[CondorFlight]

The best argument for a sales tax is because it means
the government would need to keep NO records on
the individual taxpayer.

The second best argument is that it means the taxpayer
would have to keep (and maintain for years) NO records
of his transactions.

That adds up to a lot of freedom from the prying eyes
of the state, and that would be worth paying a bit
more at the pump.

[FreedomCalls]

The best argument for a sales tax is because it means the government would need to keep NO records on the individual taxpayer.

Then how do individuals get the "pre-bate" checks that are supposed to be sent out every month?

[Atlas Sneezed]

The best argument for a sales tax is because it means
the government would need to keep NO records on
the individual taxpayer.

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Bingo! We have a winner!

If government gets it's chunk of GDP, it will do the usual harm, and be the usual drag on the economy. There may even be a difference in who pays how much, and incentives may be shifted. But with a sales tax, a private citizen has no obligation to keep records, nor to share with government the details of how he is providing for his self and family.

[redangus]

To me the best reason that everybody pays. Right now close to half of Americans pay nothing for the privilege living in this country. With a NRST everybody pays. The more you consume the more you pay, how does that effect lower and middle income more than higher income people? It has always been my belief that richer people buy bigger houses, more expensive cars, higher priced clothes etc.