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There is certainly more than one average taxpayer, but identifying a specific average taxpayer by specifying the tax parameters is hardly the same thing as saying "all average taxpayers ..." have such and such.

I surely was not saying that all average taxpayers have the same tax parameters - not would most reasonable people read it that way. The facts that I gave are easily verified.

BTW, how about calculating your own FairTax effective tax rate and posting it here for us. This would show everyone that you've finally learned what an effective tax rate is and how surprised you'd be by seeing it come out to be so low. See post #1052 for some help.

There is certainly more than one average taxpayer, but identifying a specific average taxpayer by specifying the tax parameters is hardly the same thing as saying "all average taxpayers ..." have such and such.

You are a joke. There is no such thing as a "general" average and a "specific" average. There is only the average.

BTW, how about calculating your own FairTax effective tax rate and posting it here for us. This would show everyone that you've finally learned what an effective tax rate is and how surprised you'd be by seeing it come out to be so low.

Let's see. I have a family of 3 and we make $23,000. So I spend all of that and pay $5,290 in FairTax. Wait, that's not right. I only got $17,710 worth of stuff. I haven't been able to buy my $23,000 worth of "essential goods and services" that the AFT said I would get tax free. Oh wait, that's right - the Family Consumption Allowance. OK.

I get the $5,290 "prebate" to spend. So I spend $5,290, pay $1,216.70 in FairTax and get $4,073.30 worth of stuff. So I was finally able to get a total of...WHAT THE HELL!?! Even with the "prebate," I was only able to get a total of $21,783.30 worth of stuff. I wasn't able to get the $23,000 worth of "essential goods and services" I need for my family!!! The FairTax people told me I wouldn't be taxed on my "essential goods and services," but I ended up paying $1,216.70 in net Fairtax!!! What gives? They wouldn't lie, would they?

So I make $23,000 and pay $1,216.70 in net FairTax. That means my effective tax rate is 5.29% and I'm just at the poverty line. I'm much worse of than I was under the income/payroll tax. This sucks and my baby's crying...