[Principled]

You don't understand. The feds took a 25% cut off the top of my income a portion of which I then saved and now when I spend it I will only pay a 8% state sales tax (no state income tax).

I appreciate your point of view, but the income left after tax now IS TAXED WHEN YOU SPEND IT beyond the 8% sales tax you see. You just didn't know it because it's hidden in prices. Estimates are that retail prices include 22% federal tax costs.

So you ARE already paying 22% of your after tax money in federal tax when you buy something. The nrst makes the federal tax component visible - it does't raise prices.

It's a replacement tax, not an additional tax.

[FreedomCalls]

it does't raise prices.

Show me an example of that.