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Letter to Congressional Representatives Voicing Opposition to H.R. 2717
 

Dear Senator/Representative,

I am disturbed by what H.R. 2717, also known as the Individual Tax Freedom Act of 2001, attempts to force upon the unsuspecting American people. There is a much better idea available, NESARA, The National Economic Stabilization and Recovery Act. More information about NESARA is available at http://nesara.org.

H.R. 2717 exempts nothing and taxes all retail sales events. That means all necessities of life—food, medicine and mandated expenses—all will be taxed.

To “offset” this violation of natural rights, the H.R. 2717 bill proposes a monthly rebate to “qualified families.” This action clearly voids some of the reasons for abolishing the income tax—the intrusion of government into our private lives and the continuation of the social welfare state. Americans have had enough of this legal plunder mind set.

Qualified family eligibility is dependent upon an administratively defined poverty level, with Health and Human Services defining that level. The government-by-administrative-agency nonsense continues. Worse yet, no family member may be counted toward the rebate unless the family member is assigned a social security number. So much for privacy and the end of that obnoxious number.

Lastly, notice that the natural rights of only “qualified” families are acknowledged. The rest of America is screwed. Legal plunder continues.

Under H.R. 2717, the federal government still will be in the social welfare business. Proponents of H.R. 2717 claim no exemptions are necessary because to do otherwise will promote special interests lobbying. Yet, they turn right around and provide exemptions to so-called “qualified” families, instead of straightforward exemptions at the cash register, they keep their dirty government noses in people’s lives. Well, everybody has a special interest in working, eating, housing, receiving medical care and buying insurance. So what’s hard about exempting essentials of life and simply getting government out of our private lives? The entire rebate process is repugnant and preposterous.

The question must also be asked, what are the administrative costs of this complicated rebate process, opposed to simple, straightforward at-the-counter exemptions? And what are the administrative costs associated with the complicated system of credits provided by the bill?

To add salt to the wound, although the working class pays the sales tax, purchases made for business/trade purposes are exempt from the sales tax. Perhaps now people can see why many businesses, corporations, and trade associations are in favor of the bill. Not only has big business, that is, big contributors, been relieved of the corporate income tax, capital gains taxes, depreciation schedules, and paperwork on employee withholding, those companies also will be subject to NO national sales taxes on any business investments. Who is left with the burden of the national sales tax? The working class of America. Surprise! Surprise!

Worse, H.R. 2717 requires all sellers to register with Uncle Sam. H.R. 2717 states that any seller who fails to register is not allowed to sell! In other words, failing to register converts the normal business of selling into a crime! Again, so much for privacy. Instead, we have nothing but a clever disguise for State control.

Of course, because H.R. 2717 will tax services, that essentially means all laborers and contractors must register with the state. Furthermore, taxing labor is a time bomb waiting to explode because such a tax is essentially a tax on income without the name.

H.R. 2717 has the buyer being liable for the tax in some situations. Why the exceptions? Such a provision makes no sense and NESARA dispenses with such nonsense by specifically stating that only the seller is liable for collecting the tax. Such a provision makes innocent incidental purchases a crime.

H.R. 2717 essentially places the burden of proof on all accused. That is, any person accused of failing to pay a tax will be guilty until proven innocent. As with the income tax, here we go again! Burden of proof must be on the government. Period. Worse, H.R. 2717 maintains one of the most invasive features of the current tyrannical income tax: the authority to summons, and to conduct examinations and audits. NESARA provides a simple, straightforward administrative process in tax disputes. Under NESARA, should the National Tax Service (NTS) believe a tax has not been paid, the NTS merely prepares a statement of the alleged taxable activity and issues an Assessment/Preliminary Notice of Deficiency. That’s all that is needed and the burden of proof stays where it belongs—on the government. Should an alleged taxpayer desire to dispute the alleged tax, the alleged taxpayer can certainly introduce his or her books and records as evidence to quash the allegations, but nowhere does NESARA authorize the tyrannical practice of continuing the madness of issuing summonses and conducting examinations, audits and fishing expeditions. Such practices are pure tyranny and invasions of privacy.

H.R. 2717 states that government purchases are subject to the sales tax. That makes no sense. Every time the government buys something, it taxes itself, and pays itself the revenue? Give us a break! Why pay the cost of all that extra accounting and paperwork? Isn’t the national sales tax supposed to reduce paperwork and administrative costs?

H.R. 2717, HR 2717, is a terrible start, and we can do better. Much better. Congressman Archer said that for several years. NESARA not only provides fiscal policy reform, but monetary policy reform. With NESARA, the purchasing power of the currency will stabilize. H.R. 2717 has no such provisions.

H.R. 2717 also provides no relief from current banking laws.

Both H.R. 2717 and NESARA are designed to be revenue neutral. That means neither bill changes the current income and outgo of revenues collected. Other than that similarity, the differences between NESARA and H.R. 2717 are clearly obvious.

H.R. 2717 addresses only symptoms, not root causes. The bill continues the intrusion of government into our private lives. H.R. 2717 is regressive in nature because not all households will qualify for rebates, and the bill contains no provisions to resolve the root problem, an unsound money system. Tax reform is a good start, but ultimately futile without monetary reform. NESARA solves both problems.

NESARA is built upon the foundations of life, liberty and property, does not unduly tax the necessities of life and does not support intrusions into private lives. NESARA was written from within the grass roots of America, not by special interests. That’s why NESARA will work. H.R. 2717 is not the answer.

Respectfully,

Your constituent