Nice try, but that comes out of the employees salary and the employee who is responsible for that tax. Withholding is a service provided by the employer mandated by the government. By your logic none of the money withheld from your paycheck is paid by you, so in fact you don't even pay income taxes. Another one of your nonsensical arguments. But what should I expect from a shill. Arguing with a shill is a waste of time.
The money that government employees pay back to their government is, indeed, provided by the government which then in effect is taxing itself. It's a shame you don't realize that. Did you think the money grew on the US money tree everyone has in their back yard or, perhaps, that their grandpa gave it to them???
Wouldn't we also assume that government employees will pay the FairTax on all personal consumption? If we tax the government employees for their consumption and we tax government for the employee, doesn't that amount to double taxation?
You've thought more about the issue of taxing government more than I have, so maybe you can shed some light.
The FairTax stated argument for taxing government purchases and for its employees is to keep government from having an unfair advantage over the private sector. If all withholding is eliminated for all employers except government, who must pay an additional 30% tax on the employee's compensation, then doesn't the FairTax actually put government at a disadvantage, ie, employees working for governments would cost more than those working in the private sector?
I know that 30% is added to the cost of services provided by an employee in the private sector, but that added tax is paid by the consumer, not the employer. The employer merely forwards the collected tax.