"What makes you think that consumption will rebound? Why would products be cheaper?"
I am saying that the before tax price is cheaper. I am not completely convinced that the after tax price will be cheaper. I am still a little skeptical in this area but believe it will be within 5% of the pre-Fair-Tax-implementaion. Consumption will rebound based on citizens having more disposable income.
"If you do the math comparing the difference in the prices you cite (20%) and the employment tax, you are off by more than 10%."
I was using round numbers because I am not completely convinced that Boortz/Linder have their percentages correct and there is lots of debate. I didn't do math just used an example.
"I think you haven't thought through this, and just making claims is not making sense, in and of itself."
On the contrary, I have thought this through extensively. I have and continue to educate myself on it. I have several concerns with the details that I have cited in posts before. I am not a dead head, die hard advocate of all of the details, but the premise of the Fair Tax is ideolically and economically sound. I don't drink Fair Tax Coolaide, I am expressing my thoughts and opinions like everyone else. I am an educated, articulate, active, voting member of society that pays way too much in taxes to a government that spends way to much money on wastefull politically driven pet projects that are never fiscally well accounted for.
I do not always spell to good though (this is intellectual humor).
Based on what you wrote, then there is always hope. Thanks at least for offering me your views.