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"We're winning.

But this VAT tax idea has to be deep-sixed.

Shouldn't be hard to do. Every Fairtaxer in the country will toast them if they try it."

The WH is shrewd in committing to real tax reform without specifying a plan. Their posture, I hope, will be to foster a national debate and let the best plan win. The next time the FairTax loses a debate to another alternative (such as the Flat Tax) will be the FIRST time it has lost a debate. There are those who haven't studued the issue and who sincerely believe that the Flat Tax is a better alternative. That's fine. Let them defend in debate why they think we should retain the IRS, the most un-American institution in our society today. Let them explain why they think putting US producers at a disadvantage vs their international counterparts is wise policy. Let them defend driving jobs out of this country.

Similarly, the VAT won't hold up under scrutiny. Why should we bury the cost of government in consumer prices so that Americans cannot see what it is costing them?

The debate is long overdue. All Americans should welcome it.

This movement has been picking up steam for some time without any support from the WH. If the WH is serious about this, as I believe they are, it will move that momentum up dramatically.