Talk of a national sals tax

Because that is what Americans need more of...taxes! Whew, I was worried we would be able to keep too much of our money. It is time to steal from the poor and give to the er um poor? No new taxes. If it makes you feel better maybe we could call it the value added extra charge for the greater good? nah too many words. Lets just call it corrupt!

Not both. One or the other. I am tired of paying for our politicians mistakes and after all the lies about new taxes and Helping the people I am tired of the back tracking, double talk and the sneaky new taxes that are supposed to be good for us but really are to try to save the politicians from their gross negligence in giving bail outs to anyone but those who needed it.

I have not heard of the National Sales tax but I have heard the Value Added Tax referred to as like a National Sales Tax. I just posted a discussion on the VAT tax and a simplified explanation on how it works. Talk about a regressive economy killing tax this is it. The best part for the government is no one know how much they are paying and you never see the tax.

You know, after reading this, I got to thinking long and hard about a way we could really help out our monetary situation without further burdening the already underpaid average American citizen. I apologize to anyone if this seems out of line. You know I'm not trying to offend. But, to me, it seems like some pretty sound settled science. HOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT MANAGE OUR MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TAX DOLLARS BETTER TO BEGIN WITH -- SINCE THAT IS WHAT WE PAY THE TOOLS FOR! THAT WAY, THEY WON'T HAVE TO DIG INTO OUR POCKETS EVERY TIME THEY CREATE A DAMN MESS! Politicians get on their horses about the underprivileged and the victims and the struggles and all about how we'll all have to make sacrifices to pull through this. Show me the politician preaching this who's taken a pay cut or has sacrificed their comfortable way of life? More taxes? The fish man is opposed, opposed, opposed. How about we band together as citizens and write our own tax law taking about 80% of a politician's salary back and putting it toward where it most needs to go? I bet those Nazi racist misinformed sheep would be out in the streets with signs and megaphones then!

The thing I don't 'get' is if a national sales tax is supposted to be collected by retailers, then how is what within his plan to not overtax the middle class?? It doesn't make sense. If anything, they should be looking how South Dakota does it because they don't even have state taxes because they can manage their money.

Sales taxes are pretty regressive. I'd oppose it.

ROFL! Come on...wh didn't see this comming? Although I think Volker was speaking without consult. I imagine the moment Obama first heard him utter those words... *facepalm followed by *Obama bangs head repeatedly on desk, saying to himself "oh no, he did not just say that in public"....he did not just say that in public...he did not just say that in public....." Followed by a quick and frantic phone call from Obama/whitehouse to Volker...."Ex-ne' on the AT-Ve'!" There will be some stumbling and flustered blathering form Gibbs in a few press conferences.....Followed by pathetic attempts by some to justify the need for a VA-tax.

I would only support it if they would either get rid of the federal sales tax coming out of our paycheck or limit the amount that does. Ugh.. greedy government, all they want is money!

Such a tax would be fine with me...provided... They stop all other taxes, & Keep it to a short ceiling (10 or 12 percent TOPS)... Aaaaand... STOP THE ALL FRIKKEN-FRAKKEN PORK SPENDING!!! Then it'd be just great! Maggiepie EVERYONE! GO TRY THE NEW CATEGORY: Open Mike! ALL opinions WELCOME!

Hmmm, so they're trying to use the benefits of the Fair Tax along with keeping our current income taxes? I don't like that idea at all. I have always like the Fair Tax which will generate revenue from everyone, including visitors and illegals as someone else has already posted. Doing both doesn't seem fair to me.

If the national sales tax is, "The Fair Tax," HR25, then I'm all for it. The Fair Tax eliminates all other federal taxes. That means what you earn, you take home with you. There's no longer an income tax. The Fair Tax is a consumption tax, so what you pay in taxes depends on what you buy. Everyone will be paying this tax including visitors to our country as well as illegals. I don't know all the particulars about the Fair Tax, but there is a couple of books by Neal Boortz that explain it.

I think that if they keep adding more and more taxes, I'm going to have to get a second job just to be able to afford to pay these taxes!

It is pathetic that Americans just sit by and continue to watch our "government" at the Federal level continue to excrete on our Constitution. But, I guess that's what you get when you let an unconstitutional marauder usurp a position in the WH. I think it's disgraceful, but, as you must know by now, the bums, gangsters, and thugs who patrol and surround the WH don't give a ---- what I, or most of thinking Americans "think", because they have been allowed to take unconstitutional power through the usurper. God only asks 10% of the money HE blesses us with to be allowed to be returned as first fruits, tithe, and charitable causes. Americans used to work at least 7 months before they were "tax free" re their own earnings. Now these madmen will gobble up virtually ALL of our paltry earnings, because, unlikle God, they are tyrants, and the arrogant one truly believes we are his peon servants and he is our "god" because so many stupid people have continued to let him get away with murder, both literally and figuratively. So, they will get "what they paid for" so to speak, and now, we all will continue to pay dearly.

But President Obama promised no new taxes on anyone making under $250,000. Was that a lie? May I answer my own question? Yes, and he knew it when he said it. What they're talking about is a value added tax that will be about 7%, after all the steps in a process are taxed. Don't know about you, but what the heck happened to stop spending my and other people's money on b.s.! Cut spending! Stop raising taxes!

In Canada there is a 6% sales tax on most things we buy, except groceries and a few other necessities. This sales tax has paid for our Federal Health Care since 1984, and Canadians as a whole, are very happy with it, mainly because its a very fair tax. If you buy, you pay. The more you buy the more you pay, what could be more fair than that. Our Health Care includes EVERY Canadian Citizen, and if it was not popular, it would have been voted out, because there have been countless federal Elections since 1984. There is no sales tax taken from our Paychecks in Canada.

I would support this if they ABOLISHED the INCOME TAX. (And, repealed the 16th amendment.)

We're about to pay an extra 8% on everything that we buy up here. We're already paying 15% on everything and now we have to pay more. Everyone here that I've talked to is saying they're really worried about how they're going to afford things . I'm worried about that too. With all the bad things happening to me lately I'm worried how I'm going to afford stuff too.