[editor-surveyor]

"This utopia promised by the Sales Tax faithful is no different than the disasters promised by the fear-mongering global warmers. It's all based on unrealistic assumptions and faulty computer modeling rigged to produce the desired result."

It's called the 'foot in the door.'

Just like the "introductory rate" of a variable interest mortgage, which is usually at least a full point below the rate that would be generated by the formula in the contract. A national sales tax would be a disaster for our economy, and a huge reduction in our personal freedom.

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[EternalVigilance]

A national sales tax would be a disaster for our economy, and a huge reduction in our personal freedom.

After seeing your posts here for the last five years, I'm rather surprised to see you make such insupportable claims.

Just the opposite is true in both cases.

Our economy is shackled by the current monster we call the income tax code, and can only thrive when relieved of those chains.

And it is shocking that you can't see what an increase in personal freedom and privacy would result from this necessary change.

[pigdog]

"It's called the 'foot in the door.'"

No; it's called "you head up your ... " oh, never mind.