[pigdog]

A VAT with an income tax would be the worst possible combination.

The FairTax, OTOH, eliminates the income (etc.) taxes and cannot be made into a VAT.

[swarthyguy]

>A VAT with an income tax

Yup.

Every time I hear the word reform I cringe.

Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.

[hripka]

The FairTax, OTOH, eliminates the income (etc.) taxes and cannot be made into a VAT.

Oh really?

Vat benefits (India scraps Sales Tax for VAT due to evasion)
The Indian Express ^ | Oct 07, 2005
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498423/posts