I heard an interesting argument a few years ago that the primary purpose of
the tax laws in America is to redistribute wealth, which is of course
obvious. But the second is much more subtle: To keep people from ever
figuring out how much they pay. I have this discussion with my kids. I ask
them to tell me how much they are paying in taxes, and we look at things
like receipts and cell phone bills. Then I tell them about property taxes,
income taxes, excise taxes and the like. If the people ever really figured
out what they paid to the government, there would be another revolution.

Actually, if we can get the Dems to take a serious look at it, the
FairTax has much to offer from their perspective. Unlike the current
system, which places a hidden tax burden of 28.34% on the backs of the
working poor (7.65% FICA plus 22.4% loss of purchasing power of the
remainder of their income), the FairTax truly untaxes the poor.

It will also recover many of the outsourced manufacturing jobs their
union workers are losing.

I would not be a bit surprised to see the Dems rename it and make it
their own.

Don



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