Giuliani Assails 'Fair Tax' Plan

Giuliani Assails 'Fair Tax' Plan

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani criticized the "fair tax" plan that has been touted by rival candidate Mike Huckabee on Monday, saying it could hurt home buyers.

The former New York City mayor cited the struggling U.S. housing market as a reason to avoid the plan, which would eliminate all taxes on income and investments in favor of a hefty federal sales tax.

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Giuliani spent much of his time in Greensboro criticizing Democratic proposals on health care, education and pensions. He said the Democratic presidential candidates touting those programs are pushing the country toward more taxes when it needs more investment in private business.

On education, he discussed his plan for school vouchers, saying a lack of choice in education "may be the biggest civil rights issue" of the day. Giuliani said he — not the Democrats — was best suited to handle the millions of Americans who live in poverty.

"We have to have a society that rewards success," Giuliani said. "The only way in which we get people out of poverty is you help them help themselves by giving them the opportunity for a good education and the opportunity for a good job. That's how you deal with poverty — not with government welfare programs."

I think this article is interesting its shows what maybe the future president views and values.