Fairtax as currently written operates only on a federal level and not on a state level. Which translated means, states can enact or can choose to not enact their own version of the Fairtax on a statewide level, or to leave an income tax system in place for that state. But keep in mind that the 5 states with the fastest-growing economies.... have no state income tax.
furthermore, there's a minimum quantity of buying people will always do. they will always need transport from A to B, cars, gas, car tuneups. people will always need food. people don't always need movies and xboxes and game tickets, but there is a certain base level of spending that must be done. as long as business people are traveling, they consume nights at hotel rooms, dinners impressing prospective clients. a state will always have a certain level of funding incoming. furthermore, running a business under either a federal or statewide Fairtax is about 18 bazillion times easier, so more people will open more businesses... generating more jobs, generating more sales, generating more Fairtax.
people do not give to charities /only/ to reduce their tax burden. No person is going to give $100 away with the sole purpose of reducing their tax burden by $33. People give to charities because they want to (or for some other reason, like to have their corporate logo prominently displayed in the box labeled "companies that sponsor us/this event"); the tax thing is like a side effect. Charities will still be there. People -- who now have more disposable income to their name -- will still give. Companies will still "purchase logo display space."
life doesn't have to be as complex as our accustomed-ness to our bloated, convoluted tax system has bred us to believe. : pp
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furthermore, there's a minimum quantity of buying people will always do. they will always need transport from A to B, cars, gas, car tuneups. people will always need food. people don't always need movies and xboxes and game tickets, but there is a certain base level of spending that must be done. as long as business people are traveling, they consume nights at hotel rooms, dinners impressing prospective clients. a state will always have a certain level of funding incoming. furthermore, running a business under either a federal or statewide Fairtax is about 18 bazillion times easier, so more people will open more businesses... generating more jobs, generating more sales, generating more Fairtax.
people do not give to charities /only/ to reduce their tax burden. No person is going to give $100 away with the sole purpose of reducing their tax burden by $33. People give to charities because they want to (or for some other reason, like to have their corporate logo prominently displayed in the box labeled "companies that sponsor us/this event"); the tax thing is like a side effect. Charities will still be there. People -- who now have more disposable income to their name -- will still give. Companies will still "purchase logo display space."
life doesn't have to be as complex as our accustomed-ness to our bloated, convoluted tax system has bred us to believe. : pp
edit: i can has shigure icon too X D yaaaay shigure.