393926 http://uservoice.com/users/393926-natasha-hale http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4728da2b1cce8e8604d0baa177c7e305 Natasha Hale Natasha Hale frozenorangejuice 38 0 64725 http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/forums/5641-general/suggestions/64725-stop-reaching-across-the-aisle-to-pass-big-spend If you think the Dems are crazy Socialists, then why are you so eager to create legislation with them? We need fewer spending bills, if you're mor... If you think the Dems are crazy Socialists, then why are you so eager to create legislation with them? We need fewer spending bills, if you're more worried about looking "mean" than sticking to principles, then say no to Pelosi with a smile. I'm glad the election's over, because I couldn't take anymore of McCain congratulating himself up for working with liberals like Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy. 1743 48 5641 General general 115686 limitgovt limitgovt limitgovt 2008-11-07T03:26:30Z 2009-03-26T19:20:18Z general 66469 http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/forums/5641-general/suggestions/66469-enact-the-fair-tax-hr-25 The Fair Tax plan was created by and is supported by American citizens, not by the lobbyists who run Congress. So, inherently, it garners trust bec... The Fair Tax plan was created by and is supported by American citizens, not by the lobbyists who run Congress. So, inherently, it garners trust because it was created outside Washington DC. It repeals the income tax, corporate tax, payroll taxes (FICA and MEDI), gift tax, and estate tax and replaces the current revenue stream with a national retail sales tax. It lessens or solves so many problems that Congress has created by currying favor with special interests over so many years, including many of the problems that have led to the current economic crisis. For example, eliminating the corporate tax and income tax will flood this country with investment from overseas. And with investment, jobs that we have been off-shoring for years will come back. Everyone wins except the lobbyists. By taxing consumption and rebating life's necessities, it's effective rate (tax paid minus rebate) starts at zero and approaches the maximum rate the more you spend. So, the wealthy, who spend more, pay more. It encourages savings and investment because investment gains not taxed. (What an idea!) There are no loopholes. Federal taxes are no longer withheld from wage earners and Joe-The-Taxpayer doesn't have to file anything with the Federal Government. In fact, only businesses that sell at retail have to file and its a simple percentage of their sales AND the business is compensated with a small percentage of the tax remitted to offset its own compliance costs. By eliminating the ability of Congress to manipulate the Byzantine Internal Revenue Code, the power of lobbyists over the Federal government is greatly diminished. And Congress won't be spending time on its interminable tweaking of the I.R.C. If the GOP can't get behind an idea that benefits every single American then it deserves to disappear as a political party. 6299 560 5641 General general 118988 fairtaxspeaker fairtaxspeaker fairtaxspeaker 2008-11-08T23:16:44Z 2009-03-26T19:19:21Z general 71310 http://ideas.rebuildtheparty.com/forums/5641-general/suggestions/71310-step-away-from-the-religious-right Combining politics and religion is not appropriate for a freedom loving party, or really any party in the US. There is nothing inherently wrong wi... Combining politics and religion is not appropriate for a freedom loving party, or really any party in the US. There is nothing inherently wrong with religion, but combining it with politics hurts both religion and politics. This is a party that should support all sorts of self governing - not just economic. There are many parts of government that should be broken up and those responsibilities returned to churches, synagogues and non-profits. 1295 42 5641 General general 120034 HeathS HeathS HeathS 2008-11-13T23:27:12Z 2008-11-13T23:27:12Z general 2009-04-17T23:17:46Z 2009-04-17T23:24:08Z 38