The flat income tax:
-keeps withholding in place
-keeps the 7.65% employee payroll tax in place
-keeps the 7.65% employer "contribution" payroll tax in place (hidden in higher prices and/or lower wages)
-keeps business income taxes, which are invisible in higher prices - ie the flat tax keeps a significant portion of taxes hidden
-keeps - indeed REQUIRES the 16th amendment to be in place
-keeps US goods less competitive by forcing taxes and tax costs into prices of US made goods
-keeps the government's ability to audit individuals and take away their freedom for innocent mistakes
-keeps withholding in place (for the individual - what about the businessman using NRST?)
-keeps the 7.65% employee payroll tax in place (that is Social Security, not a Federal tax)
-keeps the 7.65% employer "contribution" payroll tax in place (hidden in higher prices and/or lower wages) (that is Social Security, not a Federal tax)
-keeps business income taxes, which are invisible in higher prices - ie the flat tax keeps a significant portion of taxes hidden (not sure what you mean here)
-keeps - indeed REQUIRES the 16th amendment to be in place (good luck changing that - not going to happen, ever)
-keeps US goods less competitive by forcing taxes and tax costs into prices of US made goods (that is what the NRST does - but it makes goods very expensive psychologically)
-keeps the government's ability to audit individuals and take away their freedom for innocent mistakes (the government is always going to retain that right, insidious as it may be)