The Fair Tax looks like VAT "value added tax" to me. We have that here in Ireland at 21%, and we still have income tax, corporation tax, duty, PAYE (pay as you earn),.... death duties, The income levy (thats 1.67% of your gross income with no tax credits applicable)etc. In European terms we are considered as a low tax nation.... Back to the main thread There does seem to be socialist theme of let the kids go out and get a job, however it may not be quite that simple. I put a couple of examples here of why this might not be the most socially acceptable solution. We should perhaps consider the aged and enfeebled partner of the deceased who is currently resident in a home for the bewildered. We should perhaps consider the care of the handicapped children of the deceased, or the school which the deceased endowed. We should consider the business partners of the deceased who must now cough up the deceased's share of the business, in cash, for the man from the government... etc. Just a few cases where it may cause problems. Larry Cuffe On Thursday, December 03, 2009, at 06:08AM, "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >At 05:14 AM 12/3/2009, Frank Dernie wrote: > >Well Marvin, if they leave very little posterity will benefit little. > >If they had not paid income tax, at least they would have -personally- > >benefitted more from their "slaving". > >Why not the Fair Tax? > >http://www.fairtax.org/ > >Hmmh ... sounds like the way to go. > >No one in my family has ever managed to leave >money to get eaten up in heritage taxes, mind >you: we are a nasty lot and we consume our >earnings as we end, and we last a LONG time. > >Marc > > >msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > >--- >Rollei List > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >- Online, searchable archives are available at >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list