"I pay taxes like I would pay "protection money" to the mob ; so they won't come and break my legs or in the case of the IRS put me in the can and take away my house. There is very little difference between organized crime and government theft through taxation. "
A flat tax is still an income tax. It does not get rid of the IRS. You (and every other taxpayer) would continue to pay "protection money" to the IRS mob under the Flat Income Tax.
OTOH, the National Retail Sales Tax will abolish the IRS. You will no longer pay "protection money."
Here is the logic: You will pay taxes in accordance with how much you consume, not how much you earn. You will be in control of how much you consume. Therefore, you will be in control of the amount of taxes you pay:
Not the Congress.
Not the IRS.
You!
Some major benefits:
The same amount of simplification as other alternatives. Sales tax is already collected - this is just an adjunct.
We save a lot in tax preparation costs. It is estimated that we currently spend the equivalent of the Gross Domestic Product of the State of Wisconsin EVERY YEAR in tax preparation and tax for preparation.
A tax based on consumption is controlled by the individual. AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY
The huge black market, both illicit AND "grey" WOULD THEN BE TAXED AS THE PARTICIPANTS PARTAKE IN CONSUMPTION.
The benefits are too overwhelming to ignore. A national Sales Tax would have to be around 20 to 25%, and food, housing, utilities, and basic clothing would have to be exempt from the tax. The freedom, REAL PERSONAL FREEDOM, would be vurtually limitless. ALL socioeconomic levels would benefit - EXCEPT for the Black marketeers...