[lewislynn]

only the taxes of EVERY business venture which has touched the production of a given item throughout it's production cycle and ALL the costs associated with complying with them are embedded.

Not if they aren't made here....which most aren't.

[phil_will1]

"Not if they aren't made here....which most aren't."

Correct. We have a trade deficit which is now up to $600 billion/year and continuing to grow. The FairTax would reverse that trend.