[ovrtaxt]

A very good description of the NRST.

Ot any tax, for that matter. But the redeeming thing about a NRST is that it's frontloaded, right there at the point of sale so everyone can see it. That's what the control freaks don't like about it. Including the ones on FR who drink the kool aid of the GOPs big government agenda.

A sales tax where the citizen controls their level of taxation, and the tax rate is transparent, is anathema to power hungry politicians.

[familyofman]

"A sales tax where the citizen controls their level of taxation, and the tax rate is transparent..."

Not all consumption is controllable by the taxpayer, so the amount of tax is not truly controlled by the citizen. Essential consumption is not controllable, while most discretionary spending is controllable (it can even be done over the internet and in foreign countries where that consumption would escape the NRST).

[PISANO]

There is something very Anti-American in TAXING PRODUCTION rather than CONSUMPTION. The NRST will never PASS for to do so would mean a MAJOR decrease in Congressional POWER!

In addition a constitutional amendment would be necessary to ban INCOME TAX otherwise we would wind up with BOTH the FIT and NRST.

It will never happen.