The National Retail Federation (lobbying for retailers group) paid for a purposely negative study many years ago to look at an retail sales tax (there was no FairTax at the time) so the "study" that came out (still only available if you will pay for it) was - surprise - negative as could be.
It was also well-refuted on the FairTax website - but you know that.
"....so the "study" that came out (still only available if you will pay for it) was - surprise - negative as could be."
And it is my understanding that, even using the most pessimistic assumptions they could justify, it STILL showed a faster rate of economic growth under a sales tax than under a continuation of the existing system.
The National Retail Federation (lobbying for retailers group) paid for a purposely negative study many years ago to look at an retail sales tax (there was no FairTax at the time) so the "study" that came out (still only available if you will pay for it) was - surprise - negative as could be.Sounds like the retailers don't like the FairTax. Hmm...
It was also well-refuted on the FairTax website - but you know that.I have never seen anything well refuted on the FairTax website - so, no, I didn't know that.