Bush establishes a Tax REform Panel to recommend options

[napi21]

for reforming the Income Tax code.

The Executive Director, Jeff Kupfer, was on cspan WJ this morning.

He is a typical Shrub supporter who really didn't directly answer any difficult questions, but...they do have a web site that shows the times, and locations of all the meetings they are going to have in different cities across the country, AND A LINK FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEND THEIR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS!

I think we all should think about the fundemental changes we'd like to see in the Income Tax Code, and send suggestions to this group.

http://www.taxreformpanel.gov/

Here is a snip describing how to submit your comments or suggestions.

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To facilitate the Advisory Panel's consideration and review, we have established two methods by which statements can be submitted. Please use only one of the methods when submitting comments.

Transmission by Email as a MS Word attachment to [e-mail].

Typewritten statements may be mailed to the panel at:
The President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
1440 New York Avenue NW
Suite 2100
Washington, DC 20220

Page Limit - The Advisory Panel strongly encourages parties to limit their statements to a maximum length of 5 pages of double-spaced written text in 12 point font.

Identification and Cover Sheet - Each page of the submission should be clearly marked with the submitter's name or organization name. Each submission should also include a cover page with the submitter's name (and organization if applicable), date of submission, and contact information (if the submitter chooses to provide it). Each submission should be clearly marked as originating from one of the following categories of submitters: Individuals, Business, Government, or Organizations and Associations.

Request for Comments #1 (Posted February 16, 2005 )
Statements submitted in connection with the panel's first request for comments must be received by the Advisory Panel no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 18, 2005. Please be aware that all comments will be made available to the public.

At this time, the Panel is soliciting comments on the following questions:

Headaches, unnecessary complexity, and burdens that taxpayers - both individuals and businesses - face because of the existing system.

Aspects of the tax system that are unfair.

Specific examples of how the tax code distorts important business or personal decisions.

Goals that the Panel should try to achieve as it evaluates the existing tax system and recommends options for reform.

Comments outside the scope of these specific matters will be considered separately. However, the Advisory Panel requests that the comments to these specific questions follow the format and guidelines described above.

[rfranklin]

1. If Bush set this up, the fix is already in...

Here's the final report synopsis:

We need to stop taxing anyone who makes more than $300,000 a year because they are the supply side and the creators of everything. We need to increase taxes on people who really work for a living to support the wars created by the above mentioned people to steal the resources that they want.

[frankly_fedup2]

3. The 16th Amendment was changed back in the early 1900s by . . .

the Republicans because they were paying most of the taxes. I think it originally stated that all of the taxes would be gotten from tariffs on trade as well as the land owners. Back then, all the land owners were the only wealthy in the country, and obviously must have been Republican. Our Constitution stated clearly that there were to be no taxes on the working-man's income. However, they fixed that long ago.

I get disability and I have to pay taxes on that. I get Medicare A only so I do not have to pay an additional $50+ out of my check. My husband has a great policy for health care where he works (thank God). The Government takes over $200+ a week out of my husband's pay. We still have to pay every year.

[frankly_fedup2]

2. Did anyone see the guy on CSPAN that is the Director of this?

He stated that the Earned-Income Credit was too confusing for those that could apply for it. Meaning . . . lower income -- uneducated. Not always true but they seem to believe this . . . HA! Everyone I know that gets the EIC (my son and his wife for one), take their taxes to H&R Block. They always get back everything they have paid into taxes all year (they have a new baby and they both work), and due to the baby, the EIC. They use it to catch up on some seasonal bills (like oil, car repairs they have put off, dental care as well as get the baby and themselves a few new outfits/jeans or whatever). There may be a little extra after all that but not much.

Basically, they are wanting to get rid of the EIC. However, the death tax, which unless your assets are either $400,000 or $600,000+ (cannot remember but think it is the latter), it does not affect the majority of us.

This administration continues to back stab the American People. And these stupid freepers, like John Gannon/Guckert, or whatever his name is, gets up and spouts Bush's propaganda.

Bush has screwed up everything he has done in office. I wish he would leave Social Security and now "taxes" alone. Let someone else get in there that knows what they are doing. It seems he is so frantic though. Like he has to hurry and get all this done NOW. I wonder if it has to do with our going into Iran in June?

[bryant69]

4. He does seem frantic

Well there are talks of even a flat tax or a national sales tax (consumption tax, fantastically regressive). But like you say, they have far too much on their plate--possibly the whole point is to create a smoke screen so their ignomius performance in the Social Security Debate goes unnoticed?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[napi21]

5. Yes, I watched him Jeff Kufer.

As I said in my original post, he is slanted very much in favor of Shrub and the wealthy, you could tell. I sure spent the time he was on talking and yelling at my TV set!

I think it's good that this website gives the public a link to make suggestions to the fixes to the tax xode that we want! It could have been like all the committees, panels, and closed door meetings, where we have no input at all!

I suggest all of us follow the recommended format, and send suggestions for change that are important to you!

Remember, if all we do is sit here and bitch about it, we are letting ShrubCo do whatever they want...without objection!