ?) income from not keeping the current system. Those are some pretty powerful lobbyists. Much stronger now than the popular vote. These are all reasons to Keep fighting for the FairTax, and realize most supporting politicians are just saying, for now, what you want to hear (since they don't really have to make a vote that is going to make a difference yet) and Realize that it is going to take a revolution to make it a reality.
Lastly, Can any one tell me why Steve Forbes keeps pushing his Flat tax when there is a better solution (Fairtax) and a group willing to support the Fairtax?
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