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FairTax bill is a change that is possible |
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To the Editor:
Upon telling folks about the FairTax bill, they frequently say, It’ll
never happen.” This has been the common reaction to every big idea ever
proposed in the history of man. If the FairTax plan is such a great
idea, if it is much needed, then why will it never happen?
Have we become so cynical that we cannot believe that much-needed change is possible?
Have we come to accept the current tax code as a permanent, immutable part of our lives?
The FairTax bill would repeal all corporate and individual income
taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, death
taxes and gift taxes. They would be replaced with a revenue-neutral,
23% personal consumption tax. Americans would receive their entire
paycheck. They would have the power to choose exactly when and how much
to pay in taxes.
The FairTax achieves this by offering to every household of American
citizens a tax prebate. The prebate will amount to 23% of the money
they spend up to the poverty level. Families that spend only to buy
basic necessities will be tax free because the prebate will cover their
taxes every month. When a rich man decides to buy a new private jet,
23% of the purchase price will enter the federal treasury. America will
return to taxing wealth instead of wages.
There are many reasons why changing the way we fund our federal government is necessary. Here are three of the most compelling:
1) Our current code is taxing American businesses into a severe
disadvantage in competing in the global economy. Because of corporate,
personal and payroll taxes our businesses have a 22% embedded tax in
every good they produce. Foreign goods do not have this burden and have
a leg up on American industries. The FairTax will give our industries
the best business cost structure in the world.
2) Our current code punishes productivity. On average, Americans lose
33 percent of their wages to taxation. The FairTax will unleash the
power of the American worker and greatly increase their spendable
income.
3) Our current code violates the right to privacy of Americans. The
FairTax will restore the privilege of anonymity long cherished but long
denied. Under the FairTax, there will be no more IRS and no reason for
the government to know how much you earn and how you spend it.
The FairTax bill was introduced in Congress in 1999. It is a big idea
and big ideas take time to establish. Gaining momentum is the greatest
challenge to the enactment of the FairTax bill, and there is no greater
momentum killer than Congress. The only antidote to the failure of
Congress to act is to let them know the will of the overwhelming
majority of American voters. In just nine years, a grass-roots force of
over a million FairTax supporters has been mobilized. FairTax rallies
of over 10,000 Americans have been held, and 72 members of Congress
have been persuaded to co-sponsor the FairTax bill. Most Americans have
not heard of the FairTax bill and most politicians probably have not
read the bill. Only by spreading the word on it will the FairTax bill
be passed.
Ronald Reagan touches on the greatness of our country when he stated
that the American people have always had the capacity “to do whatever
needs to be done to preserve this greatest bastion of freedom.” We will
do this; we will do it because we must if we are to preserve the
greatness that generations before us created. To those who say, “great
idea, it will never happen,” imagine the dinner table talk when John
Kennedy told America we were going to send men to the moon.
David Boone
Houston, Minn.
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FairTax bill is a change that is possible |
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To the Editor:
Upon telling folks about the FairTax bill, they frequently say, It’ll
never happen.” This has been the common reaction to every big idea ever
proposed in the history of man. If the FairTax plan is such a great
idea, if it is much needed, then why will it never happen?
Have we become so cynical that we cannot believe that much-needed change is possible?
Have we come to accept the current tax code as a permanent, immutable part of our lives?
The FairTax bill would repeal all corporate and individual income
taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, death
taxes and gift taxes. They would be replaced with a revenue-neutral,
23% personal consumption tax. Americans would receive their entire
paycheck. They would have the power to choose exactly when and how much
to pay in taxes.
The FairTax achieves this by offering to every household of American
citizens a tax prebate. The prebate will amount to 23% of the money
they spend up to the poverty level. Families that spend only to buy
basic necessities will be tax free because the prebate will cover their
taxes every month. When a rich man decides to buy a new private jet,
23% of the purchase price will enter the federal treasury. America will
return to taxing wealth instead of wages.
There are many reasons why changing the way we fund our federal government is necessary. Here are three of the most compelling:
1) Our current code is taxing American businesses into a severe
disadvantage in competing in the global economy. Because of corporate,
personal and payroll taxes our businesses have a 22% embedded tax in
every good they produce. Foreign goods do not have this burden and have
a leg up on American industries. The FairTax will give our industries
the best business cost structure in the world.
2) Our current code punishes productivity. On average, Americans lose
33 percent of their wages to taxation. The FairTax will unleash the
power of the American worker and greatly increase their spendable
income.
3) Our current code violates the right to privacy of Americans. The
FairTax will restore the privilege of anonymity long cherished but long
denied. Under the FairTax, there will be no more IRS and no reason for
the government to know how much you earn and how you spend it.
The FairTax bill was introduced in Congress in 1999. It is a big idea
and big ideas take time to establish. Gaining momentum is the greatest
challenge to the enactment of the FairTax bill, and there is no greater
momentum killer than Congress. The only antidote to the failure of
Congress to act is to let them know the will of the overwhelming
majority of American voters. In just nine years, a grass-roots force of
over a million FairTax supporters has been mobilized. FairTax rallies
of over 10,000 Americans have been held, and 72 members of Congress
have been persuaded to co-sponsor the FairTax bill. Most Americans have
not heard of the FairTax bill and most politicians probably have not
read the bill. Only by spreading the word on it will the FairTax bill
be passed.
Ronald Reagan touches on the greatness of our country when he stated
that the American people have always had the capacity “to do whatever
needs to be done to preserve this greatest bastion of freedom.” We will
do this; we will do it because we must if we are to preserve the
greatness that generations before us created. To those who say, “great
idea, it will never happen,” imagine the dinner table talk when John
Kennedy told America we were going to send men to the moon.
David Boone
Houston, Minn.
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FairTax bill is a change that is possible |
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To the Editor:
Upon telling folks about the FairTax bill, they frequently say, It’ll
never happen.” This has been the common reaction to every big idea ever
proposed in the history of man. If the FairTax plan is such a great
idea, if it is much needed, then why will it never happen?
Have we become so cynical that we cannot believe that much-needed change is possible?
Have we come to accept the current tax code as a permanent, immutable part of our lives?
The FairTax bill would repeal all corporate and individual income
taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, death
taxes and gift taxes. They would be replaced with a revenue-neutral,
23% personal consumption tax. Americans would receive their entire
paycheck. They would have the power to choose exactly when and how much
to pay in taxes.
The FairTax achieves this by offering to every household of American
citizens a tax prebate. The prebate will amount to 23% of the money
they spend up to the poverty level. Families that spend only to buy
basic necessities will be tax free because the prebate will cover their
taxes every month. When a rich man decides to buy a new private jet,
23% of the purchase price will enter the federal treasury. America will
return to taxing wealth instead of wages.
There are many reasons why changing the way we fund our federal government is necessary. Here are three of the most compelling:
1) Our current code is taxing American businesses into a severe
disadvantage in competing in the global economy. Because of corporate,
personal and payroll taxes our businesses have a 22% embedded tax in
every good they produce. Foreign goods do not have this burden and have
a leg up on American industries. The FairTax will give our industries
the best business cost structure in the world.
2) Our current code punishes productivity. On average, Americans lose
33 percent of their wages to taxation. The FairTax will unleash the
power of the American worker and greatly increase their spendable
income.
3) Our current code violates the right to privacy of Americans. The
FairTax will restore the privilege of anonymity long cherished but long
denied. Under the FairTax, there will be no more IRS and no reason for
the government to know how much you earn and how you spend it.
The FairTax bill was introduced in Congress in 1999. It is a big idea
and big ideas take time to establish. Gaining momentum is the greatest
challenge to the enactment of the FairTax bill, and there is no greater
momentum killer than Congress. The only antidote to the failure of
Congress to act is to let them know the will of the overwhelming
majority of American voters. In just nine years, a grass-roots force of
over a million FairTax supporters has been mobilized. FairTax rallies
of over 10,000 Americans have been held, and 72 members of Congress
have been persuaded to co-sponsor the FairTax bill. Most Americans have
not heard of the FairTax bill and most politicians probably have not
read the bill. Only by spreading the word on it will the FairTax bill
be passed.
Ronald Reagan touches on the greatness of our country when he stated
that the American people have always had the capacity “to do whatever
needs to be done to preserve this greatest bastion of freedom.” We will
do this; we will do it because we must if we are to preserve the
greatness that generations before us created. To those who say, “great
idea, it will never happen,” imagine the dinner table talk when John
Kennedy told America we were going to send men to the moon.
David Boone
Houston, Minn.
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Baseball tourney was a great show |
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To the Editor:
The first Annual Bud Marnach Baseball Tourney was an event that left a
good impression to many young kids and surrounding communities. That is
the message that I think Bud and Mary Ellen left the community. First
of all, a big compliment to all the young kids who played their hearts
out and showed outstanding sportsmanship all weekend.
The Marnach family and the Caledonia Park & Rec Department needs to
be recognized for organizing and working this event. The event was
successful due to complete community team work and parents getting
involved. I heard many times by other teams on how nice the tourney was
organized and the ballpark was cleaned.
The Krause family did an awesome job on the concession stand. Your menu
was great and outstanding service; your involvement showed.
To the parents who had problems, my advice, get involved. It truly is a
good feeling to be involved in an event that can make a difference to
kids and the community and will send a positive message to a lot of
people.
I know Bud and Mary Ellen are proud of the community and the message that I think they left Caledonia, get involved.
Nick Frank
Caledonia, MN
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Abortion, an election issue |
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To the Editor:
Would you vote for a candidate who supports terrorism? Of course not,
this would disqualify them from public office. We wouldn’t have to
consider how they stand on the other issues, housing, education or
health care.
Then why should we say, I don’t agree with a person on legalized
abortion, but I agree with the other issues. Abortion is no less
violent than terrorism. The number of deaths by abortion has far
surpassed all wars put together, including the holocaust.
Obama says, “The first thing I’ll do as president is sign the Freedom
of Choice Act.” He will allow abortion through all nine months of
pregnancy, including partial birth abortion.
The horror of abortion should disqualify any candidate from pubic
office. We need not know more. There is no other issue more important.
All men are created equal and endowed by their creator with the right to life.
If an unborn baby could speak they may say, “I have so much to give, if you have to choose, choose me and let me live.”
A nation under God does not kill its future.
Janet Loeffelholz
Caledonia, Minn.
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Letterwriter offers pat on the back to highway department |
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To the Editor:
I would like to extend a big pat-on-the-back to all the hard working
people in the Houston County Highway Department. The recent
heavy rains created serious damage to our roads, hillsides, and
culverts. In the Freeburg area, County Road 249 was washed out in
many places. Other locations mud and rock slides covered
the roads. It has been very impressive how fast everything
has been cleaned up and repaired. The roads are in great
condition. Keep up the good work as you take on this big task.
Tim Pattrin
Freeburg, MN
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