But the overall tax collection remains constant AND the tax base is made larger... they'll be more people paying tax.
A larger tax base means more things are taxed not "they'll" be more people, because "they'll' won't be more people. The fairtax exempts some taxpaying businesses from the tax rolls (I thought the fairtax didn't like exemptions).
It's cheesy but it ain't a pizza party.
A larger base means what is being taxed is bigger.
In the case of this consumption tax, there will be more people paying their full share of tax. Illegals, tourists, those with previously unreported incomes, .. oops gotta run
Your "taxpaying businesses" is a misnomer looey. It is the buyers who pay taxes; the businesses merely forward it to the state. And with that being the case there are no exemptions for them.
Hard to see what busineses you might be referring to.