endment that freed the slaves, and the civil rights acts of the 1960s. These issues were certainly not in the public favor at the time, but our representatives knew that they were vital to the survival of the country. The same idea applies to taxes and any other issue for that matter. The argument in The Tax cut nobody wants is therefore a weak one that hinges on the popular vote determining the focus of our government, which it does not. The third take on tax reform is the national sales tax. The tax would only be levied if an individual or business purchased a good or service. No tax would be collected on income of businesses or individuals. Republican Alan Keyes, which has developed his own national sales tax plan, has an interesting view on the abolition of the income tax, We should make clear at every opportunity that the income tax is a slave tax - inherently incompatible with freedom. Abolishing it is therefore not just economically feasible, it is a moral imperative if we are to meet our obligation to bequeath liberty to future generations. Keyes goes on to explain his national sales tax, Now, in order to make sure that you will have the leeway to control the level of taxation, what you do is structure the system so that there's a market basket of goods and services not subject to the federal tax. And that means that anyone who wants to give themselves a tax cut, all they have to do is confine themselves to those goods and services not subject to the tax, covering every area of basic need in this society Poor people, people on fixed incomes, they won't be subject to taxes if they confine their purchases to these non-taxed goods. But, other working people, any working person would be able to get out from under the federal tax wouldn't have to go to an accountant, don't need H & R Block, no fancy lawyers, the whole marketplace will reorganize itself in order to help you save on your taxes. That will put within the reach o...
