Lewis,
I am honestly exploring an issue. It is a fact that a valid comparison between the existing tax system and the FairTax is more complicated than simply comparing the rates or even the dollars someone pays.
I haven't made any wild assumptions to make the FairTax come out ahead. I've made only those adjustments that might not be obvious at first glance, and the FairTax still loses. So be it. I haven't "failed" to prove the FairTax better for retirees, because that wasn't the goal. If you recall some of my other posts, you'll remember that I am not 100% behind the FairTax as written.
I haven't "failed" to prove the FairTax better for retirees, because that wasn't the goalYes it was. Judging by your snippy remarks and demands to Final Authority I'd say it was exactly your goal. You even commented after the comparison you contrived that the two examples were about even when clearly, even with your false assumptions favoring the Fairtax, they weren't.
It is a fact that a valid comparison between the existing tax system and the FairTax is more complicated than simply comparing the rates or even the dollars someone pays.You say that now after you know you can't honestly skew the numbers without getting caught.
If you recall some of my other posts, you'll remember that I am not 100% behind the FairTax as written.Big deal. As I recall this is not your first attempt at skewing numbers in favor of the Fairtax either.