One thing I like about a sales tax is that it does a better job of taxing the underground economy. Illegals et al still shop in regular stores.
That is a point I can completely embrace.
Despite some of the misguided conclusions drawn by Eric Schlosser in "Reefer Madness", his essential premise, i.e. that there are literally billions of dollars flowing through the underground economy, is a valid one.
By lax enforcement of some laws and overly stringent, zealous pursuit of others, the federal government is losing billions in potential tax revenue.
Whether or not that is a good thing is another matter, altogether.