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February 8, 2010
The Constitutional Patriots met for their regular scheduled meeting on Monday, February 8, 2010 at the Life Center Auditorium. Johanna Campbell opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and gave information on upcoming meetings in February, March and April with the planned agenda for each. She asked the audience to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Lora Haiflich then offered the prayer.
Johanna then introduced the guest speaker Dave Armstrong who spoke on "The Fair Tax". He said he had been studying the tax structure for four years. He discussed how and why the tea parties started - "we want our country back and Enough is Enough". Fair tax means you pay taxes only on what you purchase. The bills HR-25 and S-296 have been in committee since 1999 but need support to move them along. You can go to www.Fairtaxindiana.net and read the 36 page bill in its entirety. The main points of the fair tax are:
1. Americans take home their whole paychecks.
2. No federal sales tax up to the poverty level means progressivity like today's tax system.
3. No tax on used goods.
4. Retail prices no longer hide corporate taxes or their compliance costs.
5. The income tax exports our jobs rather than our products. Fair tax will return jobs.
6. This tax neither raises or lowers taxes so consumer costs remain stable.
7. This tax does not make criminals out of honest taxpayers.
Mr. Armstrong then answered several questions from the audience. The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.
