I have no real arguments with the author. I think the flat tax is a more realistic goal, because it has some hope of being obtainable.
I prefer the fair tax/sales tax, because I do think it’s the most fair, but the author points that we could push for the fair tax and end up with both a sales tax and an income tax. That would be terrible.
So, I’ll settle for a flat tax. I do, however, want individuals/families to have the same right to exclude expenses from being considered income.
We already have an income tax and a corporate tax, which is a VAT tax. Plus all sorts of consumption taxes, excise taxes, tariffs, property taxes, investment taxes, death taxes, the inflation tax, so on. I am wary to add new taxes, but that’s not my primary fear.