[Man50D]

You missed the point entirely.

I specifically addressed each one of your many statements in your post #51 point by point in my post #114 and your only retort is "You missed the point entirely"? You obviously don't have a point.

[Dimples]

You missed the point: that under the FairTax, while your rate is well known, the total amount you spend in tax is difficult to determine

That is the point. Unless you total the tax, all year long, from every receipt, then adjust for you monthly prebate, you won't know EITHER the amount of tax you paid NOR your real (effective) tax rate.

You did not address that point.

I said nothing about knowing you're "rate" ... but that's all you focused on. What you say is actually insufficient to determine your true tax burden.

For all it's warts, at least I know how much I pay in Federal taxes: 80% to 95% of my total burden is printed, in plain sight on my paystubs and W2. 85% to 95% of it is finalized on my 1040. The other 5% to 15% is truly hidden ... but it's easy to figure out, and it's very small part of my overall burden.