Where would there be room for fraud if the tax is taken "at the register".
Scott A. Stewart ColdFusion Developer GNSI 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: FairTax (was Re: Next in line to be labelled) > Dana wrote: > A sales tax > is generally considered regressive but I do like the idea of taxing > consumption not income or savings. Also an improvement over the flat > tax. Seems worth a look. > I'm for it too although I think there'd be too much room for fraud, etc so I like the flat tax. Basically a "flat tax" is really the system we have today except you totally throw out the rules and rebuild it with the idea being to KISS. The think the IRS is, like, bigger than France. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191514 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54