The Other Side Speaks Again

Part of my blog gets coverage in a local newspaper. Here is a sample of the responses:

"Do we understand why these two men (Neal Boortz and John Linder ) from Georgia want to do away with the federal government and the IRS?"

That was asked by Michael Parker in his May 6 rant to The Times. I understand why they are a mess! (By the way, they do not want to get rid of the federal government, they just want it back the way it was intended: more local control.)

What I don't understand, Mr. Parker, is your letter. It starts out by mentioning the Fair Tax rally, which I attended, then leads right into your biased view of "The Fair Tax Book" and the only page you actually read, page 11.

In chapter one, The History of our Income Tax, there is an overview of how income tax came about and its beginnings dating back to the Civil War. On page 11, which Mr. Parker sarcastically comments as the second full page of text in the chapter, there is a footnote that seems to have angered him. (Note: page 11 is only the third page in the chapter.)

That quote is from Thomas E. Woods, Ph. D. Since Mr. Parker conveniently left out the second half of the quote, here it is in full:

"Strictly speaking, there was never an American Civil War. A civil war is a conflict in which two or more factions fight for control of a nation's government. That was not the case in the U.S. between 1861 and 1865. The seceding Southern states were not trying to take over the U.S. government; they wanted to declare themselves independent."

This was just a footnote. Anyone who listens to Boortz knows he likes to point out technicalities and, in Mr. Parker's case, get people riled up. This was one page out of 182. It is not what the book is about.

Now for those of you interested in real change, the Fair Tax is the way to go. It eliminates federal income tax, Social Security tax, Medicare tax, capital gains tax and you will never hear the word "audit" again.

But don't worry, you will not lose any of your benefits; they will be funded by a national sales tax. The experts' estimate the tax will be 23 percent to fund the government at its current rate. If we can get our elected officials to actually cut spending, it could go down.

I know 23 percent sounds like a lot but keep in mind everything you buy has about 25 percent in taxes already in the price because it is taxed every step of the way. Those taxes will be gone, so with the Fair Tax in, prices should remain the same.

And best of all: You keep your entire paycheck! Think of all the money you will have and you won't have to save any more receipts or spend hours filing returns.

To get more information go to www.fairtax.org. Be informed so people like Michael Parker won't mislead you.

Kellie Weeks

Gainesville Times

Well, Ms. Weeks, thanks for making my point. The South still hates the union and is planning a victory party. As soon as the unconstitutional FairTax destroys the Union.

Why are these people still fighting this war? Aren't they tired of being whipped?

I actually read page 10 and 12, too. But, as my blog makes clear, the book is nothing but a sales pitch and an effort to take revenge on the Union.

All these folks are nuts.