Originally Posted by Guest

I think we all agree that we need to reform our tax code. For those who are not aware, our current tax code is 86,000 pages.
By the way, when we talk tax code we are talking income tax. They have so many ways to pluck the chicken that he does not realize he is bald. Look at your cell phone bill
over a third of it is TAXES.
Cain pitched a 9-9-9 flat tax. He proposed keeping the mortgage deduction. First of all that is no longer a SIMPLE flat tax. It favors a special group. Also, the original proposal was written by Steve Forbes who wrote it would need to be 12-12-12.
THERE ARE SOME VERY SIMPLE facts that have always prevented a FAIR TAX. People all think they should get and someone else should pay for it-THAT IS TRUE THROUGH HISTORY. Our government uses the tax code to favor their supporters. An interesting line in the tax code was written to make Starbucks a manufacturer giving them a lower tax bite. Manufacturer status??? They roast coffee.