"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
Some doom and gloomers think that the greatest and most resilient economy the world has ever seen is the Titanic. I'm not sure what could possibly make such a nattering nabob of negativity recognize the truth. Some people just don't get it...
How sure of the impact of the Fairtax would we have to be in order to make such a sudden and risky change, in wartime, when the result of being wrong could likely be an economic catastrophe?
They can't even predict the performance of the economy for last quarter without going through several iterations. And yet we are supposed to believe that they can figure all the ramifications-- psychological, microeconomic, and macroeconomic-- for such a reckless plan. No thanks.
FairTaxers sound like Global Warming chicken littles with the gloom and doom, and perfect predictions of the future that only they can save...