[colonialhk]

Not if done correctly
Lose the IRS, the income tax and automate it and it might increase our savings rate.

[xcamel]

How about scrapping the fairtaxer non-starter, and concentrating the “doable” — making the Bush tax cuts permanent, eliminating the death tax, and scrapping the AMT. Then, renewing the efforts to eliminate earmarks and entitlements, and imposing strict constitutional spending limits, and even stricter term limits.