MORE changes!? Don't you wish FR had an edit button?
Now you're even saying 23% is revenue neutral?! Wow!
A $100 item at retail today contains how much, on average, of hidden taxes (as defined above)?
That's what I was asking you! You said 23%, then you said "it depends", now you're dancing.
You're getting way ahead of yourself. I'm still trying to get you to answer a simple, basic question.
Forget about the Fair Tax. Today, a $100 product contains how much in hidden taxes as I defined hidden taxes? I say it's around $23. You said I'm "off the reservation". So, how much is it? Today.
"You said 23%, then you said "it depends"
That's after the Fair Tax. Let's leave that for now. We'll get to that later. I promise.
How much is there in hidden taxes in a product today?