But the tables are turned with the NRST. The states will be remitting grossly more than they will ever receive.What's more likely to happen is some states will be more lax in collecting the NRST than others and will start a whisper campaign. "Move your business to our state. We don't do NRST audits very frequently." What does the state care if the NRST is collected? 0.25%?
For one thing, because it would be the law. For another, the 0.25% represents some very big bucks for the state, And yet a third thing is because many of the states will decide to conform their sales taxes to the FairTax law also.
How many states at present do you know of who are stealing/withholding payroll tax from the state employees because they "don't care" if the feds get it???
How many such states have started your wonderful "whisper campaigns"?