[kellynla]

Well even 17% is not 40%. What you said earlier. And I say start at 15% and see where we are. As it is now the top 10% earners pay more than half the federal income taxes or anyone who makes $53K a year or the top 25% pay 84% of the federal income taxes. I still like the national sales tax.

[John Valentine]

I still like the national sales tax.

So do I. It is fair, easy to adminster, it taxes consumption not savings, it is pro-growth, it makes everyone pay something- no freeloaders, it will tax the "underground" economy, and it eliminates a huge federal bureaucracy.

Your estimate of 15% is probably about right. 17.5% might be needed if we couldn't get at the garage sales, flea markts, hookers and drug dealers, but we will get those revenues, and 15% will be enough.