tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9976574.post6261073770552527254..comments2023-10-18T08:38:05.570-04:00Comments on POLITICAL ILLUSION: 'The World's Biggest Economic Jumper Cables'TONY PHYRILLAShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383642518928715216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9976574.post-1132347655900192142009-02-24T10:06:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:06:00.000-05:00For the last four months I have spent countless ho...For the last four months I have spent countless hours examining the fairtax proposal and I believe it is the one change that can bring our nation and economy back to where it should be. It is not without some fault but is much better than where we are now and at the same time it gives the individual the opportunity to budget his affairs more responsibly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9976574.post-30178191218615740792009-02-24T08:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:17:00.000-05:00What a truly awful idea. I can see looking for a f...What a truly awful idea. I can see looking for a flat income tax, much like Russia did (with windfall results) in the 90's, but why with our economy in the dump would we want to institute a consumption tax? High sales taxes, with low or non-existent income taxes, have been tried in Europe for years and their economy has always been well behind ours.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719048084992450793noreply@blogger.com