tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676423713279237243.post8551658280876309664..comments2023-09-12T08:43:11.657-04:00Comments on Principalities And Powers: Assessing Huckabee's Fair TaxDavid C. Inneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747926171305438726noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676423713279237243.post-83649562875286435422007-12-27T00:51:00.000-05:002007-12-27T00:51:00.000-05:00I see your point with the prebate, but one can als...I see your point with the prebate, but one can also look at the current tax system and how that affects our liberty as well. This way the government does not have to know how much I make.<BR/><BR/>I would think the latter - that it would strengthen them in their capacity for self government and equip us for responsible maturity. Though I'm sure it will have a negative effect on some. Good questions though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676423713279237243.post-47647294820947304602007-12-19T20:16:00.000-05:002007-12-19T20:16:00.000-05:00Welcome to the show! It's pleasure to hear from an...Welcome to the show! It's pleasure to hear from an Iowa Vander Hart. I know one in Independence, and a former one in Grafton MA. The prebate concept immediately struck me with horror. Think of tens of millions of people looking forward to another big government handout, even thought it is their own money. People will receive the "prebate" as free money and then regard the tax with resentment, completely separating the two in their minds. And do you not think that the government will use this prebate to manipulate us and for social engineering purposes? Furthermore, who qualifies for this prebate. People who earn below a certain income level. But "income" is complex. You will need something like a tax return and the IRS to make that determination. The fundamental consideration is not whether you or I pay less money or more. The chief question pertains to liberty. Does this plan expand the government and deepen our dependence on it, or does it free people in the use of their faculties and means and strengthen them in their capacity for self-government? Does it equip us for responsible maturity or reduce us further to infantile dependency? That is the question Iowans should be asking, as any lover of liberty would. It is also a profoundly Christian question. Perhaps more on that in a post. Given these principial considerations, I'm really not concerned what this and that economist might say.David C. Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747926171305438726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676423713279237243.post-2679334545833554932007-12-19T16:24:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:24:00.000-05:00I'm curious if you went to fairtax.org or looked a...I'm curious if you went to fairtax.org or looked at writings by economists that have endorsed the fair tax?<BR/><BR/>When you consider the prebate, and not paying federal income tax, we come out way ahead. I like the plan, but I would be ok with a flat tax as well.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://shanevanderhart.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Shane Vander Hart</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com