A Republican Member of Congress wants to get rid of the Income Tax and move the United States to a consumption-based tax system, a system he says will ensure that illegal aliens pay their fair share of the nation’s taxes.
U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) introduced a bill on Wednesday, “The Fair Tax Act,” proposing sweeping tax law reforms including abolishing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), replacing the income tax with a national sales tax, and thereby making illegal immigrants pay taxes.
Although illegal aliens and their employers often conspire to avoid income and payroll taxes by working “under the table,” a national sales taxes would be harder to evade.
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“It is the only tax proposal out there that is pro-growth, simple, and allows Americans to keep every cent of their hard-earned money, while eliminating the need for the IRS altogether. I’m proud to lead this Georgia-grown legislation that puts the American people, not bureaucrats, in charge of their tax rate,” said Rep. Carter.
“Hardworking Americans should not need a team of lawyers or accountants to fill out their taxes – they need a simple system that encourages growth and innovation. Taxpayers should not have IRS agents targeting them for wanting to keep more of their hard-earned money,” added Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.)
The bill would essentially repeal the current U.S. tax code and abolish the IRS, eliminating all personal and corporate income taxes, the death tax, and the payroll tax, and replacing them with what the bill calls the “Fair Tax.”
The Fair Tax would impose a massive 23 percent sales tax starting in 2027, with some exceptions for government, business, and investment expenses, along with exceptions for used and intangible property.
Anyone residing in the U.S. lawfully would be eligible for monthly sales tax rebates, effectively filling the role of tax returns, based on factors such as family size or poverty.
Carter elaborated on his bill in an interview with the Washington Examiner, explaining how it would force illegal immigrants to pay taxes.
“This will eliminate instances of illegal immigrants using taxpayer-funded resources without paying into the system while also empowering Americans to choose their tax rate,” said Carter.
He clarified that he supports deporting illegal immigrants, but that his tax proposal would force them to pay taxes before they are removed.
Carter suggested that the proposed tax system would give Americans greater freedom by allowing them to choose to pay more or less in taxes based on how much they decide to buy.
The bill received co-sponsorships from 11 Republicans and no Democrats.
Similar Fair Tax bills have been introduced numerous times, starting in 1999, though they have never achieved much success.
Most recently, Carter introduced a Fair Tax bill in 2023, but it was never taken up in committee.
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Juan Marchan is the judge who over saw the conviction trial of the felon
Donald Trump. Judge Marchan was born in Columba, South America.
And his Dougher works for the Democratic Party. The trial is said by some to have been carried out in the style of just of his former country, Columba.
While he came to America, he could not leave his old style of justice at home.
Just get rid of the illegals!
It makes no sense to pass a tax law that would make sure “illegal” aliens pay their fair share… they’re ILLEGAL…anyone else see where I’m going with this point?????
The IRS budget is over $14 BILLION annually. Americans spend/waste $546 BILLION annually in IRS compliance costs.
Taxing illegal aliens/bogus asylum seekers would be an insignificant fringe benefit of replacing the IRS with a national sales tax.
THINK ABOUT IT !
All this will ensure is an increase in our tax money given to illegals to pay for that tax. If ya ain’t figure out how government works your the reason they get away with it
Used to have a home in another country. They installed a giant sales tax just like the one described here. We, and many other Americans, sold out and have never looked back.
Got a cost of living this year, insurance noticed, raised their rate the same. If the government gives you any break in taxes you can bet mills will be there to equal it out.
F !!! Taxes altogether