An Open Letter to Bill Randall
2010-05-20 - by
Dear Bill,
At your debate with Bernie Reeves, when you were asked where you stood on tax reform and said, The Fair Tax, baby, and, second thing, get rid of the IRS.
Not replace the IRS. Abolish it.
That effective piece of political theatre evoked hurrahs and cheers – but it wasn’t quite true, was it? Because the Fair Tax (or 23% national sales tax) doesn’t abolish the IRS. Instead, it replaces it with the ‘Sales Tax Bureau’ and the ‘Excise Tax Bureau’ and turns every business and state into a tax collector for the federal government. Every doctor would have to collect sales taxes on his services; if you buy a home you will have to pay a 23% sales tax to the federal government. All directed out of the Department of the Treasury in Washington.
These are questions you should have been asked at the debate but weren’t. So I am asking them now and hope you will answer. If you do I will publish your answers on Bernie Reeves’ website, on Talking About Politics and blogs across North Carolina.
Here’s the first question: Why did you tell voters your ‘Fair Tax’ plan would abolish the IRS?
To be continued…
Posted in General, North Carolina - Republicans
An Open Letter to Bill Randall
2010-05-20/
Dear Bill,
At your debate with Bernie Reeves, when you were asked where you stood on tax reform and said, The Fair Tax, baby, and, second thing, get rid of the IRS.
Not replace the IRS. Abolish it.
That effective piece of political theatre evoked hurrahs and cheers – but it wasn’t quite true, was it? Because the Fair Tax (or 23% national sales tax) doesn’t abolish the IRS. Instead, it replaces it with the ‘Sales Tax Bureau’ and the ‘Excise Tax Bureau’ and turns every business and state into a tax collector for the federal government. Every doctor would have to collect sales taxes on his services; if you buy a home you will have to pay a 23% sales tax to the federal government. All directed out of the Department of the Treasury in Washington.
These are questions you should have been asked at the debate but weren’t. So I am asking them now and hope you will answer. If you do I will publish your answers on Bernie Reeves’ website, on Talking About Politics and blogs across North Carolina.
Here’s the first question: Why did you tell voters your ‘Fair Tax’ plan would abolish the IRS?
To be continued…
Posted in General, North Carolina - Republicans