Seriously? Tax collection is “not a problem”?
I beg to differ. I consider it a HUGE problem when the government has the authority to comb through what was at one time considered private information: my personal finances. It is anathema to liberty to continue to allow this type of government intrusion into our personal lives.
My point is that there are several tax collection methods. Flat tax, Fair tax, Income, sales, VAT, direct apportionment, representative apportionment, etc etc etc
The METHOD of tax collection, changing the system, changing HOW taxes are collected .... is not the problem.
The VOLUME of taxes collected is what hurts the economy and the individual tax payer. The volume is driven by spending. That is why it is spending that needs to be fixed first.
HIDDEN tax collection is certainly the problem.
Part of the beauty of the fair tax is that, with every purchase, you see how much the gov’t is taking from you.
And if they increase the rate, everyone sees it.