[Your Nightmare]

What difference is there wrt purchasing power between a 23% income tax and a 23% nrst yn?

The government doesn't send everyone a $6,072 check with the income tax.

[Principled]

What difference is there wrt purchasing power between a 23% income tax and a 23% nrst yn?

Will you answer it?

[pigdog]

"... The government doesn't send everyone a $6,072 check with the income tax ..."

They don't need to - they've already taken all the tax money from you (and often even more than is needed) up front.