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 I just saw this headline that Trump wants to eliminate the income tax.  I think the income tax and property tax are the two most evil taxes of all, so this was interesting to me (not that I trust Trump to follow through or think he is likely to get it through Congress).  

I have wanted to eliminate the income tax (and all other taxes) and replace it with only a sales tax so we are no longer nickel and dimed to death and so we can see, with every purchase, how much we are really paying.  Unfortunately that isn't Trump's plan.  He wants super high tariffs.  He actually thinks tariffs would be paid by China and not the American people who buy their products.  He wants a 25% tariff on imports.  That will just mean the price of everything will go up 25%.  No Thanks!  (although it still is probably better than the income tax because it keeps the government out of our personal business).  

He should also realize the moment we implement high tariffs on imports, other nations are going to implement high tariffs on our exports.

https://libertyonenews.com/trump-drops-bombshell-proposal-suggests-eliminating-income-tax-during-dc-republicans-meeting/

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