The true is the problem is not the tax collection system. There are several of those flat tax / fair tax / income tax / direct apportionment, etc
The PROBLEM is spending and until that gets put under control, it wont matter what type of tax collection system is place.
Exactly, and the more they stammer and bawl like post modern ‘barney franks’ the more apparent the fallacy becomes.
Spending caps, balanced budget measures, deficit-reduction plans or any other legislated limit to control the funds Congress spends, have been tried in the past and did not work. Congress will always vote to exceed the limit at its discretion for the latest cause du jour.
The FairTax will bring taxation into the clear light of day where the funds can be more sanely throttled in from the source. Going forward from implementation, the FairTax would immediately expose any attempt by Congress to increase our tax burden and provide leverage for accountability.