[goldstategop]

The NRO doesn't mention just what the income tax does. If you like an intrusive system, you'll love the IRS. Under a Fair Tax, every one pays ONCE when they're taxed. Now they're taxed multiple times and we owe half of our income to the government. All the Fair Tax would do is return us to the tax system we had before the 16th Amendment was passed. But there's more to be gained in class warfare than from a truly rational tax system - and politicians don't want to give up the power of setting preferred social goals through manipulation of a complex income tax code.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[RobFromGa]

All the Fair Tax would do is return us to the tax system we had before the 16th Amendment was passed.

Complete poppycock.

[lucysmom]

...and politicians don't want to give up the power of setting preferred social goals through manipulation of a complex income tax code.

Did you know that economics is a social science? It is impossible to separate "social goals" from economics or economics from taxes. A social goal is a social goal supporting the goal doesn't make it any less so.