In addition to the out-of-pocket cost, Americans spend 5.4 billion hours each year complying with the federal tax code - roughly the equivalent of 3 million people working full time. If it were employed in productive activity, the labor now devoted to tax compliance would be worth $232 billion annually.Uh huh, we've seen that phoney study. That's where they value your time watching Oprah at $25.00 an hr. Instead you're doing your taxes when you could be making candles in the garage, or mowing your neighbors lawn (for $25 hr.) As if everyone would get a second job rather than spend a few hours doing their taxes.
The fairtax answer to unproductive people is to "untax" them by sending them yet another big government check every month paid for from the fruits of someone elses labor simply because they can afford to buy more stuff. What's the value if all those people were employed in productive activity?
LOL! It's only phoney to folks who's minds are to small to grasp what has been presented. Everyone else seems to understand it just fine!