I see it another way. There are a half dozen here who are huckstering a tax scheme that many I know believe will do more harm than good for some of the reasons discussed in this thread.
I realize it is your job to sell this scheme but no one is going to believe that there is only 6 lowly old American citizens out there who have serious concerns. No, you know some serious problems exist. Those problems must be very serious indeed if you are going to such extremes to stifle debate on them.
I have an idea! Why don’t you share with us the reasons given by legislators for not being able to get this tax scheme out of committee for the past 8 years and let’s have an honest and open national debate.
The entire paid staff of FT employees could have their meetings in a room little bigger than a phone booth. Just about all of us are volunteers. No job. No pay. Just a desire to rid this country of it's oppressive tax system and its Gestapo like IRS.
It isn't getting through Congress because those SOBs don't want to relinquish their power. If this was something that the pols wanted, it would have passed thru in a heartbeat 8 years ago.
That ought to be a clue to you that the plan is pretty damn good.
Most of the concerns about the program are borne of ignorance and misinformation about the plan.
Your claim that this is 'our' job . . . is this a willful falsehood on your part or just more ignorance?