Rand Paul Senate Campaign Denies Fair Tax Support per WaPo

[sailingaway]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/15/AR2010101503846.html

This is about what I figured had happened and we have Adams to thank for about 15 pages of google search saying Rand first supported this and cutting him down for it, and then saying he 'flipped' on it. Adams is affiliated with the group pushing the fair tax, fyi.

It would seem that while all who would know better were away with Rand on his bus trip and prepping for his debate, Adams convinced staff at the campaign office that Rand supported this, relying on his credibility as prior campaign manager.

Rand can detail tax policy in his sleep. He wants reform, once we are back off the economic urgency issues, but has spoken of flatter lower tax with fewer loopholes, not about sales tax, at least that I've heard.

 

[UKJRC]

Man my opinion of Adams has reached a new low...

 

[LibertyEagle]

David Adams?

 

[sailingaway]

David Adams?

Yes.

 

[bolidew]

Man my opinion of Benton has reached a new low...

 

[sailingaway]

Man my opinion of Benton has reached a new low...

Adams may well have sent Benton to look at something Adams himself had historically filled out to support this. And Adams HAD been campaign manager. At this point I'm feeling a heck of a lot warmer towards Benton than to Adams.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

This is good to hear, because a national sales tax is almost as bad as the personal income tax. The best reform would be to tax people on NET income (like corporations are taxed), rather than on GROSS income.

 

[sailingaway]

Here is a more detailed AP version of Rand's response: http://www.greenwichtime.com/defaul...ul-campaign-denies-FairTax-support-708144.php

It includes this statement: ""Our campaign respects the Fair Taxation movement, but the Kentucky coordinator got a little overzealous promoting his cause and created a statement that does not accurately reflect Dr. Paul's views," Benton said in a statement. "Rand knows our tax code is broken and will fight for fundamental reform that both simplifies the system and reduces the financial burden for all Kentuckians. Dr. Paul will study and consider all plans that attempt to do so."

Apparently Dems nationwide are gearing up to go after tax reform in the final weeks of the campaign so Adams' little move played right into their hands.

More from the article: "Democrats have launched an advertising campaign centering on tax reform in several competitive House and Senate races. The ads accuse GOP candidates of supporting a steep national sales tax, but ignore the fact that such a tax would eliminate many of the taxes that Americans pay now, including individual and corporate income taxes. Although the ads haven't yet appeared in Kentucky, they're widely expected to."

 

[sailingaway]

This is good to hear, because a national sales tax is almost as bad as the personal income tax. The best reform would be to tax people on NET income (like corporations are taxed), rather than on GROSS income.

Yeah. The old deduction for medical expenses went in that direction. If you can't earn income unless your body (corporate equivelent to 'equipment') works, you should be able to deduct its regular upkeep.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Yeah. The old deduction for medical expenses went in that direction. If you can't earn income unless your body (corporate equivelent to 'equipment') works, you should be able to deduct its regular upkeep.

you should be able to deduct anything you spend money, including beer and cigarettes. That's what NET income is.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Another non-story about Paul the AP writes an article on. The only time they ever write anything about Conway is when he is saying something negative about Paul.

 

[jonathansloas]

David Adams loves when his name appears in the paper. He can't take not being the center of attention.

 

[MRoCkEd]

We should be happy Rand is still ahead with the cast of characters in charge and all these flip flops..

Thank God it's 2010!

 

[specsaregood]

little move played right into their hands.

Far better people than ad*ms and s*ms have been sucessfully bought off in the past....not accusing, just saying.....

 

[Brett85]

More from the article: "Democrats have launched an advertising campaign centering on tax reform in several competitive House and Senate races. The ads accuse GOP candidates of supporting a steep national sales tax, but ignore the fact that such a tax would eliminate many of the taxes that Americans pay now, including individual and corporate income taxes. Although the ads haven't yet appeared in Kentucky, they're widely expected to."
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That is very, very bad. That's really the only line of attack that could actually hurt Rand. Hopefully he has enough money to respond to an attack ad on this issue.

 

[S.Shorland]

More from the article: "Democrats have launched an advertising campaign centering on tax reform in several competitive House and Senate races. The ads accuse GOP candidates of supporting a steep national sales tax, but ignore the fact that such a tax would eliminate many of the taxes that Americans pay now, including individual and corporate income taxes. Although the ads haven't yet appeared in Kentucky, they're widely expected to."
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That is very, very bad. That's really the only line of attack that could actually hurt Rand. Hopefully he has enough money to respond to an attack ad on this issue.

Kentuckians can't all be related to the banjo player in Deliverance? Your fear of what they might believe really makes me fear for what level of intellect people have there? It does make me question again what calibre of people the Pauls have running their campaigns,however.

 

[Matt Collins]

I can tell you that thus far no one in this thread knows what they are talking about.