Have any of you heard of the Fair Tax Movement? This is a very short description of the plan. It would make a very long post to describe all the details, but you can go to the Americans for Fair Taxation website to get more information, http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/main.html

The FairTax proposal is a comprehensive plan to replace federal income and payroll taxes, including personal, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security/Medicare, self-employment, and corporate taxes. The FairTax proposal integrates such features as a progressive national retail sales tax, dollar-for-dollar revenue replacement, and a rebate to ensure that no American pays such federal taxes up to the poverty level. Included in the FairTax plan is the repeal of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. The FairTax allows Americans to keep 100 percent of their paychecks (minus any state income taxes), ends corporate taxes and compliance costs hidden in the retail cost of goods and services, and fully funds the federal government while fulfilling the promise of Social Security and Medicare.

The Fair Tax plan not only allow us to keep more of our hard earned money, but prevent a lot of corruption in our government. A few other countries have gone this route and been successful.

Daisygirl