An extra tax would suck to the extreme, but what a

instead of Rubio. He is the only guy pushing the Fair Tax:

Huckabee touts fair tax during Iowa stops

06.17.2015 Des Moines Register by: Kathy Bolten

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Mike Huckabee was unapologetic Wednesday about the thousands of jobs that would be lost if the Internal Revenue Service was abolished and a so-called fair tax adopted in place of the current federal tax system.

Huckabee, who is vying for the Republican nomination for president, said there tends to be more concern about an estimated 82,000 IRS workers becoming unemployed than with the 5 million manufacturing jobs lost over the past several years.

The fair tax would be a catalyst to help restore those lost manufacturing jobs, he said.

Unemployed IRS workers "will be able to go to work in the private sector" if the fair tax is adopted, Huckabee said during a swing through southwest Iowa that included stops in Clarinda, Red Oak and Creston. "There will be lots of jobs popping up in the private sector that didn't exist before (if the Fair Tax becomes law). The good news is they'll be paying taxes on those wages."

Huckabee said he learned about the fair tax when he was in Iowa during his first campaign for president. During a visit to the state in 2007, someone gave him material about the fair tax, which he read on his trip home to Arkansas, he said. He liked the idea so much, he contacted economists and others to learn more about the idea, said Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa caucuses.

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how it works

Jun 19, 2015, 8:24 AM [ in reply to So where are the tax details... Seems very superficial.*** ]

https://fairtax.org/about/how-fairtax-works

How FAIRtax Works
Your Money, Your Decision

The current federal income tax system is clearly broken — unfair, overly complex, and almost impossible for most Americans to understand. But there is a reasonable, nonpartisan alternative before Congress that is both fair and easy to understand. A system that allows you to keep your whole paycheck and only pay taxes on what you spend.

The FairTax is a national sales tax that treats every person equally and allows American businesses to thrive, while generating the same tax revenue as the current four-million-word-plus tax code. Under the FairTax, every person living in the United States pays a sales tax on purchases of new goods and services, excluding necessities due to the prebate. The FairTax rate after necessities is 23% compared to combining the 15% income tax bracket with the 7.65% of employee payroll taxes under the current system -- both of which will be eliminated!

Important to note: the FairTax is the only tax plan currently being proposed that includes the removal of the payroll tax.

Keep Your Paycheck

For the first time in recent history, American workers will get to keep every dime they earn; including what would have been paid in federal income taxes and payroll taxes. You will get an instant raise in your pay!

Social Security & Medicare Funding

Benefits will not change. The FairTax actually puts these programs on a more solid funding foundation. Instead of being funded by taxes on workers’ wages, which is a small pool, they’ll be funded by taxes on overall consumption by all residents. Learn More.

Get a Tax Refund in Advance on Purchases of Basic Necessities

The FairTax provides a progressive program called a prebate. This gives every legal resident household an “advance refund” at the beginning of each month so that purchases made up to the poverty level are tax-free. The prebate prevents an unfair burden on low-income families. Learn more.

Pay Tax on Only What You Spend

Be in control of your financial destiny. You alone can control your tax burden. If you’re thrifty, you’ll pay lower taxes than somebody who is not. Most importantly, you’ll be taxed fairly. Learn more about what is taxed.

Everyone Pays Their Fair Share

Tax evasion and the underground economy cost each taxpayer an additional $2,500 every year! But by taxing new products and services consumed, the FairTax puts everyone in the country at the same level at the cash register. Further, only legal residents are eligible for the prebate. Learn more.

The IRS is No Longer Needed

No more complicated tax forms, individual audits, or intrusive federal bureaucracy. Retailers will collect the FairTax just as they do now with state sales taxes. All money will be collected and remitted to the U.S. Treasury, and both the retailers and states will be paid a fee for their collection service.
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