| − | '''The Fair Tax''' (FairTax) is a tax proposal that replaces all federal income taxes, including; corporate [[income taxe]]s, gifts, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, [[Social Security]], [[Medicare]], and self employment taxes, with a federal retail [[sales tax]]. <ref> Americans For Fair Taxation, “About the FairTax,” http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_main</ref> | + | '''The Fair Tax''' (FairTax) is a tax proposal that replaces all federal income taxes, including; corporate [[income tax]]es, gifts, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, [[Social Security]], [[Medicare]], and self employment taxes, with a federal retail [[sales tax]]. <ref> Americans For Fair Taxation, “About the FairTax,” http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_main</ref> |
| | Instead of being taxed on what citizens earn, the Fair Tax taxes on what citizens buy, this is known as a voluntary consumption tax. The estimated rate for the Fair Tax is 23 percent<ref> "Embedded Taxes Change Fair Tax Analysis",http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-51569</ref>. One main proponent of the FairTax is [[Republican]] presidential primary contender and former [[Arkansas]] Governor, [[Mike Huckabee]]. | | Instead of being taxed on what citizens earn, the Fair Tax taxes on what citizens buy, this is known as a voluntary consumption tax. The estimated rate for the Fair Tax is 23 percent<ref> "Embedded Taxes Change Fair Tax Analysis",http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-51569</ref>. One main proponent of the FairTax is [[Republican]] presidential primary contender and former [[Arkansas]] Governor, [[Mike Huckabee]]. |