"everyone pays the same tax rate on income"....who do you report your income to? And who decides if you have paid the correct tax? Remember, there will be no IRSEveryone pays the same tax rate on income, same exemptions. Santorum is a snake. I wouldn't trust that guy.
It's a political bone to the Libertarian Right. If he closes down the IRS, they'll reopen it under a new name. Tax collection body has to be there. I doubt he actually means what he says. Not sure about capital gains treatment under Santorums plan."everyone pays the same tax rate on income"....who do you report your income to? And who decides if you have paid the correct tax? Remember, there will be no IRS
If I bought a house for 100k and sold it for 160k and bought a new house for 220k how much do I owe? Does the fair flat tax require that I pay taxes on the 60k profit from the first house?
who is going to knock on my door and tell me, "We don't think all that cologne is a ligitimate business expense."?I'm an Uber driver. I grossed 250k, but I spent 30k on an automobile and 50k on clothes and hairstylists and cologne and Iphones. How much tax do I owe? Who decides?
Under the current system, the Lawyers do (aka politicians). Thats why they love an opaque tax code - exemptions can be sold to donors and given out to curry votes. Politicians love to play social engineer.I'm an Uber driver. I grossed 250k, but I spent 30k on an automobile and 50k on clothes and hairstylists and cologne and Iphones. How much tax do I owe? Who decides?
"Santorums plan"? He has no plan. He's worse than a democrat. A wolf (or more like a lovable little kitty cat) in sheeps clothing. All I am asking is, if another ridiculous republican is going to make outrageous claims like all will pay the same tax rate and there will be no IRS that somebody like me hold him accountable.It's a political bone to the Libertarian Right. If he closes down the IRS, they'll reopen it under a new name. Tax collection body has to be there. I doubt he actually means what he says. Not sure about capital gains treatment under Santorums plan.