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At that point, it would have been easier to simply go with a flat, non-progressive income tax. Further, things that weren't previously taxed (rental of a house or apartment) will add to the tax burden.

You do realize that the income tax started as a flat tax and then progressed into a Progressive tax? We don't need an income tax, the country got along just fine for over 100 years without one. A sales tax will not add anymore to the cost of an item than income taxes do. Are you so naive you think employers don't add the cost of income taxes to their product now? What is the difference between paying 30 percent income tax or paying 30 percent sales tax? None, except that you have the choice to NOT buy something whereas income taxes are inevitable. Another difference is everyone has to pay taxes with a sales tax, an income tax can be avoided by paying under the table, as happens now with illegals and many other people.

Let's get the government out of our wallets and out of our bank accounts. Also,let's repeal the stupid laws that say we can't carry our own money around with us without being arrested for being a drug dealer and having our money confiscated. Talk about unconstitutional, what a crock. Down with the income tax, down with government being able to snoop on my bank account, down with confiscation of private property under the guise of fighting crime. Up with individual freedom.

Are you so naive you think employers don't add the cost of income taxes to their product now?

Do you think you'll actually get your full gross compensation if this passes? Promoters of the "fair tax" claim you'll get to take home your gross income while in the next breath claiming that your income tax burden is "embedded" in the cost of a product. The only way to get it "unembedded" is to force a huge pay cut. That occurs at the same time a huge sales tax is applied. You get ripped both ways. I think there is a lot of dishonestly floating under the surface of this "fair tax" effort.

Those of us with significant after tax savings get ripped for another round of taxes when this is applied.

A sales tax will not add anymore to the cost of an item than income taxes do. Are you so naive you think employers don't add the cost of income taxes to their product now?
Talk about naive...Do you even know how much of what we purchase isn't made here therefore does NOT have income tax "added to the cost"? (even if that was possible)

Are you so naive to think businesses can just arbitrarily add the cost of income taxes to their product? Following that (il)logic businesses can just increase prices on a whim without consequences.

Hey I know, everyone could add their income taxes to their wage and not be burdened with taxes like calex59 thinks businesses do. < /lunacy >