Your points in Post #420 on this thread have validity. Out of all the options, we on this forum may be best qualified to come up with a GOOD, workable proposal that would accomplish the good parts without the bad parts. Anyone up to the challenge? If we could get consensus here, we could sell it... :)
Doubt very much you will find much concensus as to mode of taxation.
This thread is a good example of the entrenched attitudes that exist on the subject.
Basically it comes down to those who believe they have an economic haven in the current system what to maintain it, those the perceive a disadvantage to themselves or families in the current system want a major change away from how taxation is accomplished today.
After engaging in continued debate and discussions on this forum extending back to early 1998, it doubt very much the entrench camps in these debates are likely to come to any sort of agreement such as you may envision.