Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > My bad. You jump around so much and change your arguments so much it's hard > to keep track of them. >
Interesting observation for you since I've just been responding to your pro arguments. My argument against the Fair Tax is not conceptual, it's practical: (1.) Multiple constituents will oppose it (business, states, consumers, politicians, special interests); again, I'm talking a *federal* fairtax, not what states do with no change at the federal level. In other words, just because a state favors a fairtax now, doesn't meant they will if feds go that way. Thus, voters won't support a federal FairTax. (2.) The current tax system has existed for too long and its incentives are too baked in to our current economy; suddenly changing from current system to something with totally different incentives could have disastrous consequences. No amount of studies could possible predict it. Thus, politicians won't support a federal FairTax. In short, the incentives are too unknown and the systemic risks too great. Not gonna happen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:340136 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
