BritGuyTN

Is messing up the republican nomination by picking up the massive christian vote in rural areas in the south/midwest

now we are going to end up with John 'what economic policy? I lead the largest squadron in the US Navy' McStain with Mike 'lets change the constitution to reflect gods words' Huckabee as the VP

from a personal perspective I would be better off with him than Hilary, but I think I would have to support her in the event they both get the nomination

Dan B

Blame Stephen Colbert.

I hope Hillary really doesn't get in. The Republicans don't think they can beat Obama heads up.

cranston

The Republicans have started a civil-war - here comes Hillary.

cpltony

A vote for Huckabee is a vote for the Fair Tax. Hence my vote

cranston

Yeah, the Fair Tax sounds really good. I would love to see it introduced.

basementwaj

you get much wind last night?

Hove

If it comes to Hillary and McCain I just heard the Repugs would vote for Hillary

lapin_windstar

Why is a single federal sales tax seen as a more attractive option than a single federal income tax?

HoosierDaddy

'Cos taxing consumption rather than income may be the way to go?

Tarkak9

'Sounds' is the operative word. I had a dream where I won Powerball...

Tarkak9

I can't help but wonder if all this "YOU DECIDE 2008" is going to stem down
to people stretching out their chewing gum, twirling it around on their finger,
while doodling out on 4 seperate lines "President _______" on their notepad
and saying "Ooo, like the sound of that one!" - then go vote.

Dan B

Huckabee is a bible bashing neo-con who has promised to have a comedian be his running mate if he gets the nomination.

BritGuyTN

Its also a vote for someone who doesn't believe in dinosaurs

Do you realise that the fair tax disproportionately benefits people who are very wealthy?

Imagine 2 scenarios

1. Someone working at a grocery store on minimum wage - this demographic is basically spending all income to keep head above water, a flat 35% sales tax on everything (even taking into account rebates for people below the poverty line) is going to make things tougher

2. Someone who makes $20,000 a month. There really is a limit to how much you can realistically spend day to day. Yes, you can buy a ferrari every year, but there is still a point where money just builds up you start taking money baths. These people are getting a HUGE benefit since consumption does not increase linerarly (SP) with income...

BritGuyTN

yes, we hid in the bathroom for the first round, and I stayed up till 1:30 watching tv until it seemed things were going to improve

tragic that more than 50 people lost their lives

Brav

Isn't that how it is every election year?

"It is expected that moving to the FairTax would decrease associated production costs due to the removal of business taxes and compliance costs, which is predicted to offset a portion of the FairTax effect on prices."

"With the rebate taken into consideration, the effective tax rate would be progressive on consumption and could result in a tax burden of zero or less for some taxpayers."