Posted: May 30, 2005 By: Tom Leser

Subject: YES to FairTax, NO to flat tax

Comment: Dear Panel,

You have heard about the FairTax already from the previous request for comments and also the general comments. You have heard about this from Tom Wright and David Burton who presented to you. I'm sure you are all well acquainted and familiar with this proposal and all of the details and I certainly hope that you no longer have concerns of revenue neutrality as the 23% rate will provide this as Tom Wright mentioned. This is the only solution of the 27 reform options proposed to you that is worth the recommendation to the President.

Please do not recommend the flat tax. It is not revenue neutral, and it would be very simple for politicians to make it back into what it is today, or for them to enact a different type of sales tax to be placed on top of the income tax. The FairTax repeals the 16th amendment via HJRes 16 so an income tax could never be enacted in addition to the FairTax. Please say YES to the FairTax and NO to the flat tax.