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"The IRS would be gone, no one gets a break, people who spend more pay more. What's the problem?"

H, The problem is that the middle class and the "lower" class {people on fixed income} are hit the hardest with the NRST while investors and business pay no taxes except for on the things they buy. The "rebate" is a pittance that most will have to spend to pay their higher tax bite. If the "rebate" is even necessary, HOW can the NRST even be considered "fair"? Peace and love, George.

I thought the break was equivalent to the tax paid up to the poverty level of spending (possibly graduated over that amount, if people wanted to file paperwork).

Anyway George, have you considered the opportunity cost due to people unwilling to enter into business relations because of the tax consequences? This one whacks me every time I try to get customers out of state, or try to get certain types of contracts. The income tax system is loaded with all sorts of behavioral modification (aka social engineering), there is no way to seperate the good from the bad, the best course of action is just to nuke it. Attempts to incite class warfare over changing the tax system are not a valid argument.