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Old 02-13-2008, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Dragon View Post
For instance, in some states there is NO sales tax on nessecary food items(except for candy and luxery items)and clothing. But other items have tax added onto them.
Of course the so-called "Fair"tax does not have such exceptions.

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This is what I am talking about, put a tax on the non-essential items of sales of products and leave my income alone. Let me be the decider where my money goes, not the government. Remember this government(USA) is suppose to represent me, its not doing that when its doing exactly what the British did to this colony 300 years ago.
The British government imposed sales taxes... without representation.
You are paying taxes to the government that you elect representatives to. It's absolutely ludicrous to compare the income tax to "taxation without representation".

Whether you pay income tax or sales tax has no bearing on how government uses taxes.
And your decision to pay taxes will not reflect your opinion on taxes, but your opinion on spending your own money.

I find this to be a very weak argument.
And you've yet to say what is unfair about land and natural resource taxes.
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