[crz]

What people dont understand is that under a retail sales tax, EVERYONE pays. Illegals, tourists from foriegn countries pay, and on down the line. If you think for one minute that the illegal issue will be resolved, I got ocean front property to sell you in AZ.
Do illegals pay their share of tax now?

Yes..I pay about 12% in income taxes now if FICA is included and this will be an increase to me...maybe. Because after I include ALL taxes, I pay in excess of 60% of my income in taxes. That is- State, local, and federal. Gasoline, Phone, and on and on.

[Marathoner]

OK, as someone who's interested in this concept (but doesn't know enough about it yet to have an informed opinion), one question comes to mind: Does the fair tax bill as written also include repeal of the 16th(?) Amendment, the one that authorized the federal income tax in the first place.

Without repeal of that amendment, there's no way I could support it.