When costs, any costs, are removed prices can drop.Where in Costly Returns does Payne say that? And where in Costly Returns does Payne compare the compliance costs of the current system with the FairTax? I have the book so you can list page numbers.
NO it isn't. It IS a study that exposes the hidden costs of the current tax system however. Those costs accumulate somewhere. They don't just evaporate into the ether!