"Look at the whole picture. You have only touched on a piece of it. Keep in mind, the government will need the same money it always needed, except they will get it in a different way. Do not think your tax will go down."
I AM looking at the big picture. Consider this - although you make a valid point in that the propsal is revenue neutral, that does not consider the enormous savings in compliance costs. Those are costs that are borne either directly or indirectly by every taxpayer. These are in the hundreds of billions of $$$. They are a drag on our economy and a waste of resources.
If all the FairTax did was to save hundreds of billions in compliance costs, that alone would justify its passage. Fortunately, it does much more.
The hypotheticals were fun, but I would really like to move on. Please don't respond to my posts any more.
We shall see what we shall see - if this ever happens.
For the record, I am for it for reasons I have not even articulated here (nor will I). I also do not think it will happen, again for reasons I have not even articulated here.
It'll be fun to watch, but it is getting boring to discuss.