I’m in favor of a repeal of the income tax. Only after that repeal is finalized am I in favor of a national sales tax. I don’t want a sales tax and an income tax at the same time. That is a recipe for a politician to steal more than they already are.
I DO think that the sales tax should be on everyone with zero exceptions. If I buy a donut, I should pay tax. If Procter and Gamble buys trees to make Bounty Paper towels, then they should pay the sales tax.
Period. No exceptions. If a church buys Johnson wax to wax the floor, then they pay the sales tax. They are KNOWINGLY making a decision to buy.
As soon as someone or something gets an exception, then it won’t be long before we’re back to picking winners and losers.
Also, if it is everyone and everything, then it will be much lower than if someone comes up with a boatload of exceptions.
The income tax with its tens of thousands of pages of regulations is supporting an ARMY of well paid attorneys and accountants and lobbyists.
That’s why it’s extremely unlikely it will be simplified or repealed.