How
will the FairTax affect the various income brackets?
The FairTax is fairly distributed among all income brackets, and
in fact, much more fairly than the current income tax system.
The
FairTax is fair to low-income earning Americans.
The FairTax
empowers those with low incomes. Under the FairTax plan, no American
will pay taxes on necessities. Every household will receive a rebate
that is equal to the FairTax paid on essential goods and services,
and wage earners will keep 100% of their paycheck. More money will
be available to spend, save and invest. Used items will not be taxed
and prices will go down by 2030%.
Education will
be easier to obtain with the FairTax. Education costs will go down
by as much as 50%. This will allow for easier upward mobility among
lower income earning families. The FairTax is the only plan that
can legitimately claim to "untax" the poor. Those spending at twice
the poverty level will pay a rate much lower than the income and
payroll tax burdens they bear today. The FairTax would dramatically
improve economic growth and wage rates. Jobs will be more plentiful
and wages will go up.
The
FairTax is fair to middle-income taxpayers.
Middle-income
earners will benefit greatly under the FairTax. They will receive
a rebate based on household size, just as those in all other income
brackets. The FairTax will eliminate all payroll taxes, enabling
wage earners to bring home 100% of their paycheck to spend, save
and invest. There will be no more tax on used items, savings, investment
and education. Education costs will be reduced by as much as 50%.
Small business compliance costs will virtually disappear. There
will be no more self-employment tax. Hidden taxes will disappear!
Prices will drop by 2030%, and the tax rate for the middle-income
bracket will drop.
The
FairTax is fair to the wealthy.
The wealthy
will get a rebate based on household size, just as those in other
income brackets. There will be no more corporate taxes, business-to-business
taxes, self-employment taxes, taxes on investment or savings, nor
estate taxes.
Wealthy people
spend more money than other individuals. The FairTax will tax them
on their new purchases only above the poverty level. When money
is spent on the development of job-creating factories, financing
of research, education, savings or investment, these expenditures
will not be taxed.
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