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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:51 AM Original message |
Is a national sales tax allowed by the Constitution? |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wouldn't even need to discuss it if enough people saw it for the SCAM it was. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Interstate Commerce clause has already been stretched so far, I'm sure it's possible |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. the taxing and spending clause would seem to allow such |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Since there have already been federal liquor taxes, I don't see why not. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yes, congress can levy any taxes |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So long as they are uniform |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Cain is talking of a national VAT of 9% |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. No, Cain is proposing a national sales tax of 9% |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
6. Article I Section 8 |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. I can't think of a better way for those with the least to pay more taxes! |
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