Hi I just wanted to give you my feelings on our current tax system. I
will address each item that you wanted in the same order as they were
asked.

1.  Headaches, unnecessary complexity, and burdens that taxpayers - both
    individuals and businesses - face because of the existing system.

> I worked in several different capacities last year. I had these forms
> to file 1099-misc, W2, 1099-Div, 1099-Int, 1099-B, and 1098. All these
> forms were added up and put into forms 1040, Schedule A, Schedule C
> and Schedule D. All of which took me well over 1 week to complete. Not
> to mention the record keeping through out the year. And after all that
> I have no idea if I paid to much money or not enough. As far as I know
> the IRS could knock on my door and slap me with fines and seize my
> assets. During the last tax season I earned \$8,163. I did not pay
> \$8,163 that was all I earned. Seems like a very poor way to collect
> taxes to me.
>
> When I think back to our founding fathers and how much taxes they were
> paying at the time of the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, or the Townsend Act.
> Which caused the Boston Tea party and ultimately a revolution, I think
> how long before something like that happens again. I am not a
> revolutionary but in our current climate of the U.S. government
> constantly looking at me as a revenue stream and asking themselves how
> they can fleece me out of more of my assets. I think I could be if a
> movement ever took place in this country to do something about our
> government.
>
> Slavery is defined the state of one bound in servitude as the property
> of a slaveholder or household. This sounds awfully like citizenship
> our country. Our government has just figured out that it can get more
> money from us by not forcing us to work on a plantation. Thank you,
> boss.

2.  Aspects of the tax system that are unfair.

> It seems to me that any tax system that taxes people at different
> rates is inherently unfair. No matter if you are rich and "won life's
> lottery", what a joke. It is also seems unfair when your tax system
> gives tax breaks for personal choices forcing me to pay for other
> peoples children, with the earned income credit. The correct name
> would be the unearned income giveaway. Any tax system that rewards
> people with other people's money is just wrong. It also seems unfair
> that our tax code can change at the whim of a politician who wants to
> buy votes with my money.
>
> The Death tax is another huge problem. It is plain and simple double
> taxation. It destroys small companies and forces families to sell
> property that has been in their family for over 100 years in the case
> of my granddad's death. What part of our constitution says that it is
> OK for the Imperial Federal Government to mandate the sale of property
> by the IRS? I do not believe it is in there. I think George Washington
> would just assume be a British subject when he realized that ½ of Mt
> Vernon would go to the government not his heirs upon his death.
>
> Also the whole Social Security system is a scheme which I am forced to
> give money to. I will not see any of that money. If it was an
> insurance policy it would be one thing but it is not. There is no
> guarantee of anything except that when I reach 65 it will no longer be
> solvent. The current plan put forth by the president does not do
> anything to address solvency. Sure I might get to invest 5% of the 12%
> of my income that they take. But in the grand scheme of things what is
> that going to do but confuse future attempts at solvency. The system
> needs to be changed so that any one that has not contributed to social
> security can not do so in the future they must invest their
> contribution. Also any person who wants to withdraw from the system
> can and must invest all their future money themselves. Sorry they lose
> all contributions to date. Then increase the retirement age for people
> under 60 and cut their benefits.

3.  Specific examples of how the tax code distorts important business or
    personal decisions.

> There are several times when I owned a business that I decided to buy
> things just to lower my income. This was not always the best thing for
> my business. The tax code also encouraged me to not pay off my home
> which is not good. When you consider the national savings level is
> less that 1%. It also gave my ex wife an excuse to want a kid, that
> way we could get the earned income tax credit. Which if happened would
> leave another single parent home because the decision was not based on
> what was best for our family.

4.  Goals that the Panel should try to achieve as it evaluates the
    existing tax system and recommends options for reform.

> They should scrap the entire system. It is possibly the worst system
> on earth. The compliance cost hurt business and creates a huge
> government bureaucracy. The inequities give foreign companies an edge.
> It angers our citizens. That is not one thing about our current system
> that is correct.
>
> My suggestion is a National Sales tax. It would help products made in
> America by lowering compliance cost and tax products that are not made
> here. Why shouldn't Chinese goods have to pay American taxes if they
> are sold in the U.S.? We do not charge them import tax yet we charge
> our companies taxes on their profits. Why are they exempt? It would
> make it easier for me to comply. It would make it harder for
> politicians to play games with the tax code in order help certain
> groups to the detriment of others.
>
> Thanks for reading this please do something to correct it.\\
>
> Lee Turner
>
> 4145 Shade Tree Loop Apt 48
>
> Orlando, FL 32810