[RobFromGa]

I agree, the FairTax cannot stand up under any serious analysis. Whenever a spotlight is shined on any piece of it, another roach crawls out. The thing is infested.

[Your Nightmare]

I agree, the FairTax cannot stand up under any serious analysis. Whenever a spotlight is shined on any piece of it, another roach crawls out. The thing is infested.

The problem is that there will never be any serious tax reform while the FairTaxers are still holding on to their fantasy. They are sucking all of the oxygen out of the air when it comes to tax reform. Let's have it out and get it over with. Only then can we move on to realistic options.

Unfortunately, some of these people will never give up because it means they have to admit they were wrong and I just don't think some of them are capable of doing that (some of them are still selling the Free Lunch Scenario even though it's been shown as clear as day that it's a fiction and always was). They've invested too much of themselves in the lies—it's become part of their identity—and it's easier to continue to believe the lies than admit the truth.