Fair Tax

    Mr. Ed’s Tax Musings…

    By: Mr_Ed (Diary)  |  April 25th at 04:37 PM  | 

    Random thoughts about taxes in an attempt to be logical and consider logical rebuttals…. Federal taxes should be as little as possible to support the smallest federal government possible. A consumption-based tax system is inherently fairer than a system based on income. The so-called “Flat Tax” really isn’t “flat.”  Yes, it proposes a flate “rate,” but a person making $100K will still pay considerably higher | Read More »

    Hugh Hewitt’s “Mormon in the Fair Tax White House Fantasy”

    By: Mr_Ed (Diary)  |  April 22nd at 10:35 AM  | 

    I remember three years ago when I first discovered Hugh Hewitt’s radio show during my long drive home each evening.  It was a breath of fresh air.  Here was a highly intellectual conservative host dealing with substantive issues in a deep fashion.  His show became a high point of my day. Then came the 2008 GOP Primaries.  Hugh wrote a book, A Mormon in the | Read More »