[i_robot73]

Uhhh, WHAT?!

The actual answer, in lieu of returning to a Constitutional Republic (which those even here would balk upon [IE: ‘I *paid* into SS]), the Fair Tax (for all its warts) would be a far better plan than the current Communistic (and, IMHO, Unconstitutional [IE: 4th, 5th, 13th, 14th, etc.]).

For me, one of the detractors of the F.T. is the limit it imposes (~22% aka ‘revenue neutral’). It does NOT starve the beast outside of what I can barter/trade/etc. to NOT pay the tax. If we had A1S8, that % should/would be MUCH lower.

I’d love to read your explanation of how a line item on everyone’s receipts constitutes ‘a nightmare of intrusiveness’.

[Carry_Okie]

...the Fair Tax (for all its warts) would be a far better plan than the current Communistic (and, IMHO, Unconstitutional [IE: 4th, 5th, 13th, 14th, etc.]).

If you think the WOD was bad, you ain't seen nothing until we get the IRS sticking its nose into every transaction to collect the FareTax because of the size of the resulting black market.