And they STILL won't show up on pay stubs, but STILL WILL be collected in exactly the same way they are today under the FairTax.
Such argument is what we call a "red herring:" interesting but irrelevant.
You seem baffled about the real issue and that would be freedom. You have no idea what you pay in federal taxes b/c it is not possible to calculate and what you can calculate is not done easily. How does one calculate the AMT prior to tax day?
Look, just because YOU have no idea about how to calculate your taxes doesn't mean I don't, nor does it mean you couldn't do it if you wanted to. It's not that hard.
I certainly DO know what I pay in Federal Taxes. I certainly DO have a very good idea of how much I pay indirectly in Corporate and Excise taxes through higher prices. And if I so choose, I can calculate my AMT on any day of the year I choose.
If you choose to remain blind, so be it. But that choice is not a reflection of the tax code, it's a refection of you.
Blah, blah, blah ... power to the people ... Never mind the facts, give me emotion and platitudes ... that's what I'm hearing from you bud. Want power? organize you neighborhood, vote the ba$tards out, stop whining about how powerless you are and get involved. Actively support entitlement reform. Actively support spending reform. Lobby your representatives. Lobby your neighbors. Actively support tax form, even the FairTax if you choose ... but please ... stop whining about how clueless you are and how powerless you think everybody is.
Work from a position of knowledge and power not one of ingorance and fear.