Posted: Apr 24, 2005 By: bruz1111

Comment:

I support Rep. John Linder (
R-Ga.) proposed national sales tax, instead of income
tax, for many reasons.

1) Why shoud a hard working person that say makes
100k a year, but manages the money so that he could
save say 50k a year towards retirement or anything
else, be penalized for knowing how to save his money
by living with less, and have to pay up front before
they spend it.

2) Lets get to the street, OK, how many people do you
know that make a great amount of income under the
table. I used to have a roomate 12 yrs. ago that was
a personal trainer, she made over 150k Cash ea. year,
claimed she made 12k, so that's what she payed in
income tax, now what about all the people in the US
that work say, waiting tables, bussers, bar tenders,
strippers, bellman, pimps, hookers, anyone that uses
tips as a large part of income, and the list goes on,
drug dealers, gamblers etc.... well your not taxing
them, but all those people manage to drive nice cars,
have nice closthes, own nice homes etc.. so they would
pay much more into the system if they were paying a
higher sales tax on the money that they spend.

3) Only thing I would suggest is not applying it to
food, and say electricity, and gas, the basics of life
support, keep that tax the same just raise it on all
other stuff, restaurants, movies, goods that you
purchase, cars, etc....

I just think overall it would let people save money
and still keep the US economy going good as people
could invest in homes, and education with the extra,
the average person is struggling so hard and taxing on
what you make doesn't make sense...

thanx..

Rene

ps. I'm male, and self employeed for the past 20yrs.
I'm 38yrs.