tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1734326349767868693..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: So You Want to Know About Rand Paul's Tax Plan?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1750361443923772502015-05-18T12:49:24.728-04:002015-05-18T12:49:24.728-04:00Or getting to decide what portion each department ...Or getting to decide what portion each department gets of your money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942788461808710626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79897141540009393972015-05-18T09:57:24.692-04:002015-05-18T09:57:24.692-04:00I like Ron Paul's flat tax idea. A flat tax of...I like Ron Paul's flat tax idea. A flat tax of zero.<br /><br />That probably won't happen so I think a flat tax with an itemized accounting of what each department of the government sucks up in money, and a further breakdown for at least the military would show the average taxpayer they are being ripped off. (e.g. $500 of my tax bill is to keep troops in Afghanistan? $250 to fund the NSAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88633556167164204462015-05-18T02:20:49.623-04:002015-05-18T02:20:49.623-04:00I'm not sold on Rand, but a Fair Tax I feel ha...I'm not sold on Rand, but a Fair Tax I feel has obvious advantages of our current tax system like...I don't...massively reducing the size of the IRS, saving American's literally billions of hours of lost productivity as well as stress and confusion, transparency to the average citizen on just how much they are actually taxed, greater resistance to future increases due to said Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942788461808710626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18969264037783555792015-05-17T18:06:53.668-04:002015-05-17T18:06:53.668-04:00Ron Paul has long advocated cutting spending befor...Ron Paul has long advocated cutting spending before taxes, for reasons that should be well understood by readers of EPJ.MyFirstNameIsPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343907604727708389noreply@blogger.com