OK, nevermind the embedded taxes.
I like the Fair Tax better than what we have now.
That's great. But sell the fair tax on its merits, not on some fairytale that everyone gets a 25% raise and all prices stay the same. I think there are some legitimate advantages to going to a sales tax, but most of what is presented are gross exagerations sprinkled with some big lies. I think going to a sales tax biggest impact will be on exports. Our exports will be cheaper, at the expense of imports being more expensive once our tax is added. That will have a positive effect on our trade balance, but will be inflationary to our consumers.