[Principled]

...then god help us, the federal government will then have two taxes in which to tax us to death, one on our incomes and another in the stuff we buy.

They already have that. HR 25 would prevent it.

[libertarianben]

Sales tax comes from the states. What is the federal sales tax now then?

[DugwayDuke]

"...then god help us, the federal government will then have two taxes in which to tax us to death, one on our incomes and another in the stuff we buy." -lewislynn

"They already have that. HR 25 would prevent it." - Principled.

Principled. No, HR25 would not accomplish this. It is, after all, only a law. As such, any future legislature could repleal HR25 by simple majority vote. Only the repleal of the 16th Amendment would strip the power of congress to levy income taxes. I agree with lewislyn, until the 16th is repealed, you run the very great risk of having both a national sales tax and an income tax.