Mike Huckabee: I Support Implementing The Fair Tax Because 'Giving Proportionately Is Biblical'

[big_dog]

Mike Huckabee was the guest on James Robison's "Life Today" television program this morning, promoting his new book "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy," which seems to be focused on defending "real America" from all of those phonies and snobby elitists who live in New York, Washington, D.C., and Hollywood.

After lamenting that America is no longer a place where women who use profanity are considered to be "trash," Huckabee made his case for the "fair tax," which is a proposal to scrap all federal taxes and replace them with a 30% tax on consumption, because that is what is biblical.

"I believe in the biblical understanding of stewardship," Huckabee said. "Everybody should have something invested. God doesn't say, 'Oh, you're too poor, don't give anything.' He says, 'Everyone give a tithe.' ... I'm telling you something, giving proportionately is biblical."

Huckabee added that an additional bonus of the fair tax is that "we would get rid of the I.R.S.." "They would be gone," he said. "Done forever and forever!"

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[MohRokTah]

1. Sales tax is the MOST regressive form of tax.

Proportionately, the poor will be taxed way more than the rich!

[big_dog]

2. 30% tax, is he serious? Even Herman Cain was only going to take 9% across the board

and that still would fall mainly on the backs of the poor

[samsingh]

3. i think huckabee is a liar.

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[samsingh]

4. huckabee seems to be a liar based on his comments on beyonce

[Bad Thoughts]

5. Are we supposed to observe the Poor Tithe as well?

Biblically, the one-tenth of production for the third and sixth years (our of seven) are set aside specifically for the poor. That means a minimum of 29% of tax revenues should be applied to programs for the poor and the poor alone.

ETA: If I calcultate correctly, the poor should get almost $500 billion in aid every year minimum.

[jmowreader]

6. Huckabee needs a reality check

You know what else would be "done forever and forever!" if we got rid of the income tax?

Tax deductions for charitable contributions.

I don't remember who said this (and read it a LONG time ago) but there once was a charity that held an annual banquet for its largest donors. The ten biggest contributors were given the chance to make a speech giving thanks to the people who motivated them to give. The first nine people thanked God, their families, their friends etc. ... the last man got up and thanked the Internal Revenue Service "because if you couldn't deduct charitable contributions from your taxes, none of us would be here."

Incidentally, the "tithe" is ten percent of your earnings.

[Initech]

7. Tomorrow's headline: "Mike Huckabee's Estate Repossessed 'Accidentally' By IRS."

IRS claim it was a mistake.

[Major Nikon]

8. Does this dipshit really not know that the concept of tithing is based on income, not consumption?

[hifiguy]

9. Dumber than a fucking post.

Of course some turd like Huckleberry would want to see the most regressive tax possible. Fuck you and the mule you rode in on, Huckleberry.