Now, extrapolate this a little... what items does (or can) the government control prices on (and therefore raise)?? - basic necessities - but they try to hide this behind the socialist prebate scheme....
The 'milk cartels" come to mind, and gasoline, and grain, and....
If there’s sufficient voter impetus to pass the FairTax, there’s enough to keep it on a reasonable course for quite a while since most taxpayers will be happy to be out of the clutches of the IRS and paying lower taxes to boot.
This, of course, does not apply to those now illegally not paying income taxes. They’ll pay the FairTax when they consume just like everyone else.