So you're seriously getting your economic theories from a television cartoon? And you are going to change the economic structure of the world's largest economy because of what a cartoon character does?
It is called an illustration.
Im going to interject because I can... I am just sifting through the replies and even I knew it was a argument built around human nature that the Simpsons illustrated quite well. If you think that the case doesnt happen where people think their tax return is "free" money then perhaps you should watch more Simpsons to learn a thing or two. Just my opinion.
"So you're seriously getting your economic theories from a television cartoon? And you are going to change the economic structure of the world's largest economy because of what a cartoon character does?"
No one is proposing to change the economic structure of the country; the FairTax would simply remove the tax code as an impediment to the economic performance of the country. For example, we would no longer have a tax system which puts US producers at a disadvatage vs their international counterparts.