I, FOR ONCE, AGAINST NATIONAL SALES TAX

national sales tax, is nothing new, varies politicians already try it, it will not work.

It is not a fair tax. once some candidates was promoting 17% straight flat sale tax, and do away with the IRS codes.  It will not stop top 1% super rich people on spending, they can always go out of country, but for sure, will hurt the bottom 40% of people thats already been struggling.

for many many years, I was completely for it, but after I got in the landlord biz, I had never realized how many disadvantage people struggle in the bottom, an additional 9% sales tax, will only hurt them more. 

national sales tax, will open up a new can of worm, soon or later, it will be 10%, 11%, 12%, NO MORE NEW TAXES!!!!

yes, I don't pay any federal income tax, and little state tax, but I pay our fair share thru property tax, I am not only paying for my kids education, but also another 200 kids education, we are paying 12% of my gross receipts for property tax, another 9% will just break not only me, but all landlords back.

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• no tax is fair for everyone! however i do vote for flat, simple -pediatrician2- ♂ (136 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 14:37:46

• additionally, it is so difficult for US to do anything major. -pediatrician2- ♂ (351 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 14:41:22

• hehe. That's called democracy! -texastrader- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:55:09

• second to that -planotx- ♂ (471 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 14:48:09

• I think what is wrong is the government trying to -sweetptt- ♂ (131 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 14:52:23

• yes, politician lobbyist is another problem -planotx- ♂ (107 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 15:23:38

• I don't get it, how would 9% sales tax break your back? -秋色满院- ♀ (369 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 15:49:45

• you can donate $300 tax saving to any poor people to help them -秋色满院- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 15:52:03

• an additional sales tax, will hurt small businesses. -jy101- ♂ (803 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:14:53

• for $40k more in taxes? I said NO. -jy101- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:18:41

• oh, I got it, you don't pay federal tax at all. -秋色满院- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 15:57:48

• 秋色妹妹, when you are a landlord like JY, you need pay property -sweetptt- ♂ (248 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:02:52

• haha, I will need to find me a chinese buyer like tomorrow... -jy101- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:15:55

• if you incorporate your renting business -秋色满院- ♀ (299 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:17:02

• why you think price be lower w/ another 9% tax on top of that? -jy101- ♂ (130 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:21:50

• it is not to help you, it is out of competition. -秋色满院- ♀ (238 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:27:22

• haha, then you have no idea how poor people live..... -jy101- ♂ (569 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:41:04

• you think that they don't pay tax is fair? -秋色满院- ♀ (233 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:52:36

• life is not fair, so as everything else... -jy101- ♂ (517 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:09:46

• if an immigrant like me can do it they can do it -秋色满院- ♀ (329 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:16:23

• immigrants like you, most likely elite class from china. -jy101- ♂ (730 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:35:32

• wrong, I am just willing to work, not as you say an elite -秋色满院- ♀ (521 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:45:43

• not only you, many lower class people willing to work... -jy101- ♂ (297 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:56:45

• you want to disqualify them from being good people -秋色满院- ♀ (50 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:02:31

• why is it has to pay tax tobe good people? -jy101- ♂ (379 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:05:22

• to share responsibility is to be good -秋色满院- ♀ (114 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:19:15

• disagree, the constitution give government rights to tax trades -jy101- ♂ (509 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:33:20

• a person takes money collected -秋色满院- ♀ (432 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:51:29

• now you are speaking out of context.. -jy101- ♂ (832 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 19:20:54

• why you want me to put food on your table? -秋色满院- ♀ (417 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 21:11:22

• flat tax is a bad news for landlord. -planotx- ♂ (224 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:04:42

• you guys don't pay federal income tax -秋色满院- ♀ (102 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:08:51

• how much propety tax you are paying? 5k? 10k? -jy101- ♂ (44 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:17:27

• I am not benefiting from your tax, -秋色满院- ♀ (225 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:38:29

• yes the current tax system benefits small biz owners. -jy101- ♂ (613 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:51:44

• 999 supposed to help small biz -秋色满院- ♀ (169 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:57:49

• ofcause there will be no loopholes -秋色满院- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:59:18

• there always be loopholes.. -jy101- ♂ (209 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:20:44

• they already placed their money outside the country -秋色满院- ♀ (176 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:31:35

• so you think big corps will move the money back because of 999? -jy101- ♂ (133 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:37:27

• they will have less incentive to move out more -秋色满院- ♀ (267 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:53:16

• 0% vs. 9%, think again. -jy101- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:06:26

• some rich people are paying 10%-15% service fee -秋色满院- ♀ (49 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:14:59

• when there is a will, there is a way. -jy101- ♂ (137 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:36:52

• not paying tax does not mean they are not paying cost -秋色满院- ♀ (195 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:56:11

• haha, if there only 9% tax, someone will do it for 5%.. -jy101- ♂ (69 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 19:06:44

• 999 will not help small biz. -jy101- ♂ (390 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:18:04

• payroll tax is gone. -秋色满院- ♀ (274 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:24:32

• 回复：payroll tax is gone. -秋色满院- ♀ (67 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:26:05

• whose going to support SS or unemployment? -jy101- ♂ (204 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:44:35

• it can be arranged -秋色满院- ♀ (143 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:48:33

• haha, arranged with what? -jy101- ♂ (214 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:53:49

• ofcause not with your money. -秋色满院- ♀ (303 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:59:28

• I pay my 15% SS tax, just not income tax. -jy101- ♂ (111 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:02:59

• I do not think the statement is fair. -sweetptt- ♂ (580 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:40:48

• well the 30K FICA will be eliminated with 999 -秋色满院- ♀ (115 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:46:19

• you mean no social security tax? Are we going to close SS progra -sweetptt- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 16:49:07

• no payroll tax. don't know about ss programs -秋色满院- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:02:10

• Hehe, there is no perfect taxation system to be fair to all peop -Morning3evening4- ♂ (1951 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:14:24

• Agreed -Xiaoyuerziba- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 21:34:03

• JY, consider yourself lucky you only pay 12% of gross revenue fo -texastrader- ♂ (866 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:16:46

• let's burn the house down on New Years Day. :-) -planotx- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:56:51

• haha. funny one. most of appraisal behind for a year. -美蓝海- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 18:08:30

• 哈哈，支持！需要那些too-big-to-fail公司多付税。 -美蓝海- ♀ (41 bytes) () 11/02/2011 postreply 17:39:05