[gipper81]

From a macro perspective, the consumer gets hit in the end regardless how how it is technically administered. I am tired of getting hit.

My point about sales taxes and VATs is that they always go up over time. Always. Started out low in Europe and climbed and climbed. Politicians love these taxes because they are so very close to the revenue faucet.

[EternalVigilance]

My point about sales taxes and VATs is that they always go up over time. Always. Started out low in Europe and climbed and climbed. Politicians love these taxes because they are so very close to the revenue faucet.

VATs suck even worse than income taxes. Why? Because they are even more hidden. No sane conservative would give an ounce of support to one.

At least with the National RETAIL Sales Tax, EVERYTHING would be out in the open.

With just this one tax, ALL Americans would then be united in one interest: lowering the rate. It would be the only tax debate left out on the political table.

This is the only way to create a political climate that is conducive to putting the fed guv back within its constitutional limits.

Visibility is the key.

[meadsjn]

My point about sales taxes and VATs is that they always go up over time. Always. Started out low in Europe and climbed and climbed. Politicians love these taxes because they are so very close to the revenue faucet.

Both the House and Senate versions of the NRST stipulate that a two thirds majority is needed to raise the tax rate; a simple majority can decrease the tax rate.

Unlike the current income tax, SS tax, and Medicare tax, the NRST will be visible to every consumer and every voter. Politicians will be more pressured to reduce spending than to raise the tax.

The NRST is the only solution to offshoring, yet proposed, that will reduce the level of government interference in the economy.