[fabian]

I think you are wrong...they were as less intrusive as possible but neccessary to run the government. It is income taxes that demoralize and look to penalize and control successful labor...the more you make, the more you pay. The whole idea of an income tax was not included in the thinking of the founding fathers, for good reason.

[ari-freedom]

yes it will be more intrusive. Govt will now be able to control behavior simply by raising rates on items they don't like. Most people won't notice they are being nickeled and dimed to death. If they do, they will cheat and then the govt will have to watch every transaction you make or just dump the whole thing.

The internet and services will be taxed. So will non profits. We never tried anything like this in our history...there's something to be said about the devil you know.