Who? I hope you're not speaking of me, not with a join date of June of '99.
Those who try to reinstitute the IT will be hung from the nearest tree and I'll chip in for the rope.
I'd like to believe that you are right. However I cannot. With better than 50% of citizens not having to pay income tax NOW, it will be really easy to convince the "unwashed masses" that an income tax would be a good way for "the rich to pay their fair share".
'Course the same argument is a good one against the Fair Tax. How do we convince the 50% who do not pay taxes now to increase their tax burden?
The FCA should convince them they still won't "pay" taxes under the FairTax.
Of course, once somebody has money in their hands, they tend to be more possesive of it. So receiving that FCA money and then having to pay it out in FairTax will be more painful to them than not having paid an income tax was. They'll be no better off financially, but will vote "NO" on any tax increase.
As far as a new "tax the rich" scheme being brought in, I think the wealthy have learned their lesson and will kill any attempt to reinstate it.