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[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The BEST way to evaluate "The National Sales Tax," "The Fair Tax," "The Flat Tax" is to investigate sources OTHER THAN Steve Forbes.

The site quoted in my original post...RedState.org...is publishing DAILY propaganda pieces on "The Fair Tax."

John Linder (R-GA) is CURRENTLY presenting himself as the architect of the "Fair Tax," but he's NOT. He's the architect of "The National Sales Tax," and the GOP no longer calls it that because IT GOT NEGATIVE PRESS.

They CHANGED the name to "The Fair Tax" because "The National Sales Tax" GOT NEGATIVE PRESS.

ANYONE who thinks that "The Flat Tax" or the "National Sales Tax" will be used to "stick it to the MAN" is living in a seriously delusional state. The middle class would bleed like a stuck pig, and Bush's "base" would receive the greatest gift of his presidency.

ALSO...as a reminder to anyone who has forgotten...THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION LIES.

Read this piece from Paul Krugman:

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/12414223.htm

Posted on Thu, Aug. 18, 2005

A lesson for the future

By Paul Krugman

The New York Times

The Democratic leadership in Congress defied the punditocracy -- which was very much in favor of privatization -- by refusing to cave in, and the American people made it clear that they like Social Security the way it is. But the campaign for privatization provided an object lesson in how the administration sells its policies: by misrepresenting its goals, lying about the facts and abusing its control of government agencies. These were the same tactics used to sell both tax cuts and the Iraq war.

And there are two reasons to study that lesson. One is to be prepared for whatever comes next on Bush's agenda. Despite the tough talk about Iran, I don't think he can propose another war -- there aren't enough troops to fight the wars we already have. But there's still room for another big domestic initiative, probably tax reform.

Forewarned is forearmed: The real goals of reform won't be as advertised, the administration will say things about the current system that aren't true, and the Treasury Department will function in a purely partisan capacity.