GO FAIRTAX
The idea of a taxation reform is nothing new. We have heard of the increasing the current Income tax rates, Steve Forbes talked up the Flat Tax during a presidential complain several years ago, and there have been other various kinds of tax reform. There is a newer idea that is gaining popularity across the country called the FairTax. Many believe the FairTax was an original idea for the syndicated radio talk show host Neal Boortz, but is not accurate. Although he and Georgia congressman John Linder written two books on the FairTax the idea comes from two Texas businessmen in the 1990’s. Boortz just made it popular.
Many people do not believe this new form of taxation will benefit the United States and others believe if congress passes this into law the FairTax will undoubtedly reinvigorate the falling economy. I am in the latter of the two groups.
By this time you may be asking yourself “What is this FairTax?”. Simply put, the FairTax is a plan that replaces all federal income and payroll based taxes with a new approach including a progressive national sales tax, something like a rebate which occurs at the beginning of the month called a prebate (more on that later), repealing the 16th Amendment and federal neutrality with corporations and businesses.
At its core, the FairTax is a nonpartisan partisan legislation, meaning both democrats and republicans are working to make this happen. The bill which has been shown to congress in the past was HR 25 for the House of Representatives and S 296 for the senate. It abolishes all personal and corporate income taxes, gift taxes, estate taxes, Social Security, Medicare and several other taxes and replaces an easy, transparent federal retail sales tax which wou...
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...ic or complacent and didn’t want to have this great change. Those who did want freedom were our founding fathers. Leaders like General George Washington and the statesmen Thomas Jefferson formed a grassroots effort. The idea of independence grew. We know then end of that story.
Proponents of the FairTax use this as a metaphor to their efforts. It will happen someday, we’re just hoping it’s within our lifetime.
I have only highlighted a few benefits of the FairTax. Our current tax code is 64,000 pages and H.R. 25 is 133. The current tax code punishes achievement and prosperity and the FairTax rewards these things. The FairTax would bring in foreign business by eliminating all business taxes. Our current tax system drives foreign business away. All we can hope that one day that this new system of taxation will reinvigorate the United States of America.
However eventually the colonist also known as the Americans won this long fight for freedom. America won the revolutionary war in 1783. They were no longer under the rule of Great Britain. America was completely free and had no mother country. We became a democracy and was no longer a monarchy. We could than elect a president and the colonies had a say so in the government. Even after being beat down by Britain, America rebelled, started a revolution, and won the war. All for one word;
The idea of independence from Great Britain, it is something that is so commonplace a thing that I think very little of it on a day-to-day basis, but there was once a time when it was not so common, there was even a time when many thought the idea of fighting for independence was a foolhardy or reckless move and we were better off under the rule of Great Britain. This was not necessarily an incorrect way of thinking as Great Britain had provided the colonies with resources that would have taken far longer to develop for themselves. In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense a pamphlet that encouraged this new way of thinking and urged the people of the thirteen colonies to fight for their independence from Great Britain, as their help was now seeming to become a hindrance.
The passion for freedom was a unextinguishable flame. The fury fueled by the injustices of Great Britain induced the desire to break away from the mother country and develop a new independent government. This idea started to materialize when Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin wrote and adopted the Declaration of Independence, which stated the colonies' intention to create their own government. Thomas Jefferson and the other authors carefully manipulates their language by using parallelism and diction in order to persuade the reader to fight for personal rights and justice.
The American ideals in regards to freedom along with other human rights are not unique to the United States. In fact many of these freedoms and other rights found within the American declaration of independence were in fact copied from the Englishmen John Locke who wrote extensively on the subject nearly a century before the declaration even came into existence. John Locke was many things throughout his life mainly a philosopher and was also heavily involved in politics and psychology. This is evident throughout Locke’s writings. One of his most renowned works is his Second Treatise of Civil Government in which he discusses his views in regard to the state of nature, why people form governments and the benefits they gain from doing so, along with analyzing the extent of parliament’s
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to become better.” Albert Camus. With fighting for their freedom you have to have a reason and the determination to earn it. The people who helped shift the colonist into wanting their independence were Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson In both of the readings “ The Crisis, Number 1” -Thomas Paine and The Declaration of Independence- Thomas Jefferson. In “Crisis, Number 1” -Thomas Paine gives us all the reasons to gain independence from Britain. Then in Jefferson's piece The Declaration of Independence states why we are wanting our freedom from the King.
People were finally serious about breaking away from the British and wanted their independence. In 1776 they decided to write the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of this declaration which established the United States as a nation. After the Continental Congress approved The Declaration of Independence, it was official. Though the British refused to recognize The United States as a nation, the United States were fighting for their freedom and independence. They no longer wanted the British controlling them.
According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of liberty is, “the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one 's way of life, behavior, or political views.” After just being under the tyranny of England, the American people sought a weak central government, such as under the articles of confederation, however
Last weekend, while attending Lexington, KY’s Southland Christian Church, I received an invitation to attend a “Poor Man’s After-Tax Dinner.” Located on a 115-acre plot that occupies a stretch of the rapidly disappearing farmland between Lexington and Jessamine County, Southland will host the gala, which includes a catered meal and a performance by the Dale Adams Band. On the church’s website, an announcement for the event asks, “Did you have to pay when you filed taxes? This month’s Gathering is designed to help you to forget your IRS woes.”[1] The After-Tax Dinner will minister to those still reeling from the April 15th deadline, and, with any luck, it will foster solidarity among Southland’s flock, the majority of whom are members of the tax bracket whose wallets ache most severely after just having rendered unto Caesar the money that belongs to him.
There are many events that have happened in our history that have helped shape our country into what it is today. One of those events that helped change our country was the Decleration of Independance. The Declaration of Independence was written on July 4th, 1776. And this document was written so we were separate from England and so we weren’t under their power anymore. It meant that we were going to become a self-governing country. This was the very first big step we took to become our own country. And if we hadn’t have separated from England we wouldn’t be the country we are today. This helped build our nation and bring us closer together so we were united as one. This is when we realized we could be something bigger than what we were.
Tax Reform act of 1986. The tax reform act of 1986 chopped taxes, and indexed
6. The flat tax replaces the current income tax code, which is very 7. complex, with a system so simple Americans could file their taxes on a 8. form the size of a postcard. What exactly is a flat tax? A flat tax sets 9. into place a single tax rate on all income subject to tax. The hundreds of 10. exemptions, credits, loopholes and deductions now in the tax system 11. would be eliminated to make the single tax rate as low as possible. The 12. cost of using the current tax system totals about $200 billion annually, 13. or $700 for every man, woman, and child in America. A flat tax would 14. reduce those totals by 94% , saving taxpayers more than $100
Many ponder the idea of federal taxes and whether the wealthy deserve to pay a higher percentage rate of their overall income. That is, they argue that because our society needs more equality and a lower national budget deficit, taxes on the rich must be raised. This specific topic has been discussed for decades, and due to the severely different perspectives, it is unclear whether the two sides will ever come to an agreement. President Barack Obama and much of the Democratic Party strongly lean towards raising taxes on the rich, while the conservatives and the Republican Party heavily lean towards a more balanced flat tax. However, after extensive research and focus on what would be best for the equality of individuals, the nation and its economy, this paper will firmly prove that the top one percent should not be taxed any more than they are today.
The Declaration of Independence was created by the British colonies of North America who sought independence, July 4th 1776. They have overthrown their tyrannical unjust ruler. Since then America has been on their own, with the democracy they choice, everything how they would like no more getting ruled by Britain.
The flat tax will make taxes fair for all people. No matter what race a person is, what social class a person is in, or who they’re friends with, they will end up paying the same rate. Every single taxpayer will have to sacrifice just as much of his or her life as the next person down the road. One of the three main reasons for taxes is to maintain fairness. This is most reasonable ways to maintain fairness. The wealthy will still be paying more money than the poor person, but they both have the same tax burden.
Free trade and fair trade advocates have very different ideologies and there are several different generalizations that can be made. Because of differences in political outlook, there are always debates within national legislatures. Free trade advocates are commonly conservative or libertarian who support smaller government and less regulation. This generally leads them to be disbelieving of government programs that attempt to redistribute wealth. Fair trade advocates on the other hand generally have a communitarian outlook that is more inclined to supporting government action with improving people’s quality of life (Gillikin, J). Through an economical lense, economists accept that free trade provides the least amount of expenses while maintaining