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ABOLISH IRS, REPEAL 16TH AMENDMENT
By Jim Traficant
You may have noticed some of the opposition being printed
and discussed on the national scene to my proposal of abolishing the IRS,
repealing the “suspect” 16th Amendment and installing the national retail sales
tax—with absolutely no exemptions.
Opponents claim prices will go through the roof, businesses
will fail, the poor will be devastated and on and on. I actually believe that I
hear violins in the background.
Well, those opponents have some opposition themselves.
Namely, John W. Osier of Waldoboro, Maine and Ed Waggoner Sr. of Veneta, Ore.
It’s a known fact that many of the “so-called experts” do not have the reason
and logic of Americans whose names are never known.
Thus, in this column, I will publish the logic and wisdom of
two bright Americans, both patriots, who have witnessed the debacle that has
infected our great republic, a continuing demise of our capitalistic system of
participatory, democratic government.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Osier subsist on Social Security. They
receive $921 per month. John writes that he “doesn’t want anyone to think” that
he’s “crying on someone’s shoulder.”
John’s recommendations:
• Stop meddling in foreign affairs. We have caused most of
our terrorist problems and are losing respect around the world.
• Stop waging needless wars. We only fatten the pockets of
some and kill our young men and women. John’s words: “If we can work together
and solve problems, such as putting a man on the Moon, we can do it in any
situation.”
• Bring our troops home and station them on our borders to
keep out illegal immigrants and narcotics, and to ensure our national security.
• Get out of the United Nations. • Stop the free trade/NAFTA
madness and place tariffs on imports.
• Quit all this foreign aid stupidity. We are bankrupt. Use
our money in America, not Israel or other
countries.
• Abolish the Federal Reserve System.
• Abolish the IRS.
• Replace income taxes with a flat, simple retail sales tax,
with no exemptions.
• Negotiate with unions and management to lower prices.
• Start operating America like you would run your own
business, to make a profit and avoid debt.
I agree with Mr. Osier on nearly all issues. I support
remaining a member of the United Nations, but not as Uncle Sucker that carries
the burden of the free world.
All in all, America
would be wise to accept the advice and counsel of Mr. John W. Osier.
Now comes Ed Waggoner Sr. of Veneta,
Ore. Ed states that America faces a dangerous future
where “the light is growing dim, but there is still some light.”
I list here Mr. Waggoner’s straightforward views and recommendations:
• Abolish the IRS.
• Replace the income tax with a national sales tax. He
states, “I can’t believe that the national sales tax has made no progress
despite the efficacy of its potential and applicability.”
It is simple. Everyone understands it, and the amount. No
audits. No “experts.” No paperwork. No “oaths” to sign or violate. No scary
letters. No IRS. No tax courts. No penalties. No investigations. No more withholding
of our paychecks.
• It’s easy to collect. Most of our states already collect sales
taxes. Most of our citizen-taxpayers are accustomed to paying sales taxes.
• The collection system is already in place, from the municipalities
to county, state and federal levels.
• There are no hidden business-type taxes.
• It’s economically neutral: All pay the same tax.
• It eliminates the expensive burden of compliance and the
crippling expense of income tax focused bookkeeping.
• It’s progressive: Those who “enjoy the greater benefit from
the blessings of nationhood should pay more in support of our nation.” They
will do so by being, naturally, a bigger consumer.
• It’s legally avoidable. “Nobody can avoid the tax of inflation.”
However, the consumer can decide to limit or structure consumption, without
penalty.
• It’s simple to enforce. The IRS maintains that 30 percent
of all taxpayers fail to pay and file income taxes. The retailers collect the
tax and they are few to oversee compared to the millions of taxpayers now avoiding
their tax responsibilities.
• It’s uniform. The national retail sales tax is the same in
all 50 states.
• It’s visible; there are no hidden taxes. That makes a 25
percent sales tax actually less costly than the current tax system hat simply
passes “hidden” taxes to you, the consumer.
Other benefits: when personal and corporate income taxes are
removed, “no country in the world will be able to compete with America.”
Savings will increase and interest rates will fall.
In capitalism, productivity is only possible when investments
are made. Productivity should not be taxed. Consumption should. Savings will
produce capital that will produce jobs and individual security.
As for labor, the capitalist and the laborer are partners, not
adversaries. Neither is taxed, nor should be. “The income tax system that
places capitalists against labor is pure Marxism.”
THE RULE OF ‘SEVENTY-TWO’
I will save this brilliant mathematical analysis for my next
week’s column. Mr. Waggoner’s “Rule of Seventy-Two” deserves full national
exposure, and Mr. Waggoner will get that national exposure right here in the
Jim Traficant column.
Mr. Osier deserved that opportunity as well. You see, I
believe in listening to and taking the advice of the American people. Truth is,
if more politicians would just follow the Constitution and listen to the
American people, we wouldn’t be in this mess.
Get back at me.
JAMES A. TRAFICANT JR. was born in Youngstown, Ohio
on May 8, 1941. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.
He also received an M.S.from
Youngstown State
University in 1976. From 1981-1985
he served as sheriff of Mahoning
County, prior to his
election to the U.S. Congress in 1984. He was re-elected by overwhelmingmargins
every year up until 2002 when, following his conviction on trumped up
corruption charges, he was expelled from the House of Representatives.
Donations of support may be sent to Mrs. Tish Traficant, 429
Main Street, Poland, Ohio 44514.
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(Issue # 4, January 25, 2010)
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