See my #660 in response to your #608 as some of the answers are there and I see no need repeat them.
You don't seem to have read HR25 or, if so, you seem to ignore some of it. One of the precepts of the bill is that there are no exemptions or esceptions but instead certain specific provisions with the prebate being one. That prebate is clearly defined. Exempting certain products and/or charging higher or lower rates are nowhere part of the picture.
You merely presuppose such things can automatically and quickly and easily be dumpted into the bill and fool us all --- SHAME ON US!! if we let that happen. That's what votes are for and perhaps making some wholesme changes in the COngressional makeup is indeed in order.
One reason the IT is so screwed up is the fact that it is an IT replete with all the government control that allows with easily-hidden provisions stashed away out of sight of the voters (you and me).
Even your check stub doesn't tell the whole story due to ehat I mentioned in #660 but also to increased prices caused by the IT's operation. And that does not include compliance costs or non-compliance/evasion revenue loss. Even self employed do not see all their tax burden - it is virtually not possible.
Spending is another matter and needs to come down, certainly, but that is an issue that must be addressed by spending bills. Once taxpayers clearly see their entire tax burden, I believe they will more than likely make their wishes knowm to the pols. I think, too, that the pols will respond since they wish to keep their jobs.
Agreed. But having everyone have to pull green money cash out of their pocket daily to feed the government beast will make us all a lot more sensitive to taxes and hence spending.
This tax bill, although not a spending bill, will indeed affect spending...JMHO.