[Always Right]

I'm saying the portion of total taxes coming from criminals and illegals will be more under the nrst than the portion currently collected under the income tax.

Criminals are avoiding remitting 23% of their gross under the fairtax. I don't see that as any different. Are criminals avoiding 23% of their gross under the income tax? I seriously doubt it. I think it would be pretty close to a wash.

[Principled]

You still aren't seeing it. Open your eyes. It isn't the total collected. It's the portion of taxes paid by illegals vs the portion of taxes paid by legals that changes.

It changes because now criminals don't pay PIT or payroll like they will under the nrst.

That's one of the reasons today's legal participants in the income tax system will see a boost in purchasing power - they no longer have to pay as much to carry the criminals and illegals.

[Principled]

You could think of one’s tax burden as three parts;

-embedded taxes
-PIT
-Payroll

Criminals/illegals only pay one of these - embedded tax. Legals, however, pay all three parts.

Under the nrst, one’s tax burden is only one part;

-tax on consumption.

Criminals/illegals will pay this tax, just like legals.

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Under the nrst, criminals/illegals will pay a greater portion of the total collected [and legals will pay less].