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JesusLivesInMe voted

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warwil630 voted

v No
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Big_jeff voted

v Yes
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May 21

Just_Lisa

v Yes

YES YES YES. The Obama regime shouts fair shair, but less take home pay sucks! What happened to "I will not raise taxes one dime". ??? Fair would be EVERYONE paying!

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May 21
Kcincurrie voted

v Yes
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May 20
Vetsgirl endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes
May 20
mwr endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes
May 19

Ghost116

v Yes

The wealthy would still pay more and it would be fair. 10% of $100,000 dollars is a lot more than 10% of $26,000 dollars.

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May 19
DesignerLM voted

v No
May 19
akjep6 voted

v Yes
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May 18
DonEros voted

v Yes
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N0rthman voted

v Yes
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DrSilicon voted

v Yes
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May 18
Jayden endorsed awbaldridge

v No
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May 16
Rpete endorsed HughAkston

v Yes
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May 16
Obsidion voted

v No
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May 15

earl

v Yes

The flat tax is the most fair tax which ensures that it will never be implemented.

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May 15
Rydad voted

v No
May 15

gammler

v I'm not sure

To make the "flat tax" revenue neutral, economists tell us it would have to be about 27%. I just wonder what that would do to consumption of goods and services.

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O_S_Thomas endorsed awbaldridge

v No
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May 14
nagydonnac voted

v Yes
May 14
DanielZ endorsed awbaldridge

v No
May 13
Raisinbran96 endorsed HughAkston

v Yes
May 12

PJS1973

v Yes

Yes! A flat tax is simple to understand and easy to enforce. It removes loopholes the rich could exploit, ensures the poor have "some skin in the game" and makes the system more equitable for all.

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May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed justapirate

v Yes
May 12
Medicinebow endorsed CATTLEPROD

v I'm not sure
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May 11
CaryNickel voted

v Yes
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May 11
slikhead23 endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes
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May 10
Nemesis3X endorsed MarkJM

v Yes
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May 9
LilliB voted

v Yes
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May 9
Republic1500 voted

v No
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May 9
Alphacent voted

v No
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May 9

gherlone

v Yes

how about: hell, yes!! taxes should be completely flat for all. if someone is poor enough to require a subsidy, give it to them, but don't perturb the tax code to do it. list is as what it is: a handout.

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May 9
buckilaked voted

v Yes
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Sledwith73 endorsed MarkJM

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May 7
Coupe voted

v Yes
May 7
LEC endorsed CATTLEPROD

v I'm not sure
May 7
BravoJuliet endorsed HughAkston

v Yes
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May 6

URBS

v Yes

It is the only Fair system of taxation.

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May 6

4PeteSake

v No

A flat tax is unfair and a give-away to the very rich.

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May 5
kimmie99 voted

v Yes
May 5
GodlessLiberal voted

v No
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May 4

BossTweed

v Yes

Absolutely!! The only way for us to survive is if EVERY one has "skin in the game". Otherwise, Obama and the Orwellians will get their Wish and America will deteriorate into nothing more than Hugo Chavez' Venezuela.

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May 4
DrFunkenstein endorsed awbaldridge

v No
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May 4
Michael_Taylor endorsed CATTLEPROD

v I'm not sure
May 3
890popbox voted

v I'm not sure
May 3
getchapull77 endorsed HughAkston

v Yes
May 3

InjusticeSucks

v Yes

This so called trend towards a dream started 45 years ago and the G0P has managed to keep it a dream this Long.

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May 2
MarkColwell endorsed awbaldridge

v No
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May 2

dzfgb

v Yes

The existing system is a fail, time to try something else even if it might fail too.

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May 21

Just_Lisa

v Yes

YES YES YES. The Obama regime shouts fair shair, but less take home pay sucks! What happened to "I will not raise taxes one dime". ??? Fair would be EVERYONE paying!

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May 19

Ghost116

v Yes

The wealthy would still pay more and it would be fair. 10% of $100,000 dollars is a lot more than 10% of $26,000 dollars.

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May 15

earl

v Yes

The flat tax is the most fair tax which ensures that it will never be implemented.

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May 15

gammler

v I'm not sure

To make the "flat tax" revenue neutral, economists tell us it would have to be about 27%. I just wonder what that would do to consumption of goods and services.

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May 12

PJS1973

v Yes

Yes! A flat tax is simple to understand and easy to enforce. It removes loopholes the rich could exploit, ensures the poor have "some skin in the game" and makes the system more equitable for all.

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May 9

gherlone

v Yes

how about: hell, yes!! taxes should be completely flat for all. if someone is poor enough to require a subsidy, give it to them, but don't perturb the tax code to do it. list is as what it is: a handout.

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May 6

URBS

v Yes

It is the only Fair system of taxation.

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May 6

4PeteSake

v No

A flat tax is unfair and a give-away to the very rich.

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May 4

BossTweed

v Yes

Absolutely!! The only way for us to survive is if EVERY one has "skin in the game". Otherwise, Obama and the Orwellians will get their Wish and America will deteriorate into nothing more than Hugo Chavez' Venezuela.

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May 3

InjusticeSucks

v Yes

This so called trend towards a dream started 45 years ago and the G0P has managed to keep it a dream this Long.

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May 2

dzfgb

v Yes

The existing system is a fail, time to try something else even if it might fail too.

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May 2

IMAQT

v Yes

We do need a revamp of the entire internal revenue code. However with almost half the nation not paying any income tax, one will be hard pressed to explain how they will fare better under any new system.

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Apr 28

fraps

v Yes

I designed one in the early 90's. Its features included automatic inflation deductions. A $5000 deduction of the top. A deduction for the home, rented or owned. In all the first $40,000 a person earned with a family of four. After that the tax was 18%. There were no taxes for interest or dividends. Those taxes were paid by the entity that paidthe interest. There was a small tax on accumulated wealth and no death or gift taxes. Corporations also paid taxes, they were only a bit more complicated, and taxed all earnings.

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Apr 27

Arumizy

v Yes

It's fair , equal and ensures the welfare scum finally have to contribute.

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Apr 27

Goose

v Yes

A flat tax of 0%.

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Apr 27

Litdes

v Yes

Sure, but only if we eliminate all deductions.

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Mar '13

ewk1313

v Yes

yes, and the closer the flat rate is to zero the better

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Feb '13

jmiller94

v Yes

Move toward it hell, just burn the tax code and do it. Ten years from now, we can do away with income taxes and go to sales taxes. Ten years from then, we can operate the federal government off import/export duties and let the citizens keep their money!

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Jan '13

loganrollo

v Yes

First $20k no tax. Beyond that, 15% flat. No deductions for kids, mortgage, business loss etc.

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Jan '13

Jackson1961

No, EVERYONE needs some skin in the game. Than, and only then, will everybody be concerned with how their own meney is being spent.

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Jan '13

cpier14

v Yes

Hell YES that when the welfare bums (the lazy do nothing undeserving ones) spend their (I mean our money) in strip clubs and liquor stores they can pay their fair share to

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HughAkston

v Yes

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! The first $25,000 a person earns is tax free. This helps the poor and the working poor. After that first $25,000, EVERYBODY pays 18%. No charity deduction. No home mortgage interest deduction. No I got an itch on my butt deduction. No deductions or loopholes of any kind should be allowed. Interest and dividends are treated as ordinary income as well. The reason why people claim "the rich" don't pay their fair share is because of all the deductions and loopholes. Let's eliminate all deductions and loopholes. Let's treat all income the same. Now that's fair.

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Jan '13

awbaldridge

v No

When people think "flat tax", they think equality - everyone has the same tax rate, so everyone pays the same percentage. Sounds fair, right? WRONG. A flat tax rate means that the poor and middle class would end up paying MORE than the rich, because rich people have disproportionate access to tax havens like offshore accounts, capital gains, dividends, and such, which are taxed at a much lower rate or not at all. Their effective tax rate would be lower, even though they have more ability to pay. This is why we need to maintain a progressive tax system, like we've had in this country since Abe Lincoln.

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Jan '13

Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes

10%, no excuses. Everyone has skin in the game and there are no loopholes, kickbacks, deductions, scams, etc. Simple as that. We can get rid of the IRS bureaucracy and everyone knows what they owe on tax day. When everyone is responsible to pay something then people think twice about hiking the tax rate up into the stratosphere. When only the wealthy are expected to pay, guess what?

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Jan '13

justapirate

v Yes

I've been in favor of a flat tax since before it got a name. EVERYBODY pays. No deductions or tricks. I also think it has to have a cap of 10% and not a penny more.

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Jan '13

stepped_in_it

v Yes

A flat tax would not only eliminate the massive loop holes in the tax codes, it would do away (for the most part) with the IRS.

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Jan '13

CATTLEPROD

v I'm not sure

I would prefer a sales tax. It gets people more evenly, a rich person will pay more taxes on a yacht than I will on a canoe. Also anyone in the underground economy will get hit everytime they buy something. A flat tax sounds good, but can easily ballon to a flat 40% say, with no refunds.

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Jan '13

PNWest

v No

If you want to change things and like the concept of "Fair Tax" then why not this. A flat tax on wealth. That is a whole lot fairer than a tax on income anyway. Everybody pays say 3% or so per year on their total assets. After all the government is really only in the business of protecting assets. The GOP will never go for this type of fair tax because it really would make the rich pay in proportion to what they actually own.

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Jan '13

Dan_Tien

v Yes

And remove non-taxable status for highly profitable "non-profit", religious and political organizations, as well.

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Jan '13

Sharpshooter

v No

Any scheme that taxes the wealthy disproportionately is going to fail. STOP, READ and think before going off on this. The wealthy generally became wealthy because they aren't stupid. When someone wants to become wealthy and is committed to accomplishing it, they stop doing foolish things with their money. Give a wealth driven person $1000 and it is INVESTED with the goal of turning it into $10,000. Give the ordinary, middle or lower economic class person $1000 they go to Walmart and buy a big screen TV or some other thing they WANT. The majority of the $1000 you gave him ends up in China where the TV was made and in three years when the TV is trash, the buyer is ba...

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Jan '13

MarkJM

v Yes

10% across the board. This would gut the IRS, reduce ridiculous costs towards those tax codes that are re-written every year, everybody pays their fair share (not just the rich). We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. We also have approximately 50% of Americans NOT paying taxes, yet drawing some kind of welfare. I say time for that 50% to start contributing to the cause. You shouldn't be allowed to take out what you never put in the first place.

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