Comments on: Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Replace Income Tax with Sales Tax http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-replace-income-tax-with-sales-tax/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: JBruce http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-replace-income-tax-with-sales-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-11759 JBruce Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:34:10 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3920#comment-11759 Actually, the credits wouldn't "pay" the national sales tax. The sales tax simply would mean that the "credits" wouldn't go as far as they do now because the price of everything would go up by the amount of the tax -- so a given $ "income" would buy less. Also, given the choice, I'd rather have an administration that is falsely accused of increasing "socialism" than one that considers the Bill of Rights to be just so much toilet paper. Actually, the credits wouldn’t “pay” the national sales tax. The sales tax simply would mean that the “credits” wouldn’t go as far as they do now because the price of everything would go up by the amount of the tax — so a given $ “income” would buy less.
Also, given the choice, I’d rather have an administration that is falsely accused of increasing “socialism” than one that considers the Bill of Rights to be just so much toilet paper.

]]> By: Jeff Day http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-replace-income-tax-with-sales-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-11757 Jeff Day Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:02:21 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3920#comment-11757 not going to see the nationwide sales tax replacing the income tax. The income tax is a convenient mechanism to give out all the socialized benefits to help those that don't pay any taxes anywhichways. Amazing when you see that some people want to argue the poor with small children pay sales taxes etc. NO THEY DON'T. The earned income credits and now this year the child tax credit is going to be refunable with only $3k income. Those credits pay the sales taxes, unless the credit all went to marijuana. The people that get all the welfare benefits vote for the democrats so they keep on getting all the freebies. The democrats aren't going to take the freebies away, they would then not have all the freebie votes so the ilks of Barrack HUSSEIN OBama can be elected to increase socialism. Jeff Day EA Evansville, IN not going to see the nationwide sales tax replacing the income tax. The income tax is a convenient mechanism to give out all the socialized benefits to help those that don’t pay any taxes anywhichways.

Amazing when you see that some people want to argue the poor with small children pay sales taxes etc. NO THEY DON’T. The earned income credits and now this year the child tax credit is going to be refunable with only $3k income. Those credits pay the sales taxes, unless the credit all went to marijuana. The people that get all the welfare benefits vote for the democrats so they keep on getting all the freebies. The democrats aren’t going to take the freebies away, they would then not have all the freebie votes so the ilks of Barrack HUSSEIN OBama can be elected to increase socialism.

Jeff Day EA
Evansville, IN

]]> By: Rick http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-replace-income-tax-with-sales-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-11755 Rick Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:22:03 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3920#comment-11755 As I recall the rate would need to be 30% to 40%. Can you imagine the black market that would encourage. Not to mention what it would do to economic activity. My income tax is small in comparision. If the cost of buying goods increased by 30% to 40% I am sure most people would cease buying anything but food. As I recall the rate would need to be 30% to 40%. Can you imagine the black market that would encourage. Not to mention what it would do to economic activity. My income tax is small in comparision. If the cost of buying goods increased by 30% to 40% I am sure most people would cease buying anything but food.

]]> By: steve sharp http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-replace-income-tax-with-sales-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-11751 steve sharp Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:31:51 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3920#comment-11751 yes , w need national sales tax, even the politiians would have to pay there fair share, yes , w need national sales tax, even the politiians would have to pay there fair share,

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