That's one of the problems with it. We need to get rid of the SS tax and privatize Social Security. Right now it is the biggest hoax and theft perpetrated on the American people.
The other problem with the NRST is that it does not reduce taxes it keeps giving the monster the same and/or more money than it already extorts from the American people. This is only making tyranny more palatable. Sorry that is not a conservative position, it is a socialist position.
That's one of the problems with it. We need to get rid of the SS tax and privatize Social Security. Right now it is the biggest hoax and theft perpetrated on the American people.
Agreed, but see above. Until social security is gotten rid of (and the sooner, the better), we still need to collect the taxes to pay for it. getting rid of social security would knock the required NRST rate down from 23% to around 16% -- get rid of Medicare too and the rate drops down to just under 15%.
The other problem with the NRST is that it does not reduce taxes it keeps giving the monster the same and/or more money than it already extorts from the American people. This is only making tyranny more palatable. Sorry that is not a conservative position, it is a socialist position.
Congress will not even consider a bill that is not revenue-neutral, so again, trying to tie too much into it will kill it. If spending is decreased, then the provisions of the NRST would lower the tax rate in successive years.
This by no means makes the government "more palatable". While it does make complaince easier (and gets rid of a lot of wasted effort and expense), it should also be a rude shock to those who believe that "someone else" pays the taxes. It gives individuals explicit insight into how the size of government affects their daily lives. Under the income tax, things are more "palatable" because most people have absolutely no idea what the out-of-control government costs them. When it's explicit, then they can make an informed choice -- and that is precisely a conservative position.