The fairtax is not fair.
Why in the hell do I want to pay 23% in taxes if I should ever buy another house?
Unless the loan is interest free, forget that crap.
That's the kicker ... according to studies out of M.I.T. and Harvard, you are already paying a 22-23% federal tax on everything you buy. Industry hides its taxes in product costs passed on to end consumers (
Wikipedia Summary). That's me and you. Eliminating the hidden taxes would reduce product costs 23%. Then, as you watch the government collect that same 23% unhidden while in the check-out line (and get a little perturbed about it), suddenly it becomes possible for election candidates to run on the platform of making government more efficient and reducing the tax burden.