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1959 Wrote: Dec 10, 2012 10:18 AM

How do we fix the mess? Cutting spending costs politicians votes. More spending, as Obama well knows, garners votes. The Fairtax would immediately close all loopholes, would put thousands of dollars into everyone's pocket, and would bring trillions of dollars back to our shores from overseas. It would also stop all the bickering and false posturing about how much to raise taxes. Under the Fairtax the decision on how much to pay in taxes is all in the complete control of the citizens. You are only taxed when you buy something.

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tibby2 Wrote: Dec 10, 2012 10:21 AM

The Fair tax and the Constitution are both simple. Too simple for those who wish to meddle in the lives of others.

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James92 Wrote: Dec 10, 2012 4:53 PM

1959 and tibby, You both are so right. Sadly I don't hold out much hope for implementation of the Fair Tax, mainly because it puts the power in the hands of the citizen and takes it out of the hands of the politicians.

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Time to Stop the Debt Charade

The crisis du jour in Washington now dominating the news, the so-called “fiscal cliff”, is but the latest in seemingly endless political crises that we shouldn’t be having.

We get two different kinds of problems in life. The real ones – the struggle to work and improve the quality of our lives – and the ones we bring on ourselves through poor behavior.

The more time we must deal with the latter type, the less time and energy we have to deal with life’s real problems and challenges.

The political crises which emanate from Washington are invariably problems...

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