[Badray]

When I first saw this proposal, I was against it. Then I read ancient_geezers posts, and Chief Negotiator, and Taxman's. I looked and learned.

I learned that it may not be perfect, but it is damn good.

I learned that if we are going to control the leviathon that we have to make the cost of it visible and nothing does that better than the FairTax. I learned that the rate, though a lot higher than I would like to see, accurately shows the cost of government.

I believe that that when we don't allow Congress to wield power by controlling the tax code, that it won't be as much fun for them and they'll go home sooner. Half of all lobbying dollars in DC are spent to influence the tax code and there are lots of dollars being spent.

And getting rid of the IRS is the sweetest icing I've ever tasted.

[Gabz]

I learned that it may not be perfect, but it is damn good.

I'm quickly learning the same.

I would still like to find some way of decreasing the size of the leviathon we call government........but that's another subject for another thread.