[Principled]

You've taken it a step further, Taxman. You proposed a solution!

How will a national retail sales tax affect social security?

[Taxman]

Good question, Principled.

Initially, no significant effect. Both the Fair Tax and the Tauzin NRST keep SS in place and fully fund the benefits.

My sincere belief is that over time, when working men and women see how much faster their private "retirement nest egg" grows in the FRee market than the government ponzi scheme that is "Social Security," they will demand that SS be totally privatized.

It is obvious to all but the most biased observers that SS and MediCare are government scams and neither can be sustained much longer.

I just hope I live long enough to see the implosion!