Article: GOP may hit retailers where it hurts; Rep. Lott says national sales tax being considered.(Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott)

Article: U.S. Rep. Conaway backs conversion to national ...
Odessa American (Odessa, TX);  February 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... exceptions, Conaway supports the idea of a national sales tax. He said a national sales tax is better than a flat tax system because ... already has. "My thought right now is that a national sales tax is the best way to collect the minimum amount ...

Article: Dems Bash GOP on National Sales Tax Plan
AP Online;  October 26, 2004 ;     416 words ... ... nationwide on their support of a national sales tax proposal, hoping the issue ... the House. Democrats think a national sales tax, which has been suggested ... proposal specifically or support a national sales tax," he said. The national ...

Article: Economics Nobel winner takes a look at national ...
Daily Breeze;  November 6, 2004 ;     475 words ... ... moving to other taxing procedures such as a national sales tax, what effect would a national sales tax have? -- A.P. Answer: A recent paper ... we're starting from a lower rate. A national sales tax that replaced the employment tax, the ...

Article: National sales tax fair and simple.
The Boston Herald;  April 15, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... tax on goods and services. A national sales tax would be the essence of simplicity ... the-way shelters. With a national sales tax, the filthy rich would have ... Kotlikoff estimates that under a national sales tax the value of plant and equipment ...

Article: Program advocating national sales tax to air ...
PR Newswire;  September 14, 1990 ;     700+ words ...PROGRAM ADVOCATING NATIONAL SALES TAX TO AIR ON FINANCIAL NEWS NETWORK ... current income tax system with a national sales tax -- a flat tax on consumption ... Abolishing the Income Tax: The National Sales Tax Solution," was produced by ...

Article: A national sales tax: the impact on ...
Nation's Cities Weekly;  May 13, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... Lugar (R-Ind.), who made national sales tax a centerpiece of his failed ... corporate income tax with a national sales tax not just on goods, but also on services. Lugar believes a national sales tax is superior to a flat because ...

Article: HOUSE BILL PROPOSES 23 PERCENT NATIONAL SALES ...
WWD;  July 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... bill calling for a 23 percent national sales tax to replace all federal income ... headway on Capitol Hill; another national sales tax plan of 15 percent was sponsored ... the current tax system like a national sales tax. In the past, retailers have ...