[cc2k]

Repeat after me:

We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem

That's one of the biggest problems with the FairTax. It doesn't help spending.

Bringing the government the same amount of revenue as the current system doesn't help for two reasons.

1. It doesn't reduce spending. Nor does it reduce borrowing. If Washington continues to spend $1.50 for every dollar you send that way, the problem we have now continues.
2. We're Taxed Excessively Already. That's the message of the TEA Party.

A lot of spending needs to be cut entirely.

A lot of what remains needs to be spent at the state and local level, without giving Washington DC bureaucrats the opportunity to skim their "cut" off the top.

We don't need an alternate revenue stream equal to the current revenue stream.

We need less government! Especially at the federal level.

[Defend Liberty]

That's one of the biggest problems with the FairTax. It doesn't help spending.

No tax system is designed to specifically address spending. However The Fair Tax does address the spending problem by eliminating the IRS and its $11 billion/year price tag. The Fair Tax dovetails with the limited government principles in the Tea party for the above reason.