Markinsa Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein An•es•the•tize: Deprive Of Feeling Or Awareness Have you ever thought about winning a Powerball lottery? You know one of those multi-state ticket frenzies where the winning payout is so big your head explodes with visions of Tuscan villas, private jets and caviar-topped crostini’s. These mega lottery games get even the most cynical of individuals whipped into a frenzy thinking they might beat the staggering odds to win the pot of gold. During House Oversight hearings, it was revealed that during the past five years, the federal government paid out “$100 billion in improper payments every year thanks to a combination of fraud, clerical errors and insufficient IRS enforcement.” $500 billion over five years! You would think this news would have also generated a frenzy in the minds of the American people. After all, it was their hard earned tax dollars that were wasted! Sadly, most people didn’t know the hearing existed. If they were aware, they may have heard through a major news outlet that it was simply a partisan witch-hunt. And what was the response of IRS Commission Koskinen? “This is an important issue to the IRS”. Wow, thanks Commissioner. America sleeps better at night knowing this is an important issue to the IRS. We are truly comforted knowing that the IRS will give the loss of $500 billion in taxpayer funds the same serious attention that has been given the IRS political targeting of non-profits and individuals, the destruction of Lois Lerner (and other IRS employee’s) emails and instant messaging, and their disciplinary action of an IRS employee who grotesquely violated the federal Hatch Act to campaign on IRS call center phones for a partisan political candidate. What we have here is a lot of kabuki dancing, a heaping pile of photo ops and a generous portion of canned ham talking points by members of Congress seeking 10 minutes of air-time for their next newsletter or social media post. What we don’t have is real, substantive action except by two federal judges who have just ordered the IRS to fess up, under oath, about what happened to Lerner’s emails and hard drive. If you want real substantive change then please look closely at the 2014 candidates who want to represent you. If they say the support the FairTax, do they stand proud and can they defend it? If not, ask them why. If they have not made their position on tax reform known press the issue. This candidate may well determine the future of HR 25, the FairTax Act, which is before Congress right now. HR 25 is the only tax replacement plan before Congress that defunds, disbands and eliminates the IRS. It is also the only tax reform plan that transfers power from Congress to the people. The American people are beat down, seemingly anesthetized. When they are told that our government wasted $500 billion of their hard earned money, they don’t even blink. Something is terribly wrong when this becomes the people’s reaction. If you elect representatives who perpetuate the continued use of the income tax code as a political and financial weapon, then you have just become part of the problem. Vow today that you will stand strong for the FairTax. Run, don’t walk to candidate meetings. Make your voice heard. Make time for Congressional town halls. Ask critical questions and listen to Candidate answers. Canned ham responses are a sign of disrespect to you as a constituent. Don’t allow yourself to become any further sedated, any further complacent. America needs you. The FairTax needs you. As Ronald Reagan once said, "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done." Until next week, Cindy Canevaro Executive Director 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanonme Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Intresting. I have never heard of this. Thanks for bringing this to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I love it! Thanks Markinsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadita Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Markinsa Thanks for the info.. I like the fair tax idea... everyone pays per their spending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divemaster5734 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein An•es•the•tize: Deprive Of Feeling Or Awareness Love where your posts have been going these last few months. Keep 'em coming. Well Said. Fair Tax and Fair Trade. Treat other countries the way they treat us, and eliminate all FTZ's. Edited July 15, 2014 by divemaster5734 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatshername Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks Mark! I hadn't looked at the Fair Tax in a while... not perfect but clearly a hundred times better than our current "unfair" system. It's still too much IMO (maintains support of big government which I am opposed to) but at least it gives us the option to feed... or not feed... the beast through our consumption decisions. One of my concerns is that it won't stay at 30%... Collectivism can't thrive at that level. If we don't beat them back, it will go up in the future. I would have more confidence in EVERYTHING if the Federal Government were trimmed back (abolish the IRS, DOE, EPA, etc) and put the excess revenue toward the debt. Here are the FAQ from the Fair Tax website... http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FAQs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markinsa Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 http://www.fairtax.org/PDF/FairTax%20flat%20tax%20income%20comparison%20chart.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarDiva007 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I have always said how stupid it is that.... You have to Pay (an accountant) to find out how much you have to Pay. I agree that government needs to real it in, its out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripphood Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) It sounds great but I don't see how it can ever happen. Sadly enough. Edited July 22, 2014 by Tripphood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markinsa Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Does the FairTax Really Abolish the IRS? In a word, YES. The FairTax, unlike a flat income tax, eliminates the IRS both symbolically and literally. For an orderly end to the income tax system, the IRS is phased out within 3 years of the effective date of the FairTax, HR25/S122. A phase out period is necessary allow the collection and audit of the final year of income taxes and payroll taxes. At the end of the three year period, HR 25 provides that appropriations for the Internal Revenue Service shall not be authorized after the end of fiscal year 2015 (Sept. 30, 2015) read more: http://fairtax.org/u/Administration.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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