| It would be a difficult task today to find an | | | | the IRS forever, and will create a huge economic |
| American who is proud of our Federal | | | | boom and millions of American jobs." |
| Government. Rampant corruption permeates the | | | | Simply put you would get to keep every penny |
| Democratic and Republican parties and it seems | | | | of your paycheck. No Federal income tax, FICA, |
| the judicial branch is motivated more by politics | | | | or 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 federal | | | | pay taxes but will have control of how much and |
| leaders have decided they know what's best for | | | | when. With the FairTax structure there would be |
| us and have turned a deaf ear. It's not an Obama | | | | great reductions in the corrupting influences |
| failure or a Bush failure. For decades Washington | | | | currently raging in our Capitol. |
| has focused on self preservation through special | | | | Imagine only being taxed on the money you |
| interests and pork instead of the well being of | | | | spend, not the money you save. Employers won't |
| America. Now for the first time in our history a | | | | be faced with a payroll tax either, which is |
| weaker USA will be passed to the next | | | | currently a "double tax" on money that is rightfully |
| generation. The thirteen trillion dollar debt is not | | | | yours. 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 political | | | | your children intact and without burden. If your |
| waters to the point where it's impossible for our | | | | personal situation requires a thriftier lifestyle you |
| government to function for the good of "we the | | | | aren'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 reach | | | | more frivolous you will pay more. Either way you |
| the point where half our nation is paying for the | | | | are empowered to choose. |
| other half. I have yet to encounter an American | | | | |
| who truly believes our current tax system is fair | | | | A great side effect is that Washington would be |
| to anybody, so why let it continue? Recently a | | | | highly motivated to encourage the American |
| different tax structure has been researched and | | | | dream. 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 all | | | | Now that's the kind of change America is looking |
| income taxes, payroll taxes and deductions, capital | | | | for. |
| gains, business and investment taxes, shuts down | | | | |