[lewislynn]

How would that ensure that everyone pay some tax (including illegals?)

AFT FAQ #49

Is the FairTax progressive? Do the rich pay more and the poor pay less as a percentage of their spending?

Absolutely, as you can see in Figure 6 below – where the graph shows annual expenditures for a family of four and the corresponding FairTax effective tax rates. The poor actually pay less than zero-percent retail sales tax on their spending. Much like with the earned income tax credit of today, the rebate may give them more money than they actually spend on retail taxes. Especially if they are frugal and buy mostly used products. On the other hand, the wealthy approach a maximum of 23-percent retail sales tax on their spending.

So how does the Fairtax ensure that everyone pay some tax again?

[socialismisinsidious]

Everyone, except for Illegals, gets the rebate on taxes on necessities and you know why. If the rich don't want to pay the tax then they don't have to spend their money either. It boils down to a choice between a tax where you choose how much you are taxed and a tax that is set by bureaucrappers and paid via gunpoint. Surely even you can understand the difference.

This past year, under a system you defend, I paid a higher tax rate than Teresa Heinz did....can you explain that to me!