[ancient_geezer]

Now tell me something, what do you think an El Pasoite would do in this situation. Stay in the good ole US of A and pay an extra $29, or, go shopping in Ciudad Juarez and get a great bargain.

Actually, the border patrol gets beefed up, cutting down on illegal aliens as well as assure the proper tax is collected or use and consumption of goods and services in the United States.

That my friend is a two-fer, gotta find jobs for all those laid off IRS agents you know. Border Patrol and Customs seems to be a profession right up their alley.

 

H.R.25

Fair Tax Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.25:

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SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF SALES TAX.

• `(a) In General- There is hereby imposed a tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services.

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• (c) Coordination With Import Duties- The tax imposed by this section is in addition to any import duties imposed by chapter 4 of title 19, United States Code. The Secretary shall provide by regulation that, to the maximum extent practicable, the tax imposed by this section on imported taxable property and services is collected and administered in conjunction with any applicable import duties imposed by the United States.

 

[AzaleaCity5691]

That doesn't make it any better.

That just means people have no way to avoid being jipped.

Once again, the sane answer, is a flat tax, with an addendum that the law cannot be touched for 200 years, just to avoid the risk of reinvigorating the old system