"Which just goes to show you that an income tax, ANY income tax, is a very bad idea, doesn't it?"
Actually, it's much more general than that. One should never trust a politician. You can no more trust those promoting the NRST than those who promoted the income tax. The NRST, no matter how it starts out, will change.
"Actually, it's much more general than that. One should never trust a politician. You can no more trust those promoting the NRST than those who promoted the income tax. The NRST, no matter how it starts out, will change."
Actually, relatively few politicians are promoting an NRST and the ones that are, do so in the main because of constituent pressure.
So your solution to our out of control tax system, which is antiquated, inefficient and puts US producers at a disadvantage in the global marketplace is to insist on the elimination of withholding (which, contrary to your assertions, would be a compliance nightmare) and to leave the rest of it to the politicians.
Get some of the other SQLs on board with that approach. You will have a hard time convincing any FairTaxers that the solution to self serving politicians is to abandon the field of tax reform and take whatever they want to dish out.