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 Dear Eric, They used to call it graft. Now they call it crony capitalism and untold millions have been made by those in the know. A case in point is Richard Blum, billionaire husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California: 
 
 This brand of "crony capitalism" may be legal, but it's not right. But of course, with a government as big and out of control as ours, it could not be any other way. Big government naturally creates a pool of big spending politicians who tax us in every way possible, and then use that money to make their cronies richer. That’s why you and I must fight to give the power and the money back to the people, and take it away from tax-and-spend politicians and their cronies. And why we must say no – no – no to any further expansion of government. Sincerely,
 P.S. If you have not already signed your “Just Say No to Debt Ceiling Increases" petition, click here to do so. And after signing, I hope you will chip in with a special contribution. 
 
 
 [Editor's Note: The above brief letter demonstrates the legal, unethical "bribery" conducted daily by our "mis-representatives" in action. I have always said, "If you want to get rich, get elected!", and the above is one small example of government corruption that we ignore. THE US CONGRESS (House or Senate) provides a myraid of ways to steal from their campaign contributions or the Congressional budget allocated to their seat and staff. You can go on a government-funded junket with 'lavishly' paid expenses. The list of ways to steal from the government while in office is inexhaustible. There are only a few Congressmen who left Congress just wealthy instead of a multi-millionaire. Of course, there are several who arrived in Congress as multi-millionaires and don't need to steal from the government.] 
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|  FROM Project to RESTORE AMERICAThe FairTax is a consumption tax unilaterally applied to all Americans at the same rate. For businesses, payroll taxes would no longer exist. Our exports would include a heavy tax for overseas buyers purchasing our products, while our imports would be cheaper for us to purchase. I'm not sure how this would affect GDP, as more information is necessary.  According to the FairTax website, "Under the FairTax, every person living in the United States pays a sales tax on purchases of new goods and services, excluding necessities due to the prebate." The prebate gives every legal resident household an "advance refund" at the beginning of each month so that purchases made up to the poverty level are tax-free. So a family of four making something like $50,000/year should not have to pay taxes, thus preventing an unfair burden on low-income families. Since the FairTax eliminates both federal and payroll taxes, you get to keep your gross pay amount of each paycheck earned. |