[Armedanddangerous]

I'd like to know more about this. In principle, I like the idea.

[DTaggart]

Sounds like the average person would have to consume 23 percent less. How will that help our economy?

[kx9088]

Yeah, like, is that 23 cents to each dollar spent? Or for each item purchased regardless of item cost?

I like the idea.

[concretebob]

http://www.fairtax.org

[roylene]

I do not. Can you imagine a pair of shoes at Payless Shoes for 25 dollars will now cost 25 X (23.5% +8.5% state tax) $33. Good grief... The feds are also talking about adding the tax to everything..food (oh come on now) housing ...thats an increase in the cost of 23.5%
Flat tax..studies I have read have said that the first 50K could be exempt and 12% on everything over that would fund the government with more cash than they have now and eliminate the deficit in a few years and then the slow elimination of the debt.
OK sorry for the rail..

[lewislynn]

Proponents seek a 23-cent national sales tax on all retail goods, everything from groceries to clothes, cars to electronics. Everyone would pay the same rate, which critics argue is part of the problem.

First of all 23% is the beginning of the lie.

The 23% rate is actually 30% in sales tax terms.

A 100.00 item before the federal sales tax would cost $130.00 out the door price.

$30.00 (federal sales tax) is 23% of $130.00.

[upier]

With people getting all of their wages each check and watching their spending millions of Americans can get themselves out of credit card debt. Once out of debt these people can then save or buy more goods. I think it would really jump start the economy.

[KC_Conspirator]

This should only be conditional with the repeal of the 16th Amendment. Or else we will have both.

[JesseHousman]

I like the idea of no federal taxes at all.

[from occupied ga]

Anyone who thinks that this will REPLACE income tax is naive. If it gets passed we'll end up with both.

[Tennessean4Bush]

This idea is one of those ideas that sounds good in theory but I fear will be a disaster to implement. Most communities pay anywhere from 5-9% in sales tax already. So, we are talking not about a 23% tax but a 28-32% tax on a $30,000 car? You mean I pay $10,000 tax to buy a new car? Forget about it. The large ticket items will grind to a halt.

[demkicker]

Z.OI'd like to know more about this. In principle, I like the idea.

Trouble is that W. wants to do what is right and turn Washington around on a dime, and that isn't going to happen. I'd love for W. to truly get behind and champion a National Sales Tax. I think ALL the people (or most) would support him! The media needs to wake up. Camelot of the 21st century has arrived in the footprint of George W. Bush!