[pigdog]

Nonetheless the FICA benefits the lawyer and has nothing to do with the illegal guy - he's illegal remember and pays no FICA so his $14,000 is still the operable number for his tax contribution; roughly half what it would have been with the FairTax.

[robertpaulsen]

So if I pay $10,000 in property taxes, of which 80% goes to the public schools, but I have kids in the public school system, I really only paid $2,000 in property taxes since I got some of that back in schooling.

According to your Fairytale Tax math.

Look, I don't care who gets the money. The fact is the drug dealer paid it. Actual cash left his pocket and went to the federal government. To the tune of 30%. THAT'S my point.