You may remember the IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn who stole and leaked federal income tax returns and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Some thought that five years was too lenient while others thought he should not have been prosecuted at all since they believe that Mr. Littlejohn performed a valuable public service by showing how much the wealthiest Americans pay in taxes. The IRS said that 70,000 taxpayer returns were leaked but recently the IRS sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, admitted that the true number was not 70,000 but actually 405,427 taxpayers, 89 percent were business entities.
So how can we prevent this from happening again? There is only one way – Repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS. If the government doesn’t HAVE your confidential data, they can’t LEAK your confidential data. Like an old car, there comes a point when it costs more to repair it than it is worth. Unfortunately, the system is so badly broken that no matter how much we spend to “fix” the IRS and income tax, it will remain a corrupt and broken system.
Of course, reasonable Americans realize that some form of taxation is necessary if the government is going to keep running and providing the services that people need and demand. The real question is what that system of taxation should look like.
We could keep the present income tax system.
* The IRS remains as a political weapon to be used against anyone who dares to defy or question the ruling elites.
*The government continues to collect your personal financial data even though they are unable to safeguard it from being stolen and leaked.
* The Treasury continues to lose over one trillion dollars a year to cheaters and evaders.
Or, we can go with a well researched replacement plan that is ready to be implemented – the FAIRtax. The FAIRtax is a national retail sales tax on new retail goods and retail services.
* FAIRtax replaces the government revenue now being collected by the income & payroll tax
* FAIRtax gives you a paycheck without federal tax and FICA deductions allowing you to purchase items with pre-taxed dollars.
* The FAIRtax provides a family allowance (the Prebate) that exempts purchases up to the poverty level from taxation making it a progressive sales tax.
* The FAIRtax is administered by the states and eliminates the need for the IRS. * The FAIRtax brings jobs and manufacturing back to the United States.
* The FAIRtax ensures the solvency of Social Security and Medicare. For more information please go to FAIRtax.org
