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"Unless you're poor, or a business that isn't retail or doesn't perform a service...."

I believe the quote was referring to PEOPLE realizing what government costs. Even the poor, if they spend money, will receive a receipt that will have the amount of the FairTax clearly visible.

"Doesn't everyone have w2's, check stubs, tax returns, 1099's etc.? What would a government check for everyone every month and a worthless receipt thrown away in the bag you carried it home in prove?"

Yes they do. How many people ever really look at the tax burden each and every time they receive a paycheck? Most people are only concerned with their take-home pay. In fact, many people don't even consider the money withheld from their gross pay as THEIR money. IMO, many more people will check the amount of tax on each receipt that the receive. They will be much more informed about the true cost of their government.

The prebate isn't meant to prove anything. Its purpose is to make the tax PROGRESSIVE. The receipt will probably prove nothing, for those who don't bother to look at it. When someone looks at the pay stub, they are seeing their tax burden, what, once or twice a month? When they look at a receipt, they are being reminded of their tax burden every time they purchase a taxable item.

How many people ever really look at the tax burden each and every time they receive a paycheck?
I don't know but sometime somewhere they'll see a tax return or a 1099, or a W2 and I'll bet it's a lot more than the ones who look at the tax somewhere on a receipt at the bottom of a bag. And I'll bet more people can tell you what they paid in income taxes than they can sales taxes.

Then again, if you're implying the Fairtax would be so exorbitant that it couldn't be overlooked, then that defies everything the Fairtax claims it would be...

IOW, the Fairtax claim is everyone gets a government check...every month, takehome pay increases, and prices remain about the same. And you think that will somehow wake up the ones who never look at a paycheck stub?