Archive for the ‘The Fair Tax’ Category

The American Addiction

Would you be willing to end federal support of schools, Medicare, Social Security, student loans, and a plethora of other benefits we collectively receive from the feds? I would. Eagerly. Happily. Easily. I’ve always thought my opinion was in the minority. I’ve always thought that most people would be shocked at the notion of diminishing [...]

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100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall…

Here’s a simple explanation of the US tax system. I love it. It shows explicitly why there’s little sense in complaining about “tax cuts for the wealthy.”
Under the Fair Tax, everybody would pay $10 for thier beer.

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Just Any Other Day? Someday

Fair Warning: This is a rant. Not reasoned. Not well thought out. Not in any particular order. Just something I have to get off my chest every April 15th. Argh.
I’m not a fan of income taxes, on both a practical and a philosophical level. Why does the government need to know how much money we [...]

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