Didn't this hope get shot down today with the Washington Post article that ... well, read it yourself and weep. You'll have to cut and paste:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1282651/posts
Think of a world where there is no income tax, where you get to keep everything you earn and you pay the tax man when you buy stuff," said Minnesota Republican Rep. Gil Gutknecht.Didn't this hope...
A national sales tax isn't hope, it's despair. If you want a deep and grinding economic depression, then hope for a national sales tax.