“Getting back to fair and flat taxes, again, the Constitution-ignoring federal government needs to be cleaned up, in my opinion, before any tax reform efforts are really going to be worth anybody’s time.”
This may be a bit of a chicken and egg argument. However, it is hard to envision the American people ever getting sufficiently aroused about unconstitutional spending with a tax system which hides so much of the cost of those spending decisions from them. Many FT supporters believe that passing the FT is an important incremental step in moving toward a more accountable federal government.
I have encountered quite a few “purists” who take the position that they want their constitutionally limited government and they want it now - no incremental steps for them. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to be making much headway as they still represent a tiny, tiny minority of voters.
Borrowing hides spending decisions. Total government liabilities were 20 trillion dollars in 2000 and are now at 52 trillion dollars. Do you feel the pain - nope, you got a tax cut. Would you have felt the pain with the FairTax - nope.
I have encountered quite a few “purists” who take the position that they want their constitutionally limited government and they want it now - no incremental steps for them. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to be making much headway as they still represent a tiny, tiny minority of voters.
The FairTax is not an incremental step. It does not restrain spending, borrowing, or even demand a relationship between the two.