Comments on: The Challenge of Creating an Economically Sound, Simpler, and More Just Tax Code (Part 1 of 3) http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2011/10/27/the-challenge-of-creating-an-economically-sound-simpler-and-more-just-tax-code-part-1-of-2/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Liberty Papers »Blog Archive » The Challenge of Creating an Economically Sound, Simpler, and More Just Tax Code (Part 3 of 3) http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2011/10/27/the-challenge-of-creating-an-economically-sound-simpler-and-more-just-tax-code-part-1-of-2/#comment-80012 The Liberty Papers »Blog Archive » The Challenge of Creating an Economically Sound, Simpler, and More Just Tax Code (Part 3 of 3) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:04:02 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=9807#comment-80012 [...] Thomas L. Knapp: Supporters of the “Fair” Tax would do themselves a huge favor to start being truthful… [...]

]]> By: The Liberty Papers »Blog Archive » The Challenge of Creating an Economically Sound, Simpler, and More Just Tax Code (Part 2 of 3) http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2011/10/27/the-challenge-of-creating-an-economically-sound-simpler-and-more-just-tax-code-part-1-of-2/#comment-80011 The Liberty Papers »Blog Archive » The Challenge of Creating an Economically Sound, Simpler, and More Just Tax Code (Part 2 of 3) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:52:13 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=9807#comment-80011 [...] Thomas L. Knapp: Supporters of the “Fair” Tax would do themselves a huge favor to start being truthful… [...]

]]> By: Thomas L. Knapp http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2011/10/27/the-challenge-of-creating-an-economically-sound-simpler-and-more-just-tax-code-part-1-of-2/#comment-79988 Thomas L. Knapp Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:28:12 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=9807#comment-79988 Supporters of the “Fair” Tax would do themselves a huge favor to start being truthful about it.

First of all, the rate is 30%, not 23%.

Secondly, the “prebate” is not a rebate, as it is not tied to payment of the tax — it’s just a monthly federal welfare check to every man, woman and child in the US.

A tax plan that can’t be sold without telling whoppers about its two major features is a lemon.

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