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I give up on you.

Good, I'm tired of trying to explain myself to you. I take the time to lay out a fairly detailed example and all you have is exasperation and throwing "the book" at me.

What is even more perplexing is how you rather keep the current hideous 66,000 page income tax system vs. trying something different..

This is a ridiculous argument, the anything is better than what we have now argument. The present system with all of its flaws is one in which 300 million people are presently engaged in, and it has created the most prosperous and free nation in the history of the Earth. Could it be made better? of course. WOuld any possible change be better? of course not.

I hopefully won't hear from you again.

Good, I'm tired of trying to explain myself to you. I take the time to lay out a fairly detailed example and all you have is exasperation and throwing "the book" at me.

"Read the book" is becoming the new catchall for any questions about the FairTax. This is just a way to dodge answering the question. If the person saying "read the book" had read the book and understood it, they should be able to provide the answers.

BTW, the book is horribly researched and does nothing more than regurgitate what's been of FairTax.org for years. There is nothing new in it to warrant reading.

"The present system with all of its flaws is one in which 300 million people are presently engaged in, and it has created the most prosperous and free nation in the history of the Earth."

Our current tax system has created our prosperity? Can you elaborate on that? You are the first person, other than lewislynn that I have ever heard say anything like that.

Most economists consider our tax system to be a major impediment to our prosperity.

Think about all the hours wasted with accounts figuring out how much your tax bill is and how you gonna divert it from productive activity into tax shelters to lower your tax burden. And the wealthy structure their income so they often pay zero tax. That's not fair but its exactly the reason the income tax is not as progressive as advertised. Under a fair tax, you know exactly how much you pay up front because every one pays the same rate. And if you keep your money in your wallet, its literally untouched by the government. That should be your decision. Of course, if you do choose to spend the money, you will have to pay the tax but even then you determine by your consumption habits just how much the government gets. You decide what the government can live on. How about that - real value for your tax dollars, set by your own choices. Our current system empowers accountants and bureaucrats. The fair tax would empower the individual. We do need to try something better and fairer than a broken system that's been around only since 1913!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)