Always Right,
Do you directly or indirectly make a living because we have our existing income tax? ( Just wondering.)
The Fair Tax would put a lot of government employees and tax accountant out of work.
Nope, but that is the typical response of fairtaxers to people who point out the bogus arguments of the fairtax. You sound like a member of the fairtax church.
The Fair Tax would put a lot of government employees and tax accountant out of work.
Why? Do you not think businesses won't still need to keep their books? Do you not think there won't be a gazillion government employees needed to collect this tax? It is simpler, but it also opens the door to a lot more non-compliance which will require a lot of government snooping to collect the revenue that it needs to be collected. One just needs to look at how state governments collect the high cigarette taxes. They subpoena company's records, get credit card information, and then goes after individuals. There is nothing in the fairtax code that stops the government from hassling individuals, who BTW are ultimately liable for the fairtax according to the bill.