[Principled]

And their is no tax on SS benefits. And investments grow fastr tax free. And estates are passed on tax free.....

[Zon]

Because none of those are new-retail goods or services for consumption. It's quite an eye opener what falls by the wayside having been rendered obsolete.

Thanks for the segue....

There's a ton of baggage that fades by the wayside.  Obsolete. With rising honesty people increasingly agree with paying for government protection services. The primary focus of government is intended to be to protect life and private property rights and free-choice contracts.

Rising honesty eliminates socialist./fascist government bureaucracy. Rising honesty shrinks government and causes increased efficiency in government's primary purpose/focus. Rising honesty shrinks black markets and crime. Rising honesty booms the economy. Rising honesty spreads around the world. 

Effectively fighting terrorism wherever it hides is rising honesty.

Eliminating the IRS and implementing an NRST is rising honesty.