Fair Tax, Can It Be?

It would be a difficult task today to find anthe IRS forever, and will create a huge economic
American who is proud of our Federalboom and millions of American jobs."
Government. Rampant corruption permeates theSimply put you would get to keep every penny
Democratic and Republican parties and it seemsof your paycheck. No Federal income tax, FICA,
the judicial branch is motivated more by politicsor Medicaid monies withheld at all. No complicated
and ideology than constitution.tax code, no IRS and no April 15th. We will still
It is a terrifying time in America; our federalpay taxes but will have control of how much and
leaders have decided they know what's best forwhen. With the FairTax structure there would be
us and have turned a deaf ear. It's not an Obamagreat reductions in the corrupting influences
failure or a Bush failure. For decades Washingtoncurrently raging in our Capitol.
has focused on self preservation through specialImagine only being taxed on the money you
interests and pork instead of the well being ofspend, not the money you save. Employers won't
America. Now for the first time in our history abe faced with a payroll tax either, which is
weaker USA will be passed to the nextcurrently a "double tax" on money that is rightfully
generation. The thirteen trillion dollar debt is notyours. The FairTax would cover our Social
the result of a failure of either party but of both.Security and Medicaid responsibilities as well.
The special interests of corporations, unions,Think about it, you can pass on your estate to
banks and others have muddied the politicalyour children intact and without burden. If your
waters to the point where it's impossible for ourpersonal situation requires a thriftier lifestyle you
government to function for the good of "we thearen't penalized for saving your money, you are
people".encouraged to save. When you can afford to be
We find the situation infuriating! How did we reachmore frivolous you will pay more. Either way you
the point where half our nation is  paying for theare empowered to choose.
other half. I have yet to encounter an American 
who truly believes our current tax system is fairA great side effect is that Washington would be
to anybody, so why let it continue? Recently ahighly motivated to encourage the American
different tax structure has been researched anddream. The FairTax bill will make "we the people"
proposed as a solution, the FairTax.the only special interest of importance to
A website at states; "The FairTax Bill is fair,Washington.
simple, eliminates the corruption in the 
70,300-page current tax code, eliminates allNow that's the kind of change America is looking
income taxes, payroll taxes and deductions, capitalfor.
gains, business and investment taxes, shuts down