Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

You can get a better feel for what Fairtax.org suggests by reading over the site, I cut to the chase and gave a short thumbnail sketch of the rebate system. A flat tax, even with the addition of a rebate system, would be less of a mess then our current structure.

Now, you can jump on Huckabee for even presenting this idea, but even if it isn't the right idea for America at this moment...it at least stimulates discussion on the topic of tax reform.

Even if the idea of a flat tax sucks, let the other candidates come up with something better instead of doing what politicians do nowadays, they say, "We're for tax reform" and they never state their policy or plans.

Huckabee stood a snowball's chance in hell of winning anything, so I like candidates that have no chance throwing topics into the debate and let the frontrunners be forced to deal with the issues, forced to come up with platforms, etc, etc.

Haven't we elected enough people that just say shit to get elected with no plan of action? I think we have.