I agree, there is plenty of incentive for some people to keep the current tax code. Lobbyists rake in huge chunks of money, that would be affected if the FairTax were in place. They are pros at getting their way, so I'm sure they will take issue with it. The pols will have to make a move on it if enough people are for it. The thing I like is b/c that this could be a bipartisan deal, I'm sure there will be a split by some. I just dont know why. The plan is not perfect, but it is certainly better than what we have. Every constituent of every district is affected by the current code in some way, probably adversely.
This thread will shortly be innundated with what is a small handful of anti fair-taxers who will throw out objections to the Fair Tax without offering any alternative themselves. But thank-you for posting the article and welcome to Free Republic.