Subject: Fair tax HR25 Comment: I am taking time out of my day to comment on the way you are leaning on the current tax reform. I respectfully request that you read HR25 and the fair tax book. It is unbelievable to me that we are actually looking at raising taxes AGAIN. Your recent ideas (if you step back and take a good hard look) discourage people from borrowing money and investing in the real estate market which in turn will not help the average home price go up in this country. Therefore people make less money and have less money to put into the economy. If you think about how much a person works in a year and how much of that hard earned money is so frivolously spent, you would think that eventually someone would stand up for the American people. The American people may not have a say in how the tax money is spent, but we should be able to decide how our money is spent on a personal level. American people who strive to succeed and be above average are punished in this country. American people who do not have drive are taken care of in this country by those who do. All of the American people are taxed based on certain individuals personal interests. It takes leaders who are truely concerned with the American people and the morale of this country to take a stand and realize that they sometimes have to show leadership and make a big change. We the American people are the motor that keeps this machine running. You can go down in history as a couple of people who put new tires on a car with no motor, or a couple of people who decided that this vehicle is no longer serving its purpose, and invest in a new one. We the people are willing to take the chance. This plan is fair to all people, and helps people meet their needs, example is no tax on the basic necessities. Although it seems like everything these days depends on whether you are republican or democrat, at some point that has to put aside and realize that we are all in the same boat and it doesnt matter who comes up with an idea, the fact of the matter is that if that boat sinks we will all go down together (most likely pointing fingers). What matters is whether it is implemented and will the masses benefit from it. i think if you will take the time to consider this as an option you will see the benefit and be a part of a historic decision. The fairtax plan has a lot of support by the American people and I ask that you consider and support it as well. Please do not take the easy way out again. The current system is ridiculously confusing and burdensom. People do not like to be confused or kept in the dark when it comes to being able to support their family. If you look at the current situation in this country the burden is clearly on you. When you confuse people to the point that our current tax system does people have no choice but to throw their hands in the air, give in, and rely on the government. you then become responsible for taking care of the public and that is clearly not what our founding fathers had in mind. America is the land of opportunity not the land of a free ride. It is easy to sit at the top level and try and squeeze a little bit more and a little bit more out of people until there is nothing left. People should have the opportunity to save for the future and not work 4 months out of the year just to pay their taxes. Take a look at the direction this country is heading. We have gone from a country that is proud and stands up for their fellow Americans to a country of finger pointers. Put us all on a level playing field and give people the opportunity to make the most of the American dream. I completely understand and enjoy the fact that the American people take care of America and it takes money to do such. The government will not be making less money. The American people have recently suffered multiple tragedies yet always find time or money to help out other countries in need. I think this is a noble stand to take and we should continue to do such, but we need to take care of oursleves as well or we will find ourselves in last place and talked about as the old superpower. It all Starts with the American people, not corporate America or special interest groups. Please for once stand up to the pressure of those special interest groups and look out for the American people. thanks for your time and consideration. |