[xrp]

My understanding of a consumption tax (like the Fair Tax) which give a rebate up to a certain limit matching the cost of living @ the poverty level or something like that. In a nutshell, all familes would receive reimbursements for buying a certain $$ of essentials, say $250/month in food per person and $100 in clothing per month per person. Those are just my examples.

[Principled]

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