[Phantom Lord]

Most criminals are tax evaders. They do this by not reporting income. A consumption tax is applied to everything you buy, and requires one to make every purchase from alternate (illegal) sources in order to evade it. This is much harder to do

I have actually seen a FairTax oppenent claim that the FairTax will not get the blackmarket drug dealers and the such to pay taxes because they are not going to charge the tax on the crack, cocaine, heroine, etc... that they sell!

[Always Right]

I have actually seen a FairTax oppenent claim that the FairTax will not get the blackmarket drug dealers and the such to pay taxes because they are not going to charge the tax on the crack, cocaine, heroine, etc... that they sell!

Which is a legitimate point. The Fairtax does not capture the black market in anyway shape or form. The Fairtax just taxes legal purchases, which is exactly the same situation we have today. The net gain is zero if you really understand the argument, which I will not be holding my breath on.