[Principled]

Uhm. You should read those better.

[JohnGalt]

I see your angle, took me a moment.

Are you a lawyer?

Fine, by abolishing with-holding taxes or even reducing it to a direct monthly payment from indivdual to government, and insituting a flat tax with no exemptions, the politcal ramifications would lead to smaller government.

My concern which does not seem to bother you, is that some form of the national sales tax, while better than the current system, will diminish the desire to install smaller government.

As a means to an end of reducing the government's take from 20% GNP to 5% GNP, I believe the flat tax is a better tactic; if you wish to argue on these lines with the national sales tax, I'd be happy to read your argument.