[Normal4me]

I just came here to learn something. I am surprised by the amount of posters who are defending the current system. Curious. If the Fair Tax would benefit them in some way would they be so against it? It sounds like a good plan to me but I'll keep researching it. Thanks for the reply.

[RobFromGa]

The reason that so many are against the FairTax is that it is based on faulty assumptions, and sold using misrepresentation. There are many things about the present system that need to be fixed, but the FairTax is not the answer.

[xcamel]

A common misunderstanding.. nobody is "defending the current system".

We just know better than support a giant untested red herring, with no regard for real-world socioeconomic impacts, excellent real-world alternatives such as flat taxes, or blindly following a well funded organization that is the functional equivalent of Al Queda on jihad against the IRS, entirely unable to separate tax law from tax law enforcement.

[lucysmom]

If the Fair Tax would benefit them in some way would they be so against it?

The National Retail Federation, the guys who would be charged with collecting the tax and, according to pigdog, would see their business grow and be well paid for collecting the tax, is against the FairTax.

On the other hand, The American Farm Bureau, with members feeding heartily at the government trough, support the FairTax even though pigdog says the FairTax will limit the influence lobbyists have on politicians.

Pigdog would have us believe that both groups would vote against their interests.

[pigdog]

There are a couple of places to check that would give you good information rapidly )instead of the silly pro income tax pot shots you see so much of on this thread).

One place is the bill itself HR25.

Another helpful spot with a wealth of information on just about all subjects is the FairTax website.

There's lots of helpful information there on many, many different topics. Check the FAQs and Rebuttals for example.