Moneyplan Sos With Steve Stewart | Budget Wisely | Get Out Of Debt | Pay Attention, Not Interest

#167: Is it possible to have a simple and fair solution to the US tax code? Yes, it's called the FairTax. 105 years ago the 16th Amendment was passed allowing the US Government to levy an income tax on corporations. Somewhere along the way things changed and we find ourselves buried under 74,000 pages of tax code.  Which is simpler: 74,000 pages or 133? The FairTax turns our complicated system into a medium sized book. The FairTax is much simpler: No more income tax withholding No more filing taxes on April 15th No more missed deductions No more taxes on interest earned or capital gains No more unfair tax breaks No more unreported revenues No more IRS audits What the FairTax does is: Allows us to bring our entire paycheck home (minus voluntary retirement savings, health insurance, etc) Sends every person with a US address and Social Security number, regardless of citizenship, money to cover the sales tax paid on the necessities of life (food, shelter, clothing, energy, etc) Reduces the price of goods a