Income Tax Reform

To simplify the income tax compilation and filing process, and for people to feel THEIR tax dollars are being spent on projects, and programs that they care about:

The income tax filing form should have nomenclature that explains that a fixed portion of their taxes will be used for military spending, infrastructure, social welfare, etc., as is necessary to keep the country running. However the remainder balance (%?) would be directly allocated by the taxpayer to their chosen programs, causes, or departments using checkboxes. For example: Extra military spending, extra social welfare, US parks service, medical research, education, giving to other countries (Eg; Israel, Ukraine, etc). The American taxpayer will feel more satisfied since they would be making these choices. This very personal direct control of their annual contribution could help quench national anger on many hot button issues.

The current method of calculating personal income tax owing is overly complicated and and inherently vulnerable to gaming by tax cheats. A national consumption tax (sales tax) would fair to all for obvious reasons. Allow taxpayers to file their “Consumption Tax Allocation Form” electronically annually.

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This is great. Consumption tax. Make it simple. You’ll end up with twice the collections and far less angry people

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I can agree with the National Sales Tax Idea, especially given the billions of dollars that are spent in the United States daily just through in-person and online retail sales.

I would also argue that maybe we should consider another option for federal revenue. One that has a historical basis in this nation from the Articles of Confederation.

Policy Proposal:

Enact legislation or a Constitutional Amendment, whereby the states would be required to provide a specified percentage of their state GDP annually to the federal government for operating expenses. The percentage amount would be set equally across the states, so that smaller states would not be more burdened that larger states. Let’s just say the rate is set at 10%. My home state of Florida had an annual State GDP of $1.28 Trillion Dollars in 2023. This would result in $128 Billion Dollars being shifted to the Federal Government for operating expenses. California had a GDP in 2023 of $3.36 Trillion, which would bring $336 Billion Dollars in. Just between Florida and California alone, the Federal Government could receive almost half a Trillion Dollars for Operating expenses.

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With Repeal of Amendment 16 there would be a return to pre 1913 taxation. The key would be everyone would contribute. And choice to pick between higher taxed locations over lower taxed locations. Control would return to the People. Governments direct stealing from Our Citizens would end. Citizen would once again own their Property. There is no positive for Citizens under Direct Taxation. Have a Blessed Day Fred Walker

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I think it is the entire “taxation of income” system that is burdensome and unconstitutional, and should be abolished. Most Americans simply want to end the yearly wealth extraction and tax forms. Replacing the current income tax revenue with tariff revenue on newly imported goods drastically reduces government intrusion, frustration, and annual confiscation of wealth, which WE must administer through tax filings.

Unlike the current income tax system, tariffs would end yearly tax filings, create incentives to mfg companies to return to American shores and thereby increase overall standard of livings, and most importantly, give those Americans control back over their lives with regards to their incomes and the mandate to report on it every year.

Not filing income taxes or worrying about sorting, deducting, itemizing, form-filling, mailing, receipt-counting, is what most of us would prefer, and instead, deal with the slightly higher imported product costs associated with tariffs. We CAN control our wealth with tariffs in place, simply by purchasing used, second-hand, and thrift store items instead of new items. And we CANNOT control our wealth with the current income tax structure in place, since our wealth is taken from us even before it hits our pockets.

There are some who are stuck inside of a box, thinking that the current income tax system has to remain in place, and the only thing that WE THE PEOPLE can do is juggle tax brackets around and create more stipulations and conditions to the existing tax polices in place. Some consider moving the upper tax brackets around, thinking that they might be able to get more govt services for themselves (being in a lower tax bracket) if the suggest it.

What they are doing, without realizing it, is keeping the income tax game going, because they cannot see any other way that the government gets funding. And when you see them playing with hard numbers (ie: mentioning things like “greater taxation for those making $150,0000 or above”), they are showing, without realizing it, that they do not know how the current monetary system works or how it affects other Americans. Here is a simplistic but relevant example: Suppose they suggest placing stiff taxes on “the wealthy”, where said people earn over $120k/yr. Now, considering the value of the U.S. Dollar has been in steady decline since 1913, and is almost at zero purchasing power, companies will have to pay their employees higher wages (in depreciated dollars) to maintain the same standard of living. All else constant, as seen in other countries where hyper-inflation was rampant, $120k might buy you a cup of coffee. So indirectly, these people who propose adjusting hard numbers within our current income tax policies, are indirectly putting themselves in the cross-hairs for that “stiff tax” in the near future. Would you listen to someone’s advice, when they can’t even figure out how they are shooting themselves (and everyone else) in the foot, later on?

Here is another example, and let us take it to ridiculous extremes in order to hit the point home (note, we wont debate the ridiculous extremes after posting them – they are used as a foolish example)…let us pretend that said person got his suggestion converted into tax policy and his/her suggestion was to “Steal all the homes of the rich American people who make over $1 million dollars in income.” A few months later, a magical thing happens “like NESARA, and a Debt Jubilee”. Suddenly, this person gained over $1 million in wealth, and as soon as he reported it to the IRS, they came and stole his home from him. See how foolish this person was, for trying to play the current income tax game, jiggle the tax brackets and current tax polices, instead of push to abolish the current income tax system and the IRS once and for all, replacing it with another form of government revenue? Would you listen to this sort of person or give their suggestion any serious weight? The example may appear ridiculous but the point has been conveyed, I believe.

Let’s dump the current income tax system and the IRS – it is played out. Shuffling the chairs on the titanic at this stage is not going to make the ride anymore attractive. Tariffs are the way to go for most average Americans who wish to keep more money in their pockets and are OK with shopping for used items.

President Trump is offering to take the U.S. back to the days of tariffs, before there was income tax – I completely back this idea, since we have control over what new items that we buy, and thus have control over how much money stays in our pockets.

  • Income tax (of any sort ) = YOU HAVE NO CONTROL (aside from hiding earnings in a black market economy )
  • Tariffs = YOU HAVE TOTAL CONTROL (buy stuff used, second-hand, and cash only )

All tax on income should be abolished and replaced with tariffs. Unlike income taxes, tariffs create an incentive for mfg companies to return to American shores once more in order to avoid said tariffs. Doing so will create more jobs and local industry, further reducing overall business costs and increasing per capita standard of living. Stopping property taxes, I can understand and support, since it is unconstitutional county-level extortion and theft. My two cents. Thx.

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Well, well, well…

Looks like we don’t need to reform the darn thing after all…we can simply replace it with a national sales tax, right? Couple that with tariffs and a brand new ERS, and the old corrupt IRS is obsolete overnight. This is a prime example of thinking outside the box, instead of simply juggling tax brackets around in an antiquated personal income confiscation scheme…

And very soon now, we won’t have to shuffle chairs around on the deck of a sinking IRS Titanic anymore. Goodbye IRS; hello ERS+National Sales Tax. :grin:

PS – now we need them to move forward on the next step – we need the states to largely control the income and spending of this new national sales tax revenue (like they now do with state sales taxes) and VOILA – no further need for unconstitutional and criminal county government PROPERTY TAXES to fund local services. This is the logical next fiscal step in retoring our Republic and Making America Great Again. No forms/no filings/no property extortion/no home confiscations from back taxes/no local funding issues from falling home values/no tax deadline races/no expensive annual tax prep charges/no more illegal Sheriff’s sales on county-stolen properties, no saving and itemizing receipts/no dreaded IRS audits/no illegal spying on private bank accounts/no armed IRS agents busting down front doors to dig in sofa cushions for secret cash stashes – Like it should have been all along. :us:

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