The politicians LOVE the progressive income tax because it lets them carve out exemptions for their campaign donors.
You are absoFReepinglutely correct!
And, DC lobbyists are even more opposed to the FairTax than the Congress and the Administration.
And, there are a lot more of them: AHELLOFALOTMORE!
“On paper, the lobbying industry is quickly disappearing. In January, records indicated that for the third straight year, overall spending on lobbying decreased. Lobbyists themselves continue to deregister in droves. In 2013, the number of registered lobbyists dipped to 12,281, the lowest number on file since 2002.
“But experts say that lobbying isn’t dying; instead, it’s simply going underground. The problem, says American University professor James Thurber, who has studied congressional lobbying for more than thirty years, is that “most of what is going on in Washington is not covered” by the lobbyist-registration system. Thurber, who is currently advising the American Bar Association’s lobbying-reform task force, adds that his research suggests the true number of working lobbyists is closer to 100,000.”
See http://www.thenation.com/article/178460/shadow-lobbying-complex?page=full for a fascinating article about lobbying in Ophonybama’s WDC.
Make no mistake about it - ALMOST EVERY LOBBYIST IN WDC IS OPPOSED TO THE FAIRTAX.
They know that with FairTax, there will BE NO behind the scenes manipulation of the tax code to benefit the “rent-seeking” companies, unions and “public interest groups” that cluster around the House, Senate and White House.
These lobbyists are VERY WELL PAID, and do not want to look for honest work, so they will work very diligently against We the People to keep their cushy jobs and extravagant expense accounts!
We have our work cut out for us!