"So each time you buy something you will have to show an account number to sort the tax? No thanks. The government doesn't need to know where I spend my money."
There is no account number, just like there is no account number when you pay sales tax for a purchase.
But, instead of paying $8.25 sales tax for a $100 purchase, you would pay only 28 cents.
They don't care who you are or what you're buying.
"But, instead of paying $8.25 sales tax for a $100 purchase, you would pay only 28 cents."
Except that the price of that $100 good will already be tagged at $110 then you'll pay your $0.30.