[expatpat]

I'm hoping.....

Maybe I should just say "There is no such thing as a free lunch (especially when the government is eying your wallet)".

The fact is that, on the average, we will all get hit with as much as before -- more if salaries don't go up 7.6% -- and there will be some re-distribution. People without 401(k)'s will do worse than those with; people with after-tax savings will do worse than those without; workers will do a little worse since they probably won't get the full 7.6% extra; businesses will be winners since they won't have the 7.6% to pay, and will be able to sneak in price increases when the sales-tax is added, etc.

[Stu Cohen]

Your points are valid, but in all honesty, almost anything is better than what we have now.

Nothing is perfect, but the current system is an unmitigated mess, and like someone else said, is a "walking due process violation".

The IRS is the world's most powerful law enforcement agency ... and they get their own code wrong 40%-70% of the time.

What chance does the average Joe have.

Anything is better than the current setup.

[lewislynn]

The fact is that, on the average, we will all get hit with as much as before

Likely more since the tax burden of an entire group of taxpayers would be shifted directly to consumers.