re: Did y'all know 52 million people payed no federal income taxes in 2014

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f you had a national sales tax, but some people didn't buy anything, would you insist they pay a little sales tax on nothing?

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if you are living in this country then you need to pay a little something. Don't just sponge off the rest of us that are paying something

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If you had a national sales tax, but some people didn't buy anything, would you insist they pay a little sales tax on nothing?

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No. Why would you?


Taxes should be voluntary. If someone would rather save their money than have it taxed, then whey should be able to do so. A VAT tax or national sales tax would be a great alternative than forcible income taxes. It rewards those who save.

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If you had a national sales tax, but some people didn't buy anything, would you insist they pay a little sales tax on nothing?

This board complains about 30+ year olds who don't want health insurance paying a tax, but apparently some would like people to pay a literal living tax.

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A national sales tax would be fine with me if all other taxes were eliminated. This should be done with a Constitutional amendment, the amendment should repeal all income, SS, FICA, estate, capitol gains, etc taxes. Establish a set percentage for the sales tax, and make it illegal to pass any other form of taxation. Also include that congress (house and senate) members will forfeit every asset they have including pensions and benefits if a balanced budget is not passed each year, by a specific date.

Then everyone would have skin in the game, there would be no "fat cat loopholes". Everyone receives the benefits of living in this great nation, everyone should have to pay into it.