[CMOTB]

I think so too. The best part of any of the "fair tax" plans have to include the removal of the Infernal Revenue Service. But they are so deeply embedded withing the government/house/senate/ I almost wonder if they just fear the IRS or are to busy using them as a tool for their own control of the public sector.

[pigdog]

You should read the FairTax bill to see that it calls for the repeal of the 16th amendment AND eliminates the IRS (it defunds it as well as legislating it out of existence) and it also requires the destruction of the income tax records.

The FairTax is a tax bill, not a constitutional amendment bill. The requirements of the two are quite different. Also the 16th cannot be repealed without having a functioning tax law in place or ther would be no funds to run the govenment (maybe not a bad idea:-)).

Once the FairTax is law the repeal effort can really begin to move. As a matter of fact, Congress could RIGHT NOW vote a sales tax in addition to an income tax ... SHH! - don't tell them. The FairTaxx would actually work to protect us from having both at once.

Read the bill and you'll see.

[libertarianben]

The IRS is power to politicians, to have it gone means a lot of their influence goes as well.