[Principled]

You don't know enough about the proposal to comment. The nrst in question does not tax non-discretionary spending. You didn't know that?

If you're poor, you certainly don't have very much discretionary income hence the net rate you pay would be less.

[Always Right]

You don't know enough about the proposal to comment. The nrst in question does not tax non-discretionary spending. You didn't know that?

NRST taxes every penny of consumption, it just rebates back the poverty level worth of taxes which is far less than my non-discritionary spending.

[Fido969]

So, it will take less from the poor, and take less from the rich....

Just WHERE, oh Houdini, is the REST of the money going to come from? A monkey's butt?