You don't think people will try to evade a 40% markup with State sales taxes on top (In California it's pushing 9%)?
I see. You don't.
As to tracking individual purchases, that simply will not happen!
Yes, it will. It already does in California, where all sorts of goods are tracked by driver's license numbers (see "Real ID"). The software is in place. It's scalable too.
I cannot imagine how you or anyone else can conjure up a scenario where an individual consumer would even come into contact with a tax collector, either state or federal.
You lack imagination.
The FairTax is set up to be an extension of the state sales taxes, and completely isolates the consumer FRom the tax collector. That is one of the features of the FairTax.
If you think for one second that databases will not be shared what with the Utah Data Center already in place storing virtually EVERYTHING on the Internet, you're dumber than I think you are.
In fact, there is another feature: businesses and states will be paid to collect the FairTax so as to cover their cost of collection. FairTax is not an unfunded mandate like the income tax is.
And the information will be for sale. If you think Google is intrusive now, just wait.
The gist of your remarks indicates to me that you are perfectly content with the current system.
n fact, I’d hazard a guess that you actually profit FRom the current system and would be one of the displaced workers after FairTax becomes law of the land.
Your esoteric strawman arguments against the FairTax demonstrate that you are clever and have an inventive mind. If you put it to constructive ends, perhaps you could survive in a FairTax economy!