The flier sparked some controversy between the two campaigns because Chris Hackett claims he has never has endorsed such a tax.
The source in question is an article from the Williamsport Sun Gazette which stated that Hackett supported a sales tax replacing income taxes. The Carney campaign upped the ante by interpreting the context to mean Hackett endorsed the Fair Tax.
A similar logic is displayed on the Carney campaign website:
From the Citizen's Voice:Chris Hackett wants a 23% sales tax on everything you buy:
Chris Hackett told the Williamsport Sun Gazette (8/21/07) that he “favors a national sales tax to replace various other taxes that are levied against Americans.”
According to the New York Sun (ScareTax, not FairTax, 12/17/07), the FairTax does away with the income tax, corporate taxes, estate taxes and just about any other federal levy. Under the FairTax, Washington would apply a single national sales tax on purchases, whether a DVD player, or a new house. FairTax advocates tout the plan with a 23% rate….which is "inclusive," meaning that for every dollar you pay, 23 cents is tax. That translates to a 30% tax on a 77-cent expenditure—or raising gas taxes by $1 a gallon
In interviews with The Citizens’ Voice in the past several months, Hackett said he is open to ideas like a national sales tax replacing other taxes, but he has stopped short of ever endorsing those plans. Instead, Hackett has called for a flat tax and reducing of the size of the federal tax code. A flat tax would have a single tax rate for everyone regardless of income. Proponents of a flat tax plan say it would simplify the tax code and help reduce tax costs overall.Another interesting discussion we are likely to see in the debate between the two candidates. 10 days until the showdown.
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Not having read the entire New York Sun's article I don't know who is actually mis-representing the FairTax. Yes, it replaces the entire current income tax code. Yes it is 23%., but where is the mention of the current 22%+ embedded taxes it replaces? This keeps prices about the same. Where is the mention of the Prebate check that every LEGAL houshold receives that eliminates the FairTax up to the poverty level and removes the poor completely from the tax rolls? Where is the mention that the $1 trillion+ underground economy will now be taxed? Where is the mention that most of the $13 trillion offshored money and 3 million jobs will return to the U.S? Get ther facts at www.fairtax.org
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