Not really. Have you ever looked at the complexity of actual sales tax laws? They are just as complex as income tax laws because defining a "sale" is just as complicated as defining "income". Apart from the many exclusions that ultimately end up being a part of any sales tax regimen, services always end up being taxed in any broad based sales tax scheme. So a large segment of the population ends up paying a percentage of their hourly wage, which seems mighty close to an income tax, because of course it is - without any deductions for expenses.
And as soon as you exclude capital assets like real estate from sales taxes, you've got all the capital gains vs. ordinary income issues that are present in our existing income tax system.
Don't fall for the replace the IRS with a national sales tax trick, its not the solution to excessive taxation.
Don’t fall for the replace the IRS with a national sales tax trick, its not the solution to excessive taxation.