Would it be correct to say that ,in part, your preference of Flat Tax over Fair Tax is a pragmatic one- it would be much easier to flatten the income tax than to do away with the IRS, and do away with the other payroll taxes?
Yes, I also think that if we had a flat tax it would be easier to get rid of than than the income tax is currently--- something smaller and simpler requiring a smaller bureaucracy would be easier to get rid of than something huge and complex that requires a huge bureaucracy so that, as far as I can see, if I were advocating the Fair Tax, I would see the flat tax as a step toward it.