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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:26 AM Original message |
National sales tax - wouldn't that require a Constitutional Amendment? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Nope... Congress has that authority |
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MFrohike (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. I wouldn't think so |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. You are likely confused by the constitutional amendment authorizing the income tax |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution empowers the congress to collect excises... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. Unfortunately no. Commerce clause, or excise allowances. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. I favor a VAT or national sales tax. It would equalize the tax burden |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The prime objection to VAT/Sales Taxes is that they are 'regressive'. n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Couldn't be more regressive than what we have. |
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