Keep trying to push your agenda by distorting the facts, bottom line is people will have a better standard of living with NRST along with more freedom.........
http://www.salestax.org/salestax.htm while there are differences in rates between the two plans the end result is similar to this study:
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-272es.html "Conclusion
This study examines the nuts and bolts of a comprehensive national sales tax replacement of the federal income tax. Many--though not all--of the features of the hypothetical NST constructed here closely correspond to the elements of H.R. 3039.
The 15 percent NST plan would have a highly beneficial impact on the U.S. economy and raise the standard of living of the American public. The tax compliance costs borne by our economy would fall sharply. And the degree of intrusiveness of the tax system in our lives would decline greatly. Once set free from the burdens of compliance with the current system and the punitive tax rates imposed on work, savings, and investment, the United States will become a more productive and more prosperous republic. A national sales tax is more compatible with the principles of a free society than any other alternative tax system. "
I agree that the IRS sucks but I also agree that if we abolish all the tax shelters and deductions that unless there is a PERMANENT TAX CAP imposed that all Congress will do is raise taxes each year and then we will be left grabbing our ankles with no recourse.