The IRS v. The People [Paperback]

Ken Blackwell (Author), Jack Kemp (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2005

Edited by Jack Kemp and Ken Blackwell, The IRS v. The People brings together 14 of America's foremost thinkers to discuss why the country's current tax system must be scrapped. With a foreword by Rush Limbaugh and a no-holds-barred approach, this book will give taxpayers plenty of reason to stand up and say "Washington, we've had enough!" Taxes are too high - the average American family hands over 38 percent of its income to the taxman - and the tax code too complex. The IRS v. The People provides citizens with the solutions to America's tax monstrosity in a handy pocket guide format.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Heritage Books; Heritage Foundation edition (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089195077X
• ISBN-13: 978-0891950776
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,683,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How a true American tax system should work!, August 4, 2001

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Brian (Cleveland, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The IRS v. The People (Paperback)

Franklin D. Roosevelt originally founded the Internal Revenue Service on a temporary basis, simply to collect taxes during World War II. Unfortunately, over the past 40 years, the IRS has crept into the daily lives of all Americans, and has adopted the system of "guilty until proven innocent." This book, like so many others, documents with extreme accuracy the horrors inflicted onto innocent Americans by the absolute tyranny of the IRS. More than that, however, The IRS v. the People offers a simple solution to the status quo: a flat tax and/or a national sales tax. It seems simple enough, however there are too many in Congress who refuse to let such a fair and balanced tax system take over the IRS. Many feel the abuse of the current income tax is well justified and gives it to the wealthy and successful of this country. What they fail to recognize is that the income tax hurts all Americans. A flat tax would be fair and balanced, with a fixed percentage for all income to be taxed (17%). A national sales tax would offer the same relief. A national sales tax would silence the left who claim it would greatly favor the wealthy because those who buy yachts, boats, antiques, luxury cars, and townhomes in the Riviera are the wealthy! Either way you like at it, from the left or the right, a new tax system is needed to truly reflect the principles on which this great nation was established upon: liberty and equality.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Late Than Never, February 3, 2001

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Agatha Nostic "AgNostic" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The IRS v. The People (Paperback)

One wonders why it took years of punitive taxes for policy wonks to arrive at this brilliant masterpiece. But as they say, better late than never. This little book provides an overview of the rationale behind the flat tax idea. It is the best solution I have seen to the monstrosity better know as the tax code. The flat tax is a credible and workable means for delivering the taxpayer from the current corrupt and complex tax laws. I recommend this book to every taxpayers that is tired of sacrificing more and more of their own hard-earned money to Uncle Sam and want to see sensibility and fairness restored to the system of taxation.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Biased against government, November 6, 2003

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A_2007_reader (Vladivostok, Russia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The IRS v. The People (Paperback)

I disagree with this book. As a former Washington DC bureaucrat, I happen to know there are two sides to every story, depending on who you ask. This book only presents one side.