A national sales tax is the worst way to go.  The poorest people spend all of their income, while the richest spend only a small percentage.  The poor would pay tax on 100 percent of their income, while the rich would pay tax on only a small percentage.  You call that fair?
The only fair tax is a flat-rate income tax.  Richard Armey proposed one in 1994.  Everyone pays a flat rate of 17 percent, with a 30,000 dollar per year deduction.  Anyone making less than 30k per year would pay nothing, and you can file your taxes with a form the size of a post card.  Guess what?  His proposal never even made it to the house floor.  Go figure.
    
    Don't fool yourself
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