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re: Getting rid of Federal Income Tax and its fallout
Posted on 1/27/26 at 3:51 pm to Ingeniero
Posted on 1/27/26 at 3:51 pm to Ingeniero
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If you believe federal income tax can be replaced by tariffs, I've got a very large bridge to sell you.
Before Federal income taxes existed, tariffs is how our government paid for goods and services.
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 4:38 pm to tidefan101
quote:Remove the IRS (and the Dept of Education) that would save a bunch =)
He'd also need to drastically cut federal spending, or the debt would skyrocket and we'd default.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 4:39 pm to WeeWee
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1. Tariffs would not generate enough revenue to replace income taxes. 2. Income taxes will never be replaced.
We don’t need enough revenue with tariffs, if waste is cut.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:19 pm to dickkellog
Married jointly but my kids are grown up.
Let's get em lower
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taxes on the middle class have never been lower in this country since the end of ww2.
Let's get em lower
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:35 pm to Rip Torner
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Trump can get rid of federal income tax
He can't. We need to repeal the 19th amendment for any chance at all. There is always someone that needs to be rescued, and women and Asians will always vote to spend more for schools, etc.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:36 pm to Tigergreg
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Before Federal income taxes existed, tariffs is how our government paid for goods and services.
Things are a bit different now, domestically and internationally
Posted on 1/27/26 at 5:45 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Things are a bit different now, domestically and internationally
You think?
About a Trillion and a half's worth of SS every year, another two Trillion for Medicare/Medicaid, national defense kicks in for another cool Trillion.
I think you're right. Only one of those things existed back when we were paying as we went off tariffs alone.
And the one that did was a tiny fraction of what we spend now.
Might be too much for what amounts to an international toll road fee.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 6:36 pm to Tigergreg
quote:And what percentage of GDP was government spending at that point?
Before Federal income taxes existed, tariffs is how our government paid for goods and services.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 1:56 pm to Rip Torner
Posted on 1/28/26 at 2:09 pm to Rip Torner
Posted on 1/28/26 at 2:24 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Who would buy a large bridge?
I hear Baltimore is looking
Posted on 1/28/26 at 2:27 pm to dickkellog
You should re check your numbers
I hate the immoral income tax as much as anyone but anyone seriously thinking that we can replace it with tarriffs is dreaming
It would be far more possible to replace with a combo consumption tax plus tarriffs but not tarriffs alone
Either way, the cost of goods would go up and liberals have long whined about that being more unfair than the income tax
I disagree
I hate the immoral income tax as much as anyone but anyone seriously thinking that we can replace it with tarriffs is dreaming
It would be far more possible to replace with a combo consumption tax plus tarriffs but not tarriffs alone
Either way, the cost of goods would go up and liberals have long whined about that being more unfair than the income tax
I disagree
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 4/15/26 at 8:42 pm to Kjnstkmn
Posted on 4/15/26 at 8:49 pm to BearCrocs
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You earn 1000$ from your employer
Your employer withholds federal income tax.
Depending on your state, your employer also holds state income tax.
You then use what your left with to buy goods. Those goods are also taxed.
Own a home? Own your land? Property tax.
Not what our founding fathers intended.
Really is mind boggling how voters didn't vote out every politician over the years that supported this crap that has been destroying us!
Posted on 4/15/26 at 8:58 pm to Padme
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Tariffs don’t need to “replace” income tax, that’s the point, Congress can make do, like the rest of us when we have a cut in funds
Just to fund the military at current levels, tariffs would have to be at 25-30%. To fund our military and debt service, tariffs would have to be at 50-60%.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 8:59 pm to Rip Torner
Trump can't even get Congress to pass the SAVE act in order to require voter ID. How in the hell do you think he would be able to push through the elimination of income taxes?
That's like being unable to lift a 5lb dumbbell and then for your next attempt, trying to lift an elephant.
That's like being unable to lift a 5lb dumbbell and then for your next attempt, trying to lift an elephant.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 9:39 pm to Ingeniero
Combine tarrifs with fraud cuts, illegals out of our system, welfare and snap overhaul, and try again.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 10:17 pm to Tigergreg
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Before Federal income taxes existed, the proportional amount of money we spent at the federal level was a small fraction of what we spend today
FIFY.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 10:17 pm to SoFlaGuy
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Combine tarrifs with fraud cuts, illegals out of our system, welfare and snap overhaul, and try again.
Nope.
Not even if we stopped SS and Medicare tomorrow, which is where all the money is currently being spent.
Posted on 4/16/26 at 7:46 am to Kjnstkmn
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All of you fricktards can feel free to keep donating to this bloated monster of a bullshite central government.
They’re fricking showing you what your stolen money is being used for, and you’re still all cucks.
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Bunch of pussies.
I’m not waiting.
So let me get this straight.
You have stopped paying all Federal income taxes? FICA as well?
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