Tax Reform, or the Coup De Grace for the Middle Class?

2005-04-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

In the dark recesses of the Senate and House chambers, a few slimy bills are currently slithering into the light, courteousy of their Republican sponsors. The bills are:

Fair Tax Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)[S.25.IS]
This bill seeks to abolish the Internal Revenue Code and establish a 23% national sales tax. Now, where I'm from, we already pay nearly 10% in sales tax for EACH and EVERY purchase we make. If this idotic bill were to somehow pass, the poor would proportionally bear the burdern of the tax responsbility in the United States, which is just what the Republican aristocracy would like. I don't know about you, but I think our senior citizens, single mothers, and working families have enough to worry about without paying the taxes the rich don't want to pay. There is a house version of this bill, [H.R.25.IH], which is the same as the senate version.

Freedom Flat Tax Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.1040.IH]
This bill would open the option of paying a "flat tax", which is another way for the wealthy to pay fewer taxes than they do now.

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)[S.7.IS]
This bill will make Bush's disasterous tax cuts, which heavily benefited the wealthy, permanent.

To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. (Introduced in House)[H.R.183.IH]
The wealthy hate the estate tax. With a current exemption of $1,000,000, the estate tax affects less than 2% of taxpayers, yet our Republican friends would have us believe that any average joe who passes away will have his life earnings confiscated by the government. Another Republian argument, that farmers are hurt by the estate tax, is also false. Most farms are protected through special exemptions to the estate tax. Again, another way for the ulta wealthy to worm their way out of paying taxes.

We live in the greatest country in the world. Some would seek to exploit the resources of America without bearing the responsiblity of supporting the country. Can you guess which side our Republican leaders fall on?

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2005-04-12T12:47:00.000-04:00

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