Comment: To: Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform Thank you for this chance to comment. Although I've been one of millions who have never responded to a call for imput concerning government issues, my belief on this issue is so strong that I'm compelled to make my opinion known. I feel that present tax laws are obsolete and unfairly biased favoring certain groups of citizens. Of possible alternatives to present tax laws, a consumption tax seems the most just and simple. People whose earnings are at the subsistence level should be given a refund at year's end. "Subsistence level" would be determined by using a formula established by Government. Government coffers would receive more funds by eliminating present individual personal exemptions and unessential government personnel now dealing with income taxes. Whatever the outcome, I hope that this important reform issue will show that our government representatives really represent the best interest of the "common man" and not of special interest groups. |