My position on Taxes
Any government must get monetary support from it's people so that it can provide services for them. Collecting taxes from the people is necessary, so the question is raised - "How should taxes be collected?"
In the United States, the government mainly taxes people based on their income. This system discourages people from working hard, because the harder you work, the more you are taxed. The tax code is easily exploited for political reasons and is so complecated that no single person could ever understand all of it. (It's about 11,000
pages long.) It also costs the economy $600 Billion every year in just paperwork.
While the income tax in this country may be progressive on paper, 70% of Americans pay more in Payroll / Self-employment taxes than they do on income taxes. Guess what? The Payroll tax is highly regressive and hurts poor people. Let's repeal all this garbage and put in place a tax system that really does work!
No one who lives below the poverty line should pay any taxes at all, in my opinion. They currently are taxed at a minimum of 15.3%. The Fairtax will ensure that everyone pays their fair share.
Visit these websites for more information:
http://www.fairtaxnow.com/http://www.fairtax.org/