For the first time HR25 goes for a vote before the Ways and Means committee some time in the next 45 days. This would be a step in the right direction for his bill. If you support the consumption tax HR25 please contact your congressional reps.

It has only 1% chance of getting past committee.

To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

(10-04-2013 08:30 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  For the first time HR25 goes for a vote before the Ways and Means committee some time in the next 45 days. This would be a step in the right direction for his bill. If you support the consumption tax HR25 please contact your congressional reps.

Does it replace a tax? Or is it just another tax?

(10-04-2013 09:00 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  It has only 1% chance of getting past committee.

To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

For real?

(10-04-2013 09:00 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  It has only 1% chance of getting past committee.

Yep. They like having the power to pick winners and losers in the tax exemption game and reaping the monetary rewards for being bought and paid for. Very few true patriots left in Washington.

(10-04-2013 09:04 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(10-04-2013 09:00 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  It has only 1% chance of getting past committee.

To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

For real?

No way does that get past the committee any time soon... as nice as it would be.

(10-04-2013 09:01 AM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(10-04-2013 08:30 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  For the first time HR25 goes for a vote before the Ways and Means committee some time in the next 45 days. This would be a step in the right direction for his bill. If you support the consumption tax HR25 please contact your congressional reps.

Does it replace a tax? Or is it just another tax?

Replace. It abolishes the 16th.