"Actually, I have a recent letter from John Linder in which he tells me that the opposite might be true"
Since you previously proudly posted how you did such wonderful work as getting a letter from a Congressman (many of have stacks of them, you see), it certainly does not surprise me - or anyone else I'd venture.
It also means nothing since he's merely stating "possibilities" and since, keep in mind, your good buddy Boortz already had much the same data in one or more of his books. Linder saying what MIGHT happen also means it might NOT happen but perhaps you've never stopped to consider that.
But I've no doubt that everyone will profit from such a meaningless letter and will greatly admire your "skill" in obtaining it. Especially so if you tell us all what it means - which you are wont to do.
I'm just pointing out that the promoters of the bill and the House sponsor, and the FairTax.org website are very vague on what they expect will happen to wages, they are not taking the position of 100% of current gross pay.
Because they know that taking that position causes all the other consequences to happen to prices, inflation, and the cost of governement, and the FairTax rate going through the roof.
So, they don't say what they expect to happen to wages. Linder states that he expects the government salaries to stay the same if private industry does, and to drop if private industry does that. He has no idea of what will happen. Of course the FairTax couldn't possibly move forward without answering a simple question like what will happen to government pay, but Linder's not gonna answer it.